A Repository of Workflow Components for Cooperative e-Applications

: Cooperation of processes in different organizations requires the definition of adequate interfaces among processes to model both data exchange and the cooperation logic. In modern e-Applications, in order to interconnect e- Services of several organizations in a highly dynamic environment, the needs arises for a framework that allows a precise and rapid definition of cooperative processes, and for an infrastructure for change management both at design and at run-time. This work presents a framework for cooperative processes, by defining both a model to represent process interconnection and an architecture for development tools. The implementation of a repository for workflow components is discussed in detail. Key words: e-Service, Workflow Component, Repository 1