Does any examples and docs for the workflow exist? -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von Craig R. McClanahan Gesendet: Samstag, 17. November 2001 00:47 An: Jakarta Commons Developers List Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: workflow
On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Warren Janssens wrote: > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 17:32:57 -0500 (EST) > From: Warren Janssens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Jakarta Commons Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: workflow > > I was just curious how the workflow in sandbox relates > (if at all) to jsr 94 and/or ruleml? > I don't know much of the detail behind JSR 94, but from the description it looks like this is focused on a "declarative" style of locating rules that match a particular business situation. In a similar vein, RuleML seems to be more focused on the inference engine space. The Commons Workflow package is more "procedural" in nature, defining the actual steps that should take place and not worrying so much about how you decide which Activity is relevant at this point in time. My initial primary use case was relatively low level (automating the navigation of wizard-style dialogs in web applications), and the generic workflow design grew out of those needs -- such as generalizing the concept of Scopes instead of hard-wiring it to the Servlet concepts of request, session, and applicaiton scope. Finally, it's worth noting that the Commons Workflow package provides an XML syntax for defining the Steps of an Activity, but using it is not required -- you can use any mechanism you wish to construct the in-memory object trees for each Activity. If you use the XML syntax, the concept of using a namespace for rule sets is somewhat similar to what RuleML does. Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
