Consistency of Loosely Coupled Inter-organizational Workflows with Multilevel Security Features

Nirmal Gamia, Boleslaw Mikolajczak

2007

Abstract

The paper presents an algorithm to verify consistency of Inter-Organizational Workflows (IOWF) with Multi-level Security (MLS) features. The algorithm verifies whether the implementation of Inter-Organizational Workflow with Multi-level Security features meets the specification. The algorithm reduces the workflows of participating organizations using the reduction rules while preserving the communication patterns between organizations. The paper presents an algorithm to identify redundant implicit places in the IOWF with MLS features. We conclude that IOWF with MLS features is k-consistent with Message Sequence Chart (MSC) if the number and order of messages passed between organizations in reduced IOWF with MLS features is same as that in original MSC.

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Gamia N. and Mikolajczak B. (2007). Consistency of Loosely Coupled Inter-organizational Workflows with Multilevel Security Features . In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2007) ISBN 978-972-8865-95-5, pages 53-62. DOI: 10.5220/0002413300530062


in Bibtex Style

@conference{msvveis07,
author={Nirmal Gamia and Boleslaw Mikolajczak},
title={Consistency of Loosely Coupled Inter-organizational Workflows with Multilevel Security Features},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={53-62},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002413300530062},
isbn={978-972-8865-95-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2007)
TI - Consistency of Loosely Coupled Inter-organizational Workflows with Multilevel Security Features
SN - 978-972-8865-95-5
AU - Gamia N.
AU - Mikolajczak B.
PY - 2007
SP - 53
EP - 62
DO - 10.5220/0002413300530062