Agile Business Objects Management Application for Electronic Records Archive Transfer Process

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quyen L. Nguyen ◽  
Betty Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Electronic Records ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Technology Age ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Business Objects

In order to continue to fulfill its mission in the information technology age, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has made the decision to develop the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system. One of the goals is to provide to the archivists a modernized system with automatic workflow that can streamline the digital archive business process. For an archival system, Ingest is one of the core components. As part of the ingest process, this component would allow the record Producer to negotiate submission agreement before transferring digital materials into the system. Within the framework of a service-oriented architecture with business process management, the ERA system uses XML to represent business objects and metadata. In this paper, we will show how the synergetic combination of XForms and Genericode makes the system agile and responsive to business user requirements. Furthermore, the approach fits well with ERA's design principle to use international and industry standards, and facilitates the integration of XML business objects and the electronic records metadata. We believe that the standard-based approach of XForms+Genericode exposed in this paper can be generalized to develop any e-Forms system with a set of control values and vocabularies.

Challenges and Solutions for Complex Business Process Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 1060-1080
Author(s):  
Minhong Wang ◽  
Kuldeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Resource Selection ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Object Oriented Programming ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Computing Technologies ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Process Complexity

A business process displays complexity as a result of multiple interactions of its internal components and interaction between the process and its environment. To manage complexity and foster flexibility of business process management (BPM), we present the DCAR architecture for developing complex BPM systems, which includes decomposition of complex processes (D); coordination of interactive activities (C); awareness of dynamic environments (A); and resource selection and coordination (R). On the other hand, computing technologies, such as object-oriented programming, component-based development, agent-oriented computing, and service-oriented architecture have been applied in modeling and developing complex systems. However, there is considerable ambiguity involved in differentiating between these overlapping technologies and their use in developing BPM systems. No explicit linkage has been established between the requirement of complex BPM and the supporting technologies. In this study, we use the DCAR architecture as the foundation to identify the BPM requirements for employing technologies in developing BPM systems. Based on an examination of the both sides (BPM requirements and supporting technologies), we present a clear picture of business process complexity with a systemic approach for developing complex BPM systems by using appropriate computing technologies.

Research on Business Process Management System Based on SOA

2013 ◽  
Vol 774-776 ◽  
pp. 1945-1950
Author(s):  
Jun Cheng Geng ◽  
Jian Wei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Management System ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Business Agility ◽  
System Solution ◽  
Service Oriented

Business process management (BPM) is considered to be an effective way to improve their business agility for the enterprises. But after analysis, it found that the existing BPM system has been difficult to meet the needs of enterprises development. It analyzed the theory and technology of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and BPM, and presented the BPM system solution based on SOA. Finally, it took case with a process improvement, which described the process of implementing a BPM system based on SOA. Practice has proved that the combination of SOA and BPM can greatly improve the business agility.

scholarly journals Developing Practical Approaches to Active Preservation

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Brown
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Electronic Records ◽  
Preservation Planning ◽  
National Archives ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
Service Oriented

The National Archives is developing a range of practical solutions to the active preservation of electronic records, using an extensible service-oriented architecture and a central technical registry (PRONOM). This paper describes TNA’s methodologies for characterisation, preservation planning, and preservation action, the technologies being adopted to implement them, and the role of PRONOM in supporting these services. It describes how this approach fits with international research programmes, and the types of preservation service which TNA may be able to provide externally in the future.

Challenges and Solutions for Complex Business Process Management

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhong Wang ◽  
Kuldeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Resource Selection ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Object Oriented Programming ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Computing Technologies ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Process Complexity

A business process displays complexity as a result of multiple interactions of its internal components and interaction between the process and its environment. To manage complexity and foster flexibility of business process management (BPM), we present the DCAR architecture for developing complex BPM systems, which includes decomposition of complex processes (D); coordination of interactive activities (C); awareness of dynamic environments (A); and resource selection and coordination (R). On the other hand, computing technologies, such as object-oriented programming, component-based development, agent-oriented computing, and service-oriented architecture have been applied in modeling and developing complex systems. However, there is considerable ambiguity involved in differentiating between these overlapping technologies and their use in developing BPM systems. No explicit linkage has been established between the requirement of complex BPM and the supporting technologies. In this study, we use the DCAR architecture as the foundation to identify the BPM requirements for employing technologies in developing BPM systems. Based on an examination of the both sides (BPM requirements and supporting technologies), we present a clear picture of business process complexity with a systemic approach for developing complex BPM systems by using appropriate computing technologies.

