The invention suggests means for defining a portion of the system-repository of a Workflow-Management-System (WFMS) or a system with comparable functionality to be maintained in a parallel database by a Database-Management-System (DBMS). The WFMS comprises at least one process-model. Moreover, it is...http://www.google.cl/patents/US6415297?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6415297 - Parallel database support for workflow management systems