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Despite the large number of commercial workflow systems, object-oriented developers implement their business processes with home-made workflow solutions. Current workflow architectures are based on requirements and assumptions that don’t hold in the context of object-oriented software development. Micro-workflow, a new workflow architecture, bridges the gap between the type of functionality provided by existing workflow systems and the type of workflow functionality required by developers. Micro-workflow provides a better solution when the focus is on customizing the workflow features and integrating with other systems.
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Manolescu, D.A. (2003). An Extensible Workflow Architecture with Objects and Patterns. In: D’Hondt, T. (eds) Technology of Object-Oriented Languages, Systems and Architectures. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 732. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0413-9_4
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