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On the Translation between BPMN and BPEL: Conceptual Mismatch between Process Modeling Languages

Recker, Jan C. and Mendling, Jan (2006) On the Translation between BPMN and BPEL: Conceptual Mismatch between Process Modeling Languages. In Latour, Thibaud and Petit, Michael, Eds. Proceedings 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering. Proceedings of Workshops and Doctoral Consortiums, pages pp. 521-532.

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Abstract

Business practice shows that, often, different process models are employed in the various phases of the Business Process Management life cycle, each providing a different paradigm for capturing and representing the business process domain. Recently, significant efforts have been made to overcome the disintegration of process models by providing complementary language standards for process design (BPMN) and execution (BPEL), based on the claim that these languages are semantically integrated. However, the conceptual mapping between both languages remains unclear, thus it is undecided whether any BPMN diagram can be transformed to BPEL. In this paper we argue that there is conceptual mismatch between BPMN and BPEL that needs to be identified in order to guide the language integration process semantically. In our analysis we take into account the various perspectives of the Business Process Management life cycle, in particular business and technical analyst perspectives. Our approach is generic and can also be utilized as a guiding framework for identifying conceptual mismatch between other business process modeling languages.

Item Type:Conference Paper
Status:Published
Keywords:process modeling, translation, workflow patterns, representation model
Subjects:280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280111 Conceptual Modelling
ID Code:4637
Deposited By:Recker, Jan
Deposited On:04 July 2006
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2006 (please consult author)

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