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As workflow technology evolves into the grid domain, workflow process becomes more and more complex, raising a great challenge both to workflow modeling and workflow execution. In response to the challenge, this paper puts forward a goal-driven workflow framework. The framework first proposes process pattern as an effective way for procedural knowledge representation and then deploys a pattern-based planning algorithm to (semi-) automatically generate workflow on the fly according to the goal specified by users and the running context. Such a goal-driven workflow management paradigm could not only enhance the flexibility and adaptability of workflow system but also ease the heavy burden of workflow definition.
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Jiang, J., Zhang, S., Schlichter, J., Yang, G. (2007). Workflow Management in Grid Era: From Process-Driven Paradigm to a Goal-Driven One. In: Meersman, R., Tari, Z., Herrero, P. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2007: OTM 2007 Workshops. OTM 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4805. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76888-3_36
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