[Zope-PTK] FYI Python based workflow system

[Paul Everitt]

We actually contacted them to setup a consulting arrangement, meaning we'd
fund some work.  We didn't get much of a response.  I'm not sure what they
are up to these days, but they're certainly really smart in this area.

--Paul

On 12/6/00 4:02 PM, "Albert Boulanger" <aboulanger@ldeo.columbia.edu> wrote:

> This is old, but may be of use at leas for ideas... It does include a
> graphical editor for workflow.
> 
> from ptyhon.org....
> Chautauqua (Carlos Maltzahn, last update 13-Oct-1996)
> Chautauqua is a client server workflow system implemented almost
> entirely in Python. It uses Paos (Python active object server) as a
> server, a web server extended by Python CGI programs and various
> (interactive and non-interactive) Python clients.
> 
> http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~carlosm/chautauqua.html
> http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~carlosm/software.html
> 
> Chautauqua is an experimental workflow system that was developed by
> Carlos Maltzahn and David Vollmar under the auspice of Skip Ellis. Its
> design focusses on dynamic change and exception handling. Workflow
> systems generally consist of two components: the specification component
> allows the implementation of workflow models (including employees,
> roles, documents, activities, and sequencing); the enactment component
> ensures that activities occurr in accordance to the implemented workflow
> model. Dynamic change refers to the implementation of changes to a
> workflow model during its enactment. Exception handling refers to the
> support of activities which temporarily deviate from the enacted
> workflow model.
> 
> ....
> 
> FYI,
> Albert Boulanger
> aboulanger@vpatch.com
> 
> 
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