Extending BPMN 2.0 Meta-models for Process Version Modelling

Imen Ben said, Mohamed Amine Chaâbane, Eric Andonoff, Rafik Bouaziz

2014

Abstract

This paper introduces BPMN4V (BPMN for Versions), an extension of BPMN for modelling variability (flexibility) of processes before their use in an organizational context or before their publication over the cloud as services. More precisely, this paper motivates the importance of modelling variability of processes using versions and introduces the versioning pattern to be used to reach this objective. It also presents BPMN4V, giving provided extensions to BPMN2.0 meta model, both considering versions of intra and inter-organizational processes. An example illustrating the instantiation of the proposed meta-model is given for each kind of process.

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Ben said I., Chaâbane M., Andonoff E. and Bouaziz R. (2014). Extending BPMN 2.0 Meta-models for Process Version Modelling . In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-029-1, pages 384-393. DOI: 10.5220/0004891103840393


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@conference{iceis14,
author={Imen Ben said and Mohamed Amine Chaâbane and Eric Andonoff and Rafik Bouaziz},
title={Extending BPMN 2.0 Meta-models for Process Version Modelling},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2014},
pages={384-393},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004891103840393},
isbn={978-989-758-029-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - Extending BPMN 2.0 Meta-models for Process Version Modelling
SN - 978-989-758-029-1
AU - Ben said I.
AU - Chaâbane M.
AU - Andonoff E.
AU - Bouaziz R.
PY - 2014
SP - 384
EP - 393
DO - 10.5220/0004891103840393