Exception Handling Patterns

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N. Russell, W.M.P. van der Aalst, and A.H.M. ter Hofstede.
Exception Handling Patterns in Process-Aware Information Systems
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BPM Center Report BPM-06-04
, BPMcenter.org, 2006.

This body of work presents a classification framework for exception handling in process-aware information systems (PAIS) based on patterns. This framework is independent of specific modelling approaches or technologies and as such provides an objective means of delineating the exception-handling capabilities of specific workflow and process-aware information systems. It is subsequently used to assess the level of exceptions support provided by eight commercial workflow systems and business process modelling and execution languages. On the basis of these investigations, we propose a graphical, tool-independent language for defining exception handling strategies in process-aware information systems.

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Introduction

A Framework for Exception Handling

Exception Types

Exception Handling at Work Item Level

Exception Handling at Case Level

Recovery Action

Characterising Exception Handling Strategies

Survey of Exception Handling Capabilities

Considerations for a Workflow Exception Language

Related Work

Conclusions

References

Evaluations

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