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Pattern-Based Translation of BPMN Process Models to BPEL Web Services

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  • Chun Ouyang

    (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

  • Marlon Dumas

    (Queensland University of Technology, Australia and University of Tartu, Estonia)

  • Arthur H.M.

    (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

  • Wil M.P. van der Aalst

    (Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The business process modeling notation (BPMN) is a graph-oriented language primarily targeted at domain analysts and supported by many modeling tools. The business process execution language for Web services (BPEL) on the other hand is a mainly block-structured language targeted at software developers and supported by several execution platforms. Translating BPMN models into BPEL code is a necessary step towards standards-based business process development environments. This translation is challenging since BPMN and BPEL represent two fundamentally different classes of languages. Existing BPMN-to-BPEL translations rely on the identification of block-structured patterns in BPMN models that are mapped onto structured BPEL constructs. This article advances the state of the art in BPMN-to-BPEL translation by defining methods for identifying not only perfectly block-structured fragments in BPMN models, but quasi-structured fragments that can be turned into perfectly structured ones and flow-based acyclic fragments that can be mapped onto a combination of structured constructs and control links. Beyond its direct relevance in the context of BPMN and BPEL, this article addresses issues that arise generally when translating between graph-oriented and block-structured flow definition languages.

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  • Chun Ouyang & Marlon Dumas & Arthur H.M. & Wil M.P. van der Aalst, 2008. "Pattern-Based Translation of BPMN Process Models to BPEL Web Services," International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR), IGI Global, vol. 5(1), pages 42-62, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jwsr00:v:5:y:2008:i:1:p:42-62
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