A SOA-Based Power Quality Management Platform

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 433-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Hong Geng Yang ◽  
Mao Qing Ye
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Power Quality ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Platform Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Load Evaluation

To reuse the existing power quality systems; share the information and support the changing of management business process in power quality, a power quality management platform based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is proposed. The platform architecture is divided into five layers; the components of each layer are expounded. A business process of disturbance load evaluation implemented by Business Process Management (BPM) is illustrated. By using the architecture in real systems, conclusion can be made that the proposed architecture is feasible.

scholarly journals Nuevas tendencias en sistemas de información : procesos y servicios

2006 ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Adolfo Rodríguez de Soto ◽  
Eva Cuervo Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
General Description ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Architectural Change ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Software Code ◽  
Sistemas De Informacion

Las organizaciones están viviendo un cambio en el paradigma de desarrollo de sus sistemas de información: de los datos a los procesos. La finalidad que se persigue con ello es enfatizar los procesos de negocio para conseguir arquitecturas más ágiles y flexibles adaptables a los continuos cambios que se producen en los mercados en los que las organizaciones desarrollan su negocio. El objetivo es independizar la gestión de los procesos de negocio de las aplicaciones, para que cualquier modificación en la lógica de negocio no afecte al código de las aplicaciones. Para ello se utilizarán sistemas de gestión de procesos de negocio (BPMS). Es una revolución similar a la que se produjo al asilar la gestión de los datos de las aplicaiones, con la llegada de las bases de datos y el modelo relacional. Este cambio de arquitectura, orientada a los procesos, se consigue más fácilmente si la organización dispone ya de una arquitectura orientada a servicios que además le permitirá exteriorizar su funcionalidad en forma de servicios web. Los procesos de negocio combinarán estos servicos mediante orquestación y coreografías. En este trabajo se aborda la descripción general de los BPMS, estudiando su relación con la integración de aplicaciones y arquitecturas de servicios.<br /><br />Organizations are living a paradigm shift in the development of their information systems: from data to process. The objective is tho emphasize business process to obtain flexible and agile architectures and hence to be capable to face the continuous changes that take place in the environment where the organizations make their business. The purpose is making independent the business process management of software applications and so to achieve that a change in business rules have not a big impact in applications software code. To carry out this goal it will be necessary to build Business Process Management Systems. A similar revolution took place when the introduction of the relational database model cause applications to separate their data model of their logic. This process oriented architectural change can be better obtained if the organization has a previous service oriented architecture. Moreover, in this case the organzation can make a externalization of their functionality by means of web services. Business process could allow to combine services using choreographies and orchestration. This work shows a BPMS general description, studying their relation with the integration of applications and services architectures

Building the Agile Enterprise with Service-Oriented Architecture, Business Process Management and Decision Management

2013 ◽  
pp. 149-165
Author(s):  
Marinela Mircea
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Decision Management ◽  
Agile Enterprise ◽  
Organizational Architecture

Organizations are permanently confronted with the need for adaptation to a complex business environment that is in a continuous change and transformation. Thus, the organization’s agility represents a key element in obtaining the strategic advantage and the market success. The paper analyzes the connection between the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), the Business Process Management (BPM) and the Decision Management, as well as the way in which these modern approaches contribute to obtaining organization agility. The main changes determined by the organization’s service orientation, changes that are necessary for the success of the transition to the agile organization, are also identified and presented within the paper. Obtaining and maintaining agility implies the existence of an agile architecture at the level of organization. For that matter, the final part of the paper analyzes the creation of an organizational architecture based on standards and oriented on services. Four relevant approaches have been selected, which joined may lead to obtaining an agile enterprise architecture, namely: SOA, Cloud Computing, BPM, and Decision Management.

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