文档介绍：Pattern-based Analysis of BPMN
- an extensive evaluation of the Control-flow,
the Data and the Resource Perspectives?
Petia Wohed1??, Wil . van der Aalst2,3, Marlon Dumas3
Arthur . ter Hofstede3, Nick Russell3
1 The Department puter and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University/KTH
Forum 100, 164 40 Kista, Sweden
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2 Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology
GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
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3 Department of Technology Management, Eindhoven University of Technology
GPO Box 513, NL5600 MB Eindhoven, herlands
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Abstract. In this paper an evaluation of BPMN is presented, using the Workflow
Patterns as an analysis framework. The analysis provided for BPMN is part of a
larger effort aiming at an unbiased and vendor-independent survey of the expres-
sive power of some mainstream modelling languages for process-aware informa-
tion systems. It is a sequel to an analysis series where languages like BPEL and
UML were evaluated. The results from the survey could both be used
for the selection of a modelling technique, as well as for motivation and input to
further development of any of the surveyed languages.
Keywords: BPMN, Workflow Patterns, Evaluation
1 Introduction
The shift from data to process orientation and the focus on process-aware information
systems (PAIS) during the last decade, is closely tied to the development of a new gen-
eration of languages and tools for process description. Existing (mainstream) languages
for IS development have recently been revised, . was released with major
updates on the behavioural part, . UML Activity Diagrams (AD). In parallel, new
languages like BPMN and BPEL4WS have been developed and have rapidly spread.
mon feature of these three languages is their focus on providing a power-
ful and standardized notation for representing the b