臺灣博碩士論文加值系統

現今，工作流程管理系統(WfMS)是一個最熱門的技術。它主要是應用在辦公室自動化或是商業的應用。它幫助人們去有效的管理流程以及提高產量在一個組織內。然而，WfMS 很多是採用中央集權的架構，以致於它缺少在不同組織之間的合作溝通的機制。
這篇論文，在我們實驗室開發的AgentFlow System上，我們提出了多伺服器工作流程系統的合作框架。我們設計了合作流程(cooperative processes），它們可以在不同組織的AgentFlow Systems 上執行。每個AgentFlow System 都可以設計和使用cooperative processes 去達到不同組織的溝通。

Nowadays, Workflow Management System (WfMS) is the topical technology. It mainly applies in the areas of office-automation or business applications. It helps people to manage flows efficiently and improve performance throughput in an organization. However, WfMS mostly adapts the centralized architecture in an organization so that it lacks cooperative communication mechanism in different organizations.
In this thesis, we propose a cooperative framework for multi-server Workflow System based on AgentFlow System which is developed by our laboratory. We design cooperative processes executed in AgentFlow Systems between different organizations. So each AgentFlow System can design and use cooperative processes to achieve the communication between different organizations.

Chapter1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Motivation
1.3 System Function
1.4 Thesis Organization
Chapter2 Background
2.1 Centralized Workflow System
2.2 AgentFlow System
Chapter3 The Cooperative Framework of AgentFlow System
3.1 A Cooperative Framework of AgentFlow System
3.2 Collaboration between PDE Servers
3.2.1 PDE Server Function
3.2.2 Interoperation between PDE Server and Name Server
3.2.3 Interoperation between PDE Servers
3.3 Collaboration between PASE Servers
3.3.1 PASE Server Architecture
3.3.2 Interoperation between PASE Servers
3.3.3 Remote Monitor
Chapter 4 Implementation
4.1 Interfaces and Methods between PDE Servers
4.1.1 Communication Mechanism between Name Server and PDE Server
4.1.1.1 Registry Procedure
4.1.1.2 Lookup Procedure
4.1.2 Communication Mechanism between PDE Servers
4.2 Interfaces and Methods between PASE Servers
4.3 Synchronization Monitor between Organizations
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Future Work

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