Compositional Verification of Business Processes by Model–Checking

Luis E. Mendoza, Manuel I. Capel, María Pérez

2010

Abstract

The work presented in this article is aimed at a contribution to the Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) verification.We describe here a Formal Compositional Verification Approach (FCVA)—based onModel–Checking (MC) techniques—applied to the verification of Business Process (BP) models represented by Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) diagrams. FCVA is compositional and thus allows the verification of a complex BP model carried out from verification of its parts. FCVA and a proposal of temporal semantics for BPMN allows the expression of time–dependent constructs of BP Task Models (BPTM) supported by an EIS. The interpretation of the BPMN graphical modelling entities into a formal specification language (CSP+T) allows us to use state–of–the–art MC tools to verify the behavioural part of BP models. A real–life example in the field of the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business is presented to demonstrate the FCVA application in a practical way.

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E. Mendoza L., I. Capel M. and Pérez M. (2010). Compositional Verification of Business Processes by Model–Checking . In Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-12-6, pages 60-69. DOI: 10.5220/0003022300600069


in Bibtex Style

@conference{msvveis10,
author={Luis E. Mendoza and Manuel I. Capel and María Pérez},
title={Compositional Verification of Business Processes by Model–Checking},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={60-69},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003022300600069},
isbn={978-989-8425-12-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2010)
TI - Compositional Verification of Business Processes by Model–Checking
SN - 978-989-8425-12-6
AU - E. Mendoza L.
AU - I. Capel M.
AU - Pérez M.
PY - 2010
SP - 60
EP - 69
DO - 10.5220/0003022300600069