Applying Enterprise JavaBean in an Internet Workflow Management System

Abstract

A workflow system provides enterprises the automatic and paperless process management. The idea of Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) is to utilize components from various vendors to construct an application, which has the characteristics of scalability, security, distributed, and fast development. In the paper, an EJB module and the enterprise beans are implemented. Workflow designer may use this module to invoke the business methods defined in the enterprise bean on the outer application server. The EJB module may facilitate the development of a component of a workflow system, reduce the designing time, and reuse the existing components to fulfill the function needed.