Editing Workflow (section)

== Workflow management systems==
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A [[workflow management system]] (WfMS) is a software system for setting up, performing, and monitoring a defined sequence of processes and tasks, with the broad goals of increasing productivity, reducing costs, becoming more agile, and improving information exchange within an organization.<ref name="ElmagarmidWorkflow12">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FgSrCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 |chapter=Chapter 1: Workflow Management: State of the Art Versus State of the Products |title=Workflow Management Systems and Interoperability |last1=Elmagarmid |first1=A. |last2=Du |first2=W. |editor-last1=Doğaç |editor-first1=A. |editor-last2=Kalinichenko |editor-first2=L. |editor-last3=Özsu |editor-first3=T. |editor-last4=Sheth |editor-first4=A. |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |year=2012 |pages=1–17 |isbn=9783642589089 |access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> These systems may be process-centric or data-centric, and they may represent the workflow as graphical maps. A workflow management system may also include an extensible interface so that external software applications can be integrated and provide support for wide area workflows that provide faster response times and improved productivity.<ref name="ElmagarmidWorkflow12" />