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Categorization and Optimization of Synchronization Dependencies in Business Processes
Qinyi Wu; Pu, C.; Sahai, A.; Barga, R.;
Data Engineering, 2007. ICDE 2007. IEEE 23rd International Conference on
15-20 April 2007
Page(s):306
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Abstract:
The current approach for modeling synchronization in business processes relies on sequencing constructs, such as sequence, parallel etc. However, sequencing constructs obfuscate the true source of dependencies in a business process. Moreover, because of the nested structure and scattered code that results from using sequencing constructs, it is hard to add or delete additional constraints without over-specifying necessary constraints or invalidating existing ones. We propose a dataflow programming approach in which dependencies are explicitly modeled to guide activity scheduling. We first give a systematic categorization of dependencies: data, control, service and cooperation. Each dimension models dependency from its own point of view. Then we show that dependencies of various kinds can be first merged and then optimized to generate a minimal dependency set, which guarantees high concurrency and minimal maintenance cost for process execution.
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