WorkflowStep¶
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Definition¶
One of the constituents of a Workflow. It can be a composition or atomic and might be performed by a Service.
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Explanatory notes¶
An atomic Workflow Step has no Control Constructs – it’s an Act. A composition consists of a tree of Control Constructs. In this tree Acts are associated with the leaf nodes. Furthermore, a composition might be a glass box or a black box from the perspective of a service. If a service performs a WorkflowStep, it might invoke just the topmost ControlConstruct – for example a WorkflowSequence. It may know nothing about the internal workings of the sequence. In this case the WorkflowStep is a black box.