ARIS — Business Process Modeling

Scheer, August-Wilhelm

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“…onto WF-nets. Hence, the mapping presented in this paper can be used as a basis for translations from other source languages such as UML activity diagrams [21], Event-driven Process Chains (EPCs) [24,37], and the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) [44]. Moreover, the basic ideas can also be used to map graph-based languages onto other (partly) block-structured languages.…”

Section: Wf-netsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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WorkflowNet2BPEL4WS: A Tool for Translating Unstructured Workflow Processes to Readable BPEL

Lassen

Aalst

2006

On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: CoopIS, DOA, GADA, and ODBASE

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Abstract. This paper presents WorkflowNet2BPEL4WS a tool to automatically map a graphical workflow model expressed in terms of Workflow Nets (WF-nets) onto BPEL. The Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (BPEL) has emerged as the de-facto standard for implementing processes and is supported by an increasing number of systems (cf. the IBM WebSphere Choreographer and the Oracle BPEL Process Manager). While being a powerful language, BPEL is difficult to use. Its XML representation is very verbose and only readable for the trained eye. It offers many constructs and typically things can be implemented in many ways, e.g., using links and the flow construct or using sequences and switches. As a result only experienced users are able to select the right construct. Some vendors offer a graphical interface that generates BPEL code. However, the graphical representations are a direct reflection of the BPEL code and not easy to use by end-users. Therefore, we provide a mapping from WF-nets to BPEL. This mapping builds on the rich theory of Petri nets and can also be used to map other languages (e.g., UML, EPC, BPMN, etc.) onto BPEL. To evaluate WorkflowNet2BPEL4WS we used more than 100 processes modeled using Protos (the most widely used business process modeling tool in the Netherlands), automatically converted these into CPN Tools, and applied our mapping. The results of these evaluation are very encouraging and show the applicability of our approach.

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Section: Wf-netsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Note that the approach is also applicable to other Petrinet-based tools (e.g., systems such as ProM, Yasper, WoPeD, and Protos that are able to export PNML). Moreover, the ideas are also applicable to other graph-based languages such as BPMN [44], UML activity diagrams [21], EPCs [24,37], etc.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

WorkflowNet2BPEL4WS: A Tool for Translating Unstructured Workflow Processes to Readable BPEL

Lassen

Aalst

2006

On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: CoopIS, DOA, GADA, and ODBASE

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“…Resource assignment languages (van der Aalst and ter Hofstede 2005; Cabanillas et al 2015b; Bertino, Ferrari, and Atluri 1999; Strembeck and Mendling 2011; Casati et al 1996; Scheer 2000; Du et al 1999; Tan, Crampton, and Gunter 2004; Cabanillas et al 2015a; Wolter and Schaad 2007; Awad et al 2009; Stroppi, Chiotti, and Villarreal 2011) serve the former purpose by enabling the definition of the conditions that the members of an organisation must meet in order to be allowed to participate in the activities of the processes executed in it, e.g., to belong to a specific department or to have certain skills. The outcome is a resource-aware process model .…”

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“…Bizagi 8 and ARIS (Scheer 2000) allow for the definition of RASCI responsibilities in BPMN models by making use of extended attributes in process activities. Nevertheless, similar to the tools focused on modelling, only the responsibility Responsible is considered for execution and the rest are used for process documentation and reporting.…”

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A template-based approach for responsibility management in executable business processes

Cabanillas

Resinas

Ruiz–Cortés

2017

Enterprise Information Systems

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Process-oriented organisations need to manage the different types of responsibilities their employees may have w.r.t. the activities involved in their business processes. Despite several approaches provide support for responsibility modelling, in current Business Process Management Systems (BPMS) the only responsibility considered at runtime is the one related to performing the work required for activity completion. Others like accountability or consultation must be implemented by manually adding activities in the executable process model, which is time-consuming and error-prone. In this paper, we address this limitation by enabling current BPMS to execute processes in which people with different responsibilities interact to complete the activities. We introduce a metamodel based on Responsibility Assignment Matrices (RAM) to model the responsibility assignment for each activity, and a flexible template-based mechanism that automatically transforms such information into BPMN elements, which can be interpreted and executed by a BPMS. Thus, our approach does not enforce any specific behaviour for the different responsibilities but new templates can be modelled to specify the interaction that best suits the activity requirements. Furthermore, libraries of templates can be created and reused in different processes. We provide a reference implementation and build a library of templates for a well-known set of responsibilities.

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“…Modeling methodologies are guidelines for the modeling process and available for different purposes, for example business process reengineering [2] or process-oriented reorganization [3]. Modeling languages are available in abundance, ranging from early languages such as EPC [4] and the more formal Petri nets [5], up to BPMN [6] and UML Activity Diagrams [7]. Tool support for all modeling languages has become a necessity, and the tools have evolved up to integrated environments, so called business process management suites [8].To ensure high model quality and, thus, to reduce costs, numerous methodologies and guidelines are available [3,[9][10][11].…”

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confidence: 99%

Integrating Process Modeling Methodology, Language and Tool – A Design Science Approach

Becker

Clever

Holler

et al. 2013

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Part 5: Enterprise Modelling and Information SystemsInternational audienceProviding high quality process models in a timely manner can be of major impact on almost all process management projects. Modeling methodologies in the form of normative procedure models and process modeling guidelines are available to facilitate this cause. Modeling languages and according tools, however, do neglect the available methodologies. Our work searches to close this research gap by proposing a modeling environment that integrates insights from modeling methodologies with a modeling language and a tool. Main features are a simple modeling language that generalizes most existing languages, four layers of abstraction and semantic standardization through a glossary and use of attributes. Our approach allows for rapid preparation of modeling activities and ensures high model quality during all modeling phases, thus minimizing rework of the models. The prototype was evaluated and improved during two practical projects

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ARIS — Business Process Modeling

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WorkflowNet2BPEL4WS: A Tool for Translating Unstructured Workflow Processes to Readable BPEL

WorkflowNet2BPEL4WS: A Tool for Translating Unstructured Workflow Processes to Readable BPEL

A template-based approach for responsibility management in executable business processes

Integrating Process Modeling Methodology, Language and Tool – A Design Science Approach

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