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OCR: WORKFLOW IN THE OPEN To create an environment where diverse workflow products can Interoperate, the Workflow Management Coalition has proposed a framework comprising five standard interfaces. Interface I, PROCESS DEFINITION TOOLS INTERFACE; Defines a standard interface between workflow engines and the process definition tool Workflow API and Interchange Formats Interface 2, WORKFLOW CLIENT APPLICATION Dedicion Tools Monitoring Tosh INTERFACE: Defines a standard interface for the workflow client to get work items from a number of Workflow Enginets) Workflow Engine(s) Interface 5 workflow engines. Specs for this API. the first to be Interface 1 published, were released in November Workflow Enactment Service Interface 3, INVOKED APPLICATION Other Workflow Enactment INTERFACE: Defines a standard interface Interface 3 so a workflow engine can invoke a Workflow Client Applications variety of applications Interface 4, WORKFLOW INTEROPERABILITY Invoked Applications INTERFACE: Defines various interoperability models and the standards applicable to each Interface S, ADMINISTRATION AND MONITORING TOOLS INTERFACE: Defines monitoring and control functions