SEMAFLEX - Semantic Integration of Flexible Workflow and Document Management

Small and medium-sized enterpises need support by processaware information systems (PAIS) that offer a high degree of flexiblity in workflow execution. Current agile workflow approaches lack acceptance as they introduce a significant overhead for workflow control. Therefore, we propose a new approach for flexible PAIS, based on workflow enactment flexibility by deviation. We enable the potential deviation of the factual workflow from the ideal workflow, while keeping track of the workflow execution. In this paper we describe the proposed SEMAFLEX architecture, which semantically integrates flexible workflow and knowledge-based document management, as well as selected use cases for illustrating the interrelationships among the architectural components.