BPMN* 與工作流程管理系統之整合

Abstract

在現今的商業流程環境中，要在不同型態的流程管理系統之間交換流程定義是件困難的事，再加上大多數的建構語言都過於偏向設計者的專業技術領域，使得其所牽涉到的各相關領域人士在溝通與建立共識上亦產生困難。為了解決此類問題，標準化的程序語言 BPMN 被發展出用以描述商業流程規格；然而 BPMN 被設計為只提供流程相關的建構，其他如組織架構、資料模型等方面的規格定義卻付之闕如。這些方面的規格描述，與BPMN 定義的整合，都有其確實的必要性。本篇論文提出了一個結合修訂之 BPMN 的概念模型，與其應用的商業流程開發方法，接著，把所開發的商業流程定義轉換為 Agentflow 可執行的規格。

In current business process environments, it is difficult to transfer business process specifications between WfMSs based on different paradigms. The participants of a business process consist of people from very different domains, while most of the modeling languages are designed for technical developers and thus hinder the communication and mutual understanding among developers and stakeholders. BPMN is a standardized process language designed to conquer these problems. However, BPMN supports only the modeling concepts that are applicable to business processes. Several practical issues for business purposes are out of scope of BPMN, such as organization structures, data models. It is necessary to do the corresponding specifications and integrate them with those in BPMN. This thesis proposes a conceptual business process model with a modified notation of BPMN, and a methodology to develop a business process. The specification is then translated into an Angentflow execution instance.