From Business Process Modelling to Business Process Automation

Kuldar Taveter

2004

Abstract

We first describe an agent-oriented business modelling technique that enables to create business process and domain models that are executable by software agents. The technique consists of the steps of analysis by goal-based use cases and design by the extended AOR Modelling Language. We then show how the models created can be represented in XML and executed by agents.

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Taveter K. (2004). From Business Process Modelling to Business Process Automation . In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Supported Activity Coordination - CSAC, (ICEIS 2004) ISBN 972-8865-08-2, pages 198-210. DOI: 10.5220/0002679401980210


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@conference{csac04,
author={Kuldar Taveter},
title={From Business Process Modelling to Business Process Automation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Supported Activity Coordination - CSAC, (ICEIS 2004)},
year={2004},
pages={198-210},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002679401980210},
isbn={972-8865-08-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Supported Activity Coordination - CSAC, (ICEIS 2004)
TI - From Business Process Modelling to Business Process Automation
SN - 972-8865-08-2
AU - Taveter K.
PY - 2004
SP - 198
EP - 210
DO - 10.5220/0002679401980210