Towards the Interchange of Configurable EPCs: An XML-based Approach for Reference Model Configuration
(2005) Towards the Interchange of Configurable EPCs: An XML-based Approach for Reference Model Configuration. In Desel, Jorg and Frank, Ulrich, Eds. Proceedings Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures, Proceedings of the Workshop in Klagenfurt 75, pages pp. 8-21, Klagenfurt, Austria.
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Abstract
Recent research has led to proposals for the model-driven configuration of Enterprise Systems (ES) by the help of configurable reference models. While the proposed Configurable EPCs (C-EPCs) provide adequate conceptual support towards reference model configuration, the issue of translating the configured models towards executable process specifications has not been approached yet. A first step in this direction is the definition of a machine-readable format for C-EPCs that can be used as an interchange format and as an input format for transformations. This paper proposes a C-EPC representation in XML based on the EPC Markup Language (EPML) format. We take the formal C-EPC syntax definition as a starting point to define the requirements for a respective extension to EPML and introduce a C-EPC representation in EPML. Furthermore, we introduce the C-EPC Validator, a program that generates validity reports for C-EPCs represented in EPML. The C-EPC Validator can be used to validate both configurable and configured C-EPCs. Finally, we highlight future application areas of the C-EPC schema.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Reference Modeling, Enterprise Systems, XML |
| Subjects: | 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280111 Conceptual Modelling |
| ID Code: | 2298 |
| Deposited By: | Recker, Jan |
| Deposited On: | 19 July 2006 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.wi-inf.uni-essen.de/~emisa2005/, http://www.io-port.net/ioport2004/localSeries.do?type=lniproceedings&volume=75 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2005 (please consult author) |