scholarly journals An approach to automated conceptual database design based on the IML activity diagram

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drazen Brdjanin ◽  
Slavko Maric
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Activity Diagram ◽  
Automated Generation ◽  
Database Model ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Uml Class Diagram ◽  
Business Objects ◽  
Business Process Modeling Notation ◽  
Uml Activity Diagram

This paper presents an approach to the automated design of the initial conceptual database model. The UML activity diagram, as a frequently used business process modeling notation, is used as the starting point for the automated generation of the UML class diagram representing the conceptual database model. Formal rules for automated generation cover the automatic extraction of business objects and business process participants, as well as the automatic generation of corresponding classes and their associations. Based on these rules we have implemented an automatic generator and evaluated it on a real business model.

Business Process Modeling

2012 ◽  
pp. 32-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald R. Chand ◽  
Alina M. Chircu
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Activity Diagram ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Business Process Modeling Notation ◽  
Uml Activity Diagram

This chapter presents a variety of business process modeling notations that range from programming logic flowcharts to the new standard, BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation), as put forth by the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI) (http://www.bpmi.org). Specifically, it discusses (1) the use of unstructured programming flowcharts in modeling business processes and their adaptation in process flow diagramming notation, (2) the UML activity diagram, and (3) BPMN, a comprehensive notation for documenting and modeling complex business processes. Using simple examples, this chapter brings out the inherent complexity of modeling business processes and the need for modeling tools that synchronize and align the mental models of business users, process analyst and information technology (IT) systems developers in order to correctly represent the intended process.

scholarly journals Improvement of the Two-Hemisphere Model-Driven Approach for Generation of the UML Class Diagram

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Nikiforova ◽  
Konstantins Gusarovs ◽  
Olegs Gorbiks ◽  
Natalja Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Class Diagram ◽  
Software Components ◽  
The Real ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Uml Class Diagram ◽  
Model Driven Approach ◽  
The Way

Abstract In this paper an ability to apply the two-hemisphere model-driven approach for creation of the UML class diagram is discussed and the way to avoid the limitations of the approach is offered. The result of the proposed improvement of the twohemisphere model-driven approach is the increased number of elements of the UML class diagram available for automatic generation and several statements for semi-automatic transformation of business process diagram and the concept diagram into software components. As a result, the authors can ascertain that it is possible to apply the improved twohemisphere model-driven approach in practice in the real software development, and not only for academic purpose.

scholarly journals Applying Software Metrics to evaluate Business Process Models

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira Rolón ◽  
Francisco Ruiz ◽  
Félix García ◽  
Mario Piattini
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Software Metrics ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Business Process Models ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Quantitative Basis ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
Business Process Modeling Notation

In this paper, we define a set of metrics for the evaluation of conceptual models of business processes. The proposal supposes the adaptation and extension of the FMESP framework (Framework for the Modeling and Evaluation of Software Processes). This adaptation can be carried out thanks to the similarities that exist between both types of processes (software and business). FMESP includes a set of metrics, which provide the quantitative basis necessary to find out the maintainability of the software process models. This proposal has been used as the starting point in proposing a set of metrics for the evaluation of the complexity of business process models defined by BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation). Moreover, the groups of metrics of FMESP have been extended. This is because the models of business processes represented in BPMN include quite a number of aspects of interest in this domain which are not considered in software processes modelled with SPEM (Software Process Engineering Metamodel).

scholarly journals UML activity diagram transformation into BPEL integration flow

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Górski ◽  
Grzegorz Ziemski
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Enterprise Service Bus ◽  
Modelling Language ◽  
Business Process Execution Language ◽  
Activity Diagram ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Unified Modelling Language ◽  
Business Process Execution ◽  
Uml Activity Diagram

The growing interest of companies in integration and interoperability between information systems has caused increase in significance of Service-Oriented Architecture which provides tools for Enterprise Application Integration. In that architecture, Enterprise Service Bus provides technical possibilities of communication between IT systems. A key element in the communication are integration flows. Objective: The aim of this article is to present a new transformation Integration2BPEL, which automates the development of executable integration flow expressed in the Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL) based on the model of the integration flow presented in the Unified Modelling Language (UML) activity diagram. Method: The author proposes a transformation of the type of model-to-code type which generates integration flow expressed in WS-BPEL, which can be executed in any BPEL-compliant process engine. The integration flow is modelled using UML activity diagram with stereotypes from ‘UML Profile for Integration Flows’ profile in an IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA). Using Integration2BPEL transformation a complete, executable integration flow is generated, which is composed of many mediation mechanisms. Generated integration flows have been executed on OpenESB. Results: The ability to generate a complete integration flow in BPEL, which without any additions can be run on enterprise service bus. Implementation phase of an integration flow construction was automated. Each of integration flows is implemented according to the same rules. In addition, it allows to avoid mistakes made by designers and programmers. Conclusions: Model-Driven Development is an approach that leads to the automation of the design and programming phases. Integration2BPEL transformation is a uniform mechanism to design integration flow. Potentially, it also allows to avoid implementation errors. Keywords: Web Services Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Unified Modelling Language (UML), UML activity diagram, Model-Driven Development (MDD), Transformation. null

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