Standards

  


 

Why are Workflow Standards Relevant?

Organizations making an investment in workflow software want to be sure that their investment is going to be protected. With standards users can have confidence that essential criteria will be met, hence reducing the risk involved. This clearly becomes of paramount importance when workflow systems are required to interoperate with those of other organizations whenever business processes are conducted across organizational boundaries.

Workflow Standards Framework

The Coalition has developed a framework for the establishment of workflow standards. This framework includes five categories of interoperability and communication standards that will allow multiple workflow products to coexist and interoperate within a user's environment. More technical details are available in the WfMC document 

Workflow Reference Model. Document Number TC00-1003 (pdf)

Workflow Reference Model Diagram

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For the complete list of all interfaces, please visit http://www.wfmc.org/standards/docs.htm

Highlights:

Workgroup 1: XPDL

Workgroup 4: Wf-XML

Technical Committee and Working Groups

 

Documents
 
bulletWorkgroup 1: XPDL
 
bulletWorkgroup 4: Wf-XML
 
bulletWorkflow Reference Model.
Document Number TC00-1003 (pdf)
 
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Wf-XML 2.0 Specification
XML Based Protocol for Run-Time 
Integration of Process Engines
bulletWf-XML 2.0 /ASAP web protocol
Overview and FAQ
 
bulletWf-XML 2.0 web protocol
ASAP/Wf-XML Demo Scenario
 

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