关键词: 工作流引擎, 体系结构, J2EE

Abstract: Workflow engine is the core component of workflow system, architecture of which is vital to the whole system. This paper addressed the architecture of J2EE-based workflow engine, which was consisted of six components: parser, process manager, executor, task assigner, event server, time server and client interface. By the comparisons with other similar research works, the advantages of this approach in terms of applicability, expansibility, interview mode and transaction management were illustrated.

Key words: workflow engine, architecture, J2EE