An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model

Autores
Acosta, Edgardo; Uva, Marcelo; Grando, Adela; Riesco, Daniel Eduardo; Debnath, Narayan
Año de publicación
2002
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inglés
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versión publicada
Descripción
The WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition) proposed an standard to unify the format of the definitions of workflow processes. Such standard is defined by a basic meta-model and a language for workflow process definition (WPDL) based on the same meta-model. On the other hand, the UML activity graph notation is used to model a business process, but it has a certain level of abstraction. Some details can not be modeled, others can represent ambiguities and/or inconsistencies. Therefore, a process specification based on activity graphs can not satisfy the standard of the WfMC. We propose an extension of the activity graph to overcome this deficiency without modifying the UML standart. The models based on this extension will be easily translated to the standard of Workflow. In this paper we show the extension of the UML activity graph meta-model for workflow activities and in particular for Implementation and Subflow activities. We chose this entity because it extension is a good examples of how the Workflow meta-model extends the expressive power of UML activity graph and reduce it ambiguity.
Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativa
Materia
Ciencias Informáticas
Workflow
Business process
UML
Meta-model
Activity Diagram
Activity Graph
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
title An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
spellingShingle An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
Acosta, Edgardo
Ciencias Informáticas
Workflow
Business process
UML
Meta-model
Activity Diagram
Activity Graph
title_short An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
title_full An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
title_fullStr An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
title_full_unstemmed An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
title_sort An extension of UML activity graph meta-model based on the workflow meta-model
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Acosta, Edgardo
Uva, Marcelo
Grando, Adela
Riesco, Daniel Eduardo
Debnath, Narayan
author Acosta, Edgardo
author_facet Acosta, Edgardo
Uva, Marcelo
Grando, Adela
Riesco, Daniel Eduardo
Debnath, Narayan
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Grando, Adela
Riesco, Daniel Eduardo
Debnath, Narayan
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Informáticas
Workflow
Business process
UML
Meta-model
Activity Diagram
Activity Graph
topic Ciencias Informáticas
Workflow
Business process
UML
Meta-model
Activity Diagram
Activity Graph
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition) proposed an standard to unify the format of the definitions of workflow processes. Such standard is defined by a basic meta-model and a language for workflow process definition (WPDL) based on the same meta-model. On the other hand, the UML activity graph notation is used to model a business process, but it has a certain level of abstraction. Some details can not be modeled, others can represent ambiguities and/or inconsistencies. Therefore, a process specification based on activity graphs can not satisfy the standard of the WfMC. We propose an extension of the activity graph to overcome this deficiency without modifying the UML standart. The models based on this extension will be easily translated to the standard of Workflow. In this paper we show the extension of the UML activity graph meta-model for workflow activities and in particular for Implementation and Subflow activities. We chose this entity because it extension is a good examples of how the Workflow meta-model extends the expressive power of UML activity graph and reduce it ambiguity.
Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativa
description The WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition) proposed an standard to unify the format of the definitions of workflow processes. Such standard is defined by a basic meta-model and a language for workflow process definition (WPDL) based on the same meta-model. On the other hand, the UML activity graph notation is used to model a business process, but it has a certain level of abstraction. Some details can not be modeled, others can represent ambiguities and/or inconsistencies. Therefore, a process specification based on activity graphs can not satisfy the standard of the WfMC. We propose an extension of the activity graph to overcome this deficiency without modifying the UML standart. The models based on this extension will be easily translated to the standard of Workflow. In this paper we show the extension of the UML activity graph meta-model for workflow activities and in particular for Implementation and Subflow activities. We chose this entity because it extension is a good examples of how the Workflow meta-model extends the expressive power of UML activity graph and reduce it ambiguity.
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