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Configurable Reference Modeling Languages

Recker, Jan and Rosemann, Michael and van der Aalst, Wil and Jansen-Vullers, Monique and Dreiling, Alexander (2006) Configurable Reference Modeling Languages, in Fettke, Peter and Loos, Peter, Eds. Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis, chapter 2, pages pp. 22-46. IGI Global.

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Abstract

This chapter discusses reference modeling languages for business systems analysis and design. In particular, it reports on reference models in the context of the design-for/byreuse paradigm, explains how traditional modeling techniques fail to provide adequate conceptual expressiveness to allow for easy model reuse by configuration or adaptation and elaborates on the need for reference modeling languages to be configurable. We discuss requirements for and the development of reference modeling languages that reflect the need for configurability. Exemplarily, we report on the development, definition and configuration of configurable event-driven process chains. We further outline how configurable reference modeling languages and the corresponding design principles can be used in future scenarios such as process mining and data modeling.

Item Type:Book Chapter
Status:Published
Place of Publication:Hershey, Pennsylvania
Subjects:280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280112 Information Systems Development Methodologies
280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280111 Conceptual Modelling
ID Code:10617
Deposited By:Recker, Jan
Deposited On:09 November 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.igi-pub.com/books/details.asp?id=6158
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2006 IGI Global
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