FlowBack: providing backward recovery for workflow management systems

  • Authors:
  • Bartek Kiepuszewski;Ralf Muhlberger;Maria E. Orlowska

  • Affiliations:
  • Distributed Systems Technology, Centre Pty Ltd, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia;Distributed Systems Technology, Centre Pty Ltd, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia;Distributed Systems Technology, Centre Pty Ltd, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia

  • Venue:
  • SIGMOD '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

The Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC) framework for workflow specification, verification and management captures workflows transaction-like behavior for long lasting processes. FlowBack is an advanced prototype functionally enhancing an existing workflow management system by providing process backward recovery. It is based on extensive theoretical research ([3],[4],[5],[6],[8],[9]), and its architecture and construction assumptions are product independent. FlowBack clearly demonstrates the extent to which generic backward recovery can be automated and system supported. The provision of a solution for handling exceptional business process behavior requiring backward recovery makes workflow solutions more suitable for a large class of applications, therefore opening up new dimensions within the market. For the demonstration purpose, FlowBack operates with IBM FlowMark, one of the leading workflow products.