1. A data processing system for monitoring and reporting process state data pertaining to instances of a process represented within a stored workflow representation, comprising: at least one data storage device having stored thereon: said workflow representation; and a queryable database, said database having a schema established based upon a tracking profile, said tracking profile being based on one or more selected portions of the stored workflow representation; monitoring means for monitoring process state data pertaining to instances of said process, within parameters established by said tracking profile, and for writing said process state data to said database in accordance with the database schema; and reporting means for selectively reporting process state data written to said database, in accordance with parameters established by said tracking profile.