Workflow system modeling in the mobile healthcare B2B using semantic information

Abstract

The UML activity diagram is useful to model business process and workflow for its suitability to present dynamic aspect of system. However, it is difficult to present precise semantics which is important in mobile workflow system with the guide provided by OMG to the UML activity diagram. This paper suggests mobile workflow system modeling methodology by applying ASM semantics to the healthcare B2B after extending semantics to corresponding workflow system characteristics. To extend the action node timing, the timing element and the state element of the action node are added. Through the exact definition of formal semantics based on ASM the efficient workflow modeling can surely be expected. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.