Workflow Management System Analysis and Construction Design Framework for Large-scale Enterprise

Nowadays, with the rapid development of Information technology, workflow management technology has undoubtedly become the basic component of enterprise information system construction, the research and application level regarding workflow management technology directly determine the level of enterprise information system. By virtue of using workflow management system within enterprises, could advance the operating efficiency of business processes and enhance enterprise competition ability. This paper describes the origin and status of workflow management, analyses on the base of the workflow reference model of Workflow Management Coalition; discusses the overall requirements of workflow management system, especially for large-scale enterprises, which includes workflow engines, process design tools, administration and monitoring tools, and client tools thesis four essential components; as well as studies on the workflow modeling techniques and adopts the method based on UML activity diagram to achieve modeling. Along with proposes a design and realization method concerning how to construct a workflow management structure, which utilizes J2EE lightweight workflow engine to meet changeful business processes and diverse deployment environments.