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Using the Arbitrator Pattern for Dynamic Process-Instance Extension in a Work-Flow Management System

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This paper presents the idea of using the Arbitrator Pattern, a concept from the field of robotics, and applying it to the domain of business process model interpretation, using it as a mechanism to allow dynamic adaption and extension of process instances at runtime. The idea is discussed and a formal specification is given using ASMs to detail the concept that was derived in the process of exploring the problem so far. Furthermore the non-trivial questions and issues are raised that will need to be addressed for this just started work-inprogress to advance.

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  1. Institute AIFB, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Matthes Elstermann & Detlef Seese

  2. Metasonic AG, Münchner Straße 29, Pfaffenhofen, Hettenshausen, 85276, Germany

    Albert Fleischmann

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, S1 4DP, Sheffield, UK

    John Derrick

  2. Newcastle University, UK

    John Fitzgerald

  3. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione “A. Faedo”, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Stefania Gnesi

  4. Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C5000, 78712-0240, Austin, TX, USA

    Sarfraz Khurshid

  5. Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Germany

    Michael Leuschel

  6. Department of Computer Science, The University of Waikato, 3240, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Steve Reeves

  7. Department of Information Technology, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Bramante 65, 26013, Crema, Italy

    Elvinia Riccobene

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Elstermann, M., Seese, D., Fleischmann, A. (2012). Using the Arbitrator Pattern for Dynamic Process-Instance Extension in a Work-Flow Management System. In: Derrick, J., et al. Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, VDM, and Z. ABZ 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7316. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30885-7_23

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