Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment. (10th October 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khan, Zaheer; Odeh, Mohammed; McClatchey, Richard
• Is Part Of: International journal of grid and utility computing. Volume 2:Number 4(2011)
• Page Start: 253
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2011-10-10
• Subjects: grid aware utility services -- RAD business process models -- metamodels -- pi-ADL -- process enactment -- model-driven engineering -- model transformation; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Management -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; 004.605
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-847X

Abstract

In recent years, organisations have been seeking technological solutions for enacting their business process models using ad-hoc and heuristic approaches. However, limited results have been obtained due to the expansion of business processes across geographical boundaries and the absence of structured methods, frameworks and/or Information Technology (IT) infrastructures to enact these processes. In an attempt to enact business process models using distributed technologies, we introduce a novel architectural framework to bridge the gap between business process models and Grid-aware Service-Oriented Architectures (GSOA). BPMSOA framework is aligned with the Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) approach and is instantiated for role-based business process models [in particular Role Activity Diagramming (RAD)], using mobile process languages such as pi-ADL. The evaluation of the BPMSOA framework using the Submission process from the digital libraries domain has revealed that role-based business process models can be successfully enacted in GSOA environments with certain limitations.