Support for mobile software processes in CAGIS

Abstract

Abstract. This paper describes a prototype for supporting distributed, mobile software processes. The prototype allows instantiated process models to be distributed in different workspaces, and have mechanisms to allow parts of the process to be moved from one workspace to another. The paper outlines the main concepts, a process modelling language and tools to support distributed, mobile processes. Further, we discuss problems and possible solutions for our prototype, and some experiments are also outlined. This work has been carried out as a part of a project called CAGIS, described in the introduction of the paper.

On Mobility of Software Processes

“…The latter mainly focuses on solutions used for guiding how to apply an outer change request to a process or a model. It is also different from the mobile software process described in [2] or [11] [12], in which process parts, tools, participants tend to be change their site allocation during the process or a process fragment is distributed in different workspaces. The dynamic ordering that the ordering of activities can be dynamically built and modified is an identified requirement for assessing a list of PCSEEs in [1].…”

Process Support for Mobile Work Across Heterogeneous Systems

“…Hierarchical workspaces (i.e., a tree structure) are used model the organisation executing the process, and CAGIS SimpleProcess has support for moving process fragments between workspaces (between users) and between sites. A more detailed description of this workflow tool is found in [10].…”