Querying business processes with BP-QL

We present in this paper BP-QL, a novel query language for querying business processes. The BP-QL language is based on an intuitive model of business processes, an abstraction of the emerging BPEL (business process execution language) standard. It allows users to query business processes visually, in a manner very analogous to how such processes are typically specified, and can be employed in a distributed setting, where process components may be provided by distinct providers.     

A manufacturing XML schema definition and its application to a data management system on the shop floor

Digitization for sharing knowledge on the shop floor in the machinery industry has been given much attention recently. To help engineers use digitization practically and efficiently, this paper proposes a method based on manufacturing case data that has a direct relation to manufacturing operations. The data are represented in XML schema, as it can be easily applied to Web-based systems on the shop floor. The definitions were made for eight manufacturing methods including machining and welding. The derived definitions consist of four divisions of metadata, work-piece, process and evaluation. Three divisions except for the “process” division are common to the manufacturing methods. The average number of elements for a manufacturing method is about 200. The represented schema is also used to convey knowledge such as operation standards and manufacturing troubleshooting on the shop floor. Using the definitions, a data management system is developed. It is a Web-based Q&A system, in which the engineers specify the manufacturing case data mainly by selecting from the candidates. Then, the system fills in the blank portions and/or shows messages to help complete the case data. The proposed method is evaluated through practical scenarios of arc welding and machining.     

Measuring the structural similarity among XML documents and DTDs

Measuring the structural similarity between an XML document and a DTD has many relevant applications that range from document classification and approximate structural queries on XML documents to selective dissemination of XML documents and document protection. The problem is harder than measuring structural similarity among documents, because a DTD can be considered as a generator of documents. Thus, the problem is to evaluate the similarity between a document and a set of documents. An effective structural similarity measure should face different requirements that range from considering the presence and absence of required elements, as well as the structure and level of the missing and extra elements to vocabulary discrepancies due to the use of synonymous or syntactically similar tags. In the paper, starting from these requirements, we provide a definition of the measure and present an algorithm for matching a document against a DTD to obtain their structural similarity. Finally, experimental results to assess the effectiveness of the approach are presented.     

An approach to mining bundled commodities

Although bundled commodities are largely existed in supermarket, there are few investigations about bundled commodities mining. In this study, interval-valued association rules as a novel and possible approach to solving the bundled commodities mining issue, is proposed. Properties research based on interval-valued association rules is conducted, and an interval-valued rule pattern: F, ,  is constructed, where F denotes set of interval-valued ruses, and denote the disjunctive operation and conjunctive operation, respectively. Furthermore, one of the properties satisfied by the interval-valued rules: A  C = B  C and A  C = B  C  A = B, where A, B, C are there different rules, is validated and utilized to mine the bundled commodities. Finally, a large-scale software engineering project relative to interval-valued rule mining is implemented to merge flight testing information about aircrafts which validates the technique of mining bundled commodities can be discovered a special relation between objects. These initial investigations provide a researchable framework for bundled commodities mining.     

基于角色的安全工作流模型

针对在文档开发和管理方面存在的问题,设计与实现基于Docbook规范的文档格式转换工具.该工具将文档中自定义的可扩展标识语言(XML)和HTML文件转换为符合Docbook规范的文件,通过XSLT转换为其他格式的文件,实现将自定义标签的XML文件自由转换为多种格式的文件,从而提高文档开发和管理的效率.     

基于纯XML数据库的SCL文件管理

介绍IEC61850系列标准中的变电站配置描述语言的文件结构,阐述系统的配置流程及各种数据文件的交换过程,提出在XML文件管理维护上采用纯XML数据库技术。直接将XML文本文件作为存储单元。创建2个索引文件,运用传统的B+树数据结构建立索引。针对XML文件的特性,采用XML路径语言XPath表达式的方法进行文件查询。     

基于PKI/PMI的安全Web数据交换

基于XML的数据交换是一种典型的Web应用,通过分析基于服务的数据交换数据,说明在该Web应用中,存在的安全问题和需求,架构一个基于PKI/PMI的安全Web数据交换平台,实现应用层的授权和安全访问控制,并应用在实际中.     

基于XML的网络教学平台的设计与实现

本文设计一个基于XML的网络教学平台,该平台运行在开放互连的Internet上,冲破了传统课堂对时间和空间的限制,将多媒体课件管理、教学管理、实时授课、在线考试、在线答疑与讨论等功能综合提供给用户。     

Ajax技术在教学论坛制作中的应用

当用户访问传统的ASP技术制作的论坛,并进行多种操作时,会多次重载页面或在不同页面间跳转。造成用户视觉上的不舒服以及花费较多的等待时间。采用Ajax技术可以很好的解决这样的问题,本文给出了用Ajax技术实现教学论坛部分功能的设计方法,使访问者获得更好的Web体验。