Workflow system resources

I am going to have to make a 'workflow system' for my work placement upcoming semester but I don't know what they are 开发者_JAVA技巧and how they work, so I have been asked to learn about them. Can any of you direct me to some good resources to learn how they work (and possibly how to implement one)?

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If you need to learn the workflow of where you're going to work, you should contact them and ask. Ideally get in contact with the person who will be in charge of you.

1. Make sure you're comfortable with the concept of workflow
2. Talk to your future boss, identifying workflow steps
3. Model the workflow using some sort of UML
4. Check out common workflow patterns to see if any match your model.