根據應用系統的功能特性可將其劃分為功能性需求(Functional Requirements)及非功能性需求(Non-functional Requirements)。功能性需求定義了系統的核心功能，而非功能性需求為系統層面的需求，且為核心模組所共用，例如logging、 authorization。雖然物件導向程式設計是目前最常被用來管理核心功能的方法論，但其對於橫跨(crosscutting)的非功能性需求則缺乏適當的模組化機制。剖面導向程式設計(Aspect-Oriented Programming)是一種新興的程式語言方法論，能夠利用新的模組化單位—aspect—有效處理橫跨性需求的模組化問題，因此本研究將剖面導向程式設計的觀念與技術運用在工作流程(Workflow)的領域中，並且以JBoss jBPM(Java Business Process Management)為基礎，設計jPDL(jBPM Process Definition Language)的剖面導向擴充語言AO4JPDL(Aspect-Oriented for jPDL)，並擴充jBPM工作流程引擎(jBPM Workflow Engine)，使流程設計人員能利用AO4JPDL解決橫跨性需求的模組化問題。 / Software-system is composed of functional requirements and non-functional requirements. Functional requirements define core functions of software-system. Non-functional requirements are crosscutting concerns such as logging, authorization and other elements common to many of the core modules. While object-oriented programming (OOP) is the most common methodology employed today to manage core functions, it is not enough to manage crosscutting concerns. Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a relative new methodology that specifically targeted the management of crosscutting concerns by introducing a new unit of modularization—an aspect—that realizes the concept of Separation of Concerns. Our research is to apply Aspect-Oriented Programming in the field of workflow. We implement Aspect-Oriented for jBPM Process Definition Language (AO4JPDL) and extend jBPM workflow Engine to support Aspect-Oriented Programming. AO4JPDL is a aspect-oriented extension to the jBPM Process Definition Language(jPDL). With AO4JPDL process designer can implement crosscutting concerns in aspects instead of fusing them in the core modules, resulting in a system that is easier to design, implement, and maintain.

現今的應用系統中常會有橫跨性(Cross-Cutting)的程式模組存在，這類程式模組包括：日誌記錄、授權認證、資料永存性等，而這種程式模組在系統中若沒有被區分抽離出來，常常會導致系統重複出現與主要功能需求無關的程式碼，除此之外，這些橫跨性需求的程式碼還會與主要功能需求程式碼糾結在一起，造成程式碼夾雜不清的現象。在工作流程(Workflow)的開發過程中也有著相同的問題。為了解決上述的問題，本研究以JBoss jBPM(Java Business Process Manage- ment)為基礎平台，將剖面導向程式設計(Aspect-Oriented Progra- mming)的觀念與技術運用在工作流程的領域中，使流程設計人員能夠利用AOP的方式來解決橫跨性需求的模組化問題，並且利用靜態織入方法，改善jBPM工作流程引擎進行剖面流程在織入時的效能。 / Cross-cutting concerns are those system design issues that cut across the various modules of an application and are typically foundational system services that we need to consider before diving into building an application. Most common among these are logging, authentication, authorization, and persistence. Cross-cutting concerns always cause program code to be scattered and tangled, and therefore make it harder to understand and maintain. Similar problem also occurs in the field of workflow. In our research, we apply the concept of aspect-oriented programming(AOP) to the field of workflow system, and implement a static weaver for jBPM. With static weaver, process designer can use the facilities of AOP, and the performance is also improved via static weaving .