Semantics and Architecture of Global Transaction Support in Workflow Environments

Grefen, Paul and Vonk, Jochem and Boertjes, Erik and Apers, Peter M.G. (1999) Semantics and Architecture of Global Transaction Support in Workflow Environments. In: IFCIS International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems. CoopIS, 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Abstract:	We present an approach to global transaction management in workflow environments. The transaction mechanism is based on the well-known notion of sagas, but extended to deal with arbitrary process structures including cycles and savepoints that allow partial compensation. We present a formal specification of the transaction model and transaction management mechanisms in set and graph theory, providing clear, unambiguous transaction semantics. The specification is straightforwardly mapped to a modular architecture, the implementation of which is applied in the prototype of a commercial workflow management system. The loosely-coupled nature of the resulting system allows easy distribution using middleware technology
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright:	© 1999 IEEE
Research Group:	Information Systems (IS) Databases (DB)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/19096
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COOPIS.1999.792183
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