workflow

1. operating system The scheduling of independent jobs on

a computer.

See also time-sharing, WFL.

2. job The set of relationships between all the activities

in a project, from start to finish. Activities are related by

different types of trigger relation. Activities may be

triggered by external events or by other activities.

3. The movement of documents around an organisation for

purposes including sign-off, evaluation, performing activities

in a process and co-writing.

[Stef Joosten et.al. "An empirical study about the practice of

workflow management", WA-12 report, 1994].

(1995-03-27)