To clarify, the data is the process definitions, or the rules that govern what happens under which circumstances. The code is spread between the workflow engine and process state tracking. That's definitely a helpful way of looking at it, although writing an engine to parse a custom rule-set is (I believe anyway) a very serious undertaking. But maybe that's why you're suggesting a compromise between a full workflow engine and hardcoding behavior? That feels right to me, especially since I strongly advocate the "build one to throw away" school of thought, and this is a first brush at something that will likely be reworked at some point.

I liked this quote from that IBM document: "Effective workflow processes have three basic components: data, process logic, and a directory of participants." (pg. 2)

Thanks diotalevi.

In reply to Re: Re: Decision Trees and the Strategy Design Pattern by djantzen
in thread Decision Trees and the Strategy Design Pattern by djantzen

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