Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Three Challenges for Process Model Reuse

  • Conference paper
Business Process Management Workshops (BPM 2011)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ((LNBIP,volume 100))

Included in the following conference series:

Abstract

This paper discusses three specific challenges for process model reuse. Models are intrinsically biased towards a particular purpose. For reuse this bias needs to be neutralized. We focus on research that can ultimately contribute to a canonical representation of behavior, a canonical formulation of labels, and canonical terminology. Each of these three challenges is sketched and pointers to technical papers are provided.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Curran, T., Keller, G., Ladd, A.: SAP R/3 Business Blueprint: Understanding the Business Process Reference Model. Enterprise Resource Planning Series. Prientice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River (1997)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Rosemann, M.: Using reference models within the enterprise resource planning lifecycle. Australian Accounting Review 10(3), 19–30 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Fettke, P., Loos, P.: Classification of reference models - a methodology and its application. Information Systems and e-Business Management 1(1), 35–53 (2003)

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  4. Rosemann, M., van der Aalst, W.M.P.: A Configurable Reference Modelling Language. Information Systems 32, 1–23 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. La Rosa, M., Dumas, M., ter Hofstede, A.H.M., Mendling, J.: Configurable multi-perspective business process models. Inf. Syst. 36(2), 313–340 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. van der Aalst, W.M.P., Dumas, M., Gottschalk, F., ter Hofstede, A.H.M., La Rosa, M., Mendling, J.: Preserving correctness during business process model configuration. Formal Asp. Comput. 22(3-4), 459–482 (2010)

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  7. Kim, W., Seo, J.: Classifying schematic and data heterogeneity in multidatabase systems. IEEE Computer 24(12), 12–18 (1991)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Spaccapietra, S., Parent, C., Dupont, Y.: Model Independent Assertions for Integration of Heterogeneous Schemas. VLDB Journal (1), 81–126 (1992)

    Google Scholar 

  9. van der Aalst, W.M.P., ter Hofstede, A., Kiepuszewski, B., Barros, A.: Workflow Patterns. Distributed and Parallel Databases 14(1), 5–51 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Mendling, J.: Metrics for Process Models: Empirical Foundations of Verification, Error Prediction, and Guidelines for Correctness. LNBIP, vol. 6. Springer, Heidelberg (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  11. La Rosa, M., Reijers, H.A., van der Aalst, W.M.P., Dijkman, R.M., Mendling, J., Dumas, M., García-Bañuelos, L.: Apromore: An advanced process model repository. Expert Syst. Appl. 38(6), 7029–7040 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Polyvyanyy, A., García-Bañuelos, L., Dumas, M.: Structuring Acyclic Process Models. In: Hull, R., Mendling, J., Tai, S. (eds.) BPM 2010. LNCS, vol. 6336, pp. 276–293. Springer, Heidelberg (2010)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  13. Weber, B., Reichert, M., Mendling, J., Reijers, H.A.: Refactoring large process model repositories. Comp. Industry 62(5), 467–486 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Schmitt, I., Saake, G.: A comprehensive database schema integration method based on the theory of formal concepts. Acta Informatica 41(7-8), 475–524 (2005)

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  15. van der Aalst, W.M.P., Weijters, A., Maruster, L.: Workflow Mining: Discovering Process Models from Event Logs. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 16(9), 1128–1142 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Zha, H., Wang, J., Wen, L., Wang, C., Sun, J.: A workflow net similarity measure based on transition adjacency relations. Comp. Industry 61(5), 463–471 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Weidlich, M., Polyvyanyy, A., Mendling, J., Weske, M.: Efficient Computation of Causal Behavioural Profiles Using Structural Decomposition. In: Lilius, J., Penczek, W. (eds.) PETRI NETS 2010. LNCS, vol. 6128, pp. 63–83. Springer, Heidelberg (2010)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  18. Weidlich, M., Mendling, J., Weske, M.: Efficient consistency measurement based on behavioral profiles of process models. IEEE Trans. Software Eng. 37(3), 410–429 (2011)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  19. Smirnov, S., Weidlich, M., Mendling, J., Weske, M.: Action Patterns in Business Process Models. In: Baresi, L., Chi, C.-H., Suzuki, J. (eds.) ICSOC-ServiceWave 2009. LNCS, vol. 5900, pp. 115–129. Springer, Heidelberg (2009)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  20. Mendling, J., Reijers, H.A., Recker, J.: Activity labeling in process modeling: Empirical insights and recommendations. Inf. Syst. 35(4), 467–482 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Leopold, H., Smirnov, S., Mendling, J.: Recognising activity labeling styles in business process models. Enterpr. Mod. Inf. Sys. Architectures 6(1), 16–29 (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Leopold, H., Smirnov, S., Mendling, J.: Refactoring of Process Model Activity Labels. In: Hopfe, C.J., Rezgui, Y., Métais, E., Preece, A., Li, H. (eds.) NLDB 2010. LNCS, vol. 6177, pp. 268–276. Springer, Heidelberg (2010)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  23. Miller, G.: Wordnet: A lexical database for english. Comm. ACM 38(11), 39–41 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Leopold, H., Mendling, J., Reijers, H.A.: On the Automatic Labeling of Process Models. In: Mouratidis, H., Rolland, C. (eds.) CAiSE 2011. LNCS, vol. 6741, pp. 512–520. Springer, Heidelberg (2011)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  25. Smirnov, S., Reijers, H.A., Weske, M.: A Semantic Approach for Business Process Model Abstraction. In: Mouratidis, H., Rolland, C. (eds.) CAiSE 2011. LNCS, vol. 6741, pp. 497–511. Springer, Heidelberg (2011)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  26. Holschke, O.: Impact of Granularity on Adjustment Behavior in Adaptive Reuse of Business Process Models. In: Hull, R., Mendling, J., Tai, S. (eds.) BPM 2010. LNCS, vol. 6336, pp. 112–127. Springer, Heidelberg (2010)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Augasse 2-6, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Jan Mendling

Authors
  1. Jan Mendling
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Trento, Povo, Italy

    Florian Daniel

  2. CNAM-CEDRIC, Paris, France

    Kamel Barkaoui

  3. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

    Schahram Dustdar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Mendling, J. (2012). Three Challenges for Process Model Reuse. In: Daniel, F., Barkaoui, K., Dustdar, S. (eds) Business Process Management Workshops. BPM 2011. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28115-0_27

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28115-0_27

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-28114-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-28115-0

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation