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On top of an object-oriented database management system, we have developed WooRKS, a workflow system used to synchronize a group of users working together based on the circulation of documents. Thanks to the object-oriented development methodology and the generic reusable object class library of WooRKS. we can quickly build a concrete workflow application for a specific customer. In this paper, we will describe how we can obtain this high productivity through a concrete application. This workflow application is used now in Bull's Imaging and Office Solution department. As such, we will present also the initial reactions of WooRKS users.
The research was founded by the Commission of the European Communities through ITHACA. Esprit project No. 2705.
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Lu, G., Ader, M. (1994). Building workflow applications on top of WooRKS. In: Wijers, G., Brinkkemper, S., Wasserman, T. (eds) Advanced Information Systems Engineering. CAiSE 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 811. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58113-8_160
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