On Specifying and Visualising Long−Running Empirical Studies.

In this paper we describe a graphical approach for formally specifying temporally-ordered activity routines designed for calendar scheduling. We introduce a workflow model <em>OWorkflow</em>, for constructing specifications of long running empirical studies such as clinical trials in whi...

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Những tác giả chính: Wong, P, Gibbons, J
Định dạng: Conference item
Được phát hành: 2008
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Tóm tắt:In this paper we describe a graphical approach for formally specifying temporally-ordered activity routines designed for calendar scheduling. We introduce a workflow model <em>OWorkflow</em>, for constructing specifications of long running empirical studies such as clinical trials in which observations for gathering data are performed at strict specific times. These observations, either manually performed or automated, are often interleaved with scientific procedures, and their descriptions are recorded in a calendar for scheduling and monitoring to ensure each observation is carried out correctly at a specific time. We also describe a bidirectional transformation between <em>OWorkflow</em> and Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) diagrams, by which graphical specification, simulation, automation and formalisation are made possible.