Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2006 in the subject Computer Science - Internet, New Technologies, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe ideas for combining Web Services and workflow engines (here AristaFlow1), where they might fit and where they might provide the enterprise with advantages in terms of integration, dynamic processing and interoperability. This paper also showcases guidelines for designing component descriptors using WSDL and other XML Standards and guidelines for developing flexible application accessing methods in AristaFlow. More understanding of how to use these techniques are explained by our sample scenarios on the basis of the Java(TM) Adventure Builder Reference application.