The Workflow Reference Model

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Background
• 1.2. Purpose
• 1.3. Scope
• 1.4. Audience
• 1.5. How to read this document
• 1.6. Cross References
• 1.7. Revision History
• 2. Workflow Systems Overview
• 2.1. What is Workflow?
• 2.2. The Evolution of Workflow
• 2.3. Product Implementation Model
• 2.4 Alternative Implementation Scenarios
• 2.5. The Need for Standardisation
• 3. Workflow Reference Model
• 3.1. Overview
• 3.2. The Workflow Model
• 3.3. Workflow Enactment Services
• 3.4. Process Definition
• 3.5. Workflow Client Functions
• 3.6. Invoked Application Functions
• 3.7. Workflow Interoperability
• 3.8. Systems Administration
• 4. WAPI Structure, Protocols and Conformance
• 4.1 WAPI - Functional Overview of APIs
• 4.2 WAPI Protocol Support
• 4.3. Conformance Principles
• 4.4. Interoperability Classifications & Conformance Levels
• Appendix - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations