research article
Using Declarative Specifications in Business Process Design
Business process modeling techniques, such as BPMN, encourage the early specification of the exact order in which the activities of the process will be executed. However, a business process may be exposed to different environments and subjected to many conditions in which a sequence cannot be identified at design time. We present declarative business process specifications that can be used to align optional process customizations, as well as process redesign, with the business strategy of an organization. These specifications complement the traditional (imperative) business process model by specifying the process independently from a particular environment.
Type
research article
Author(s)
Date Issued
2008
Volume
V
Issue
IIIb
Start page
45
End page
68
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
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February 5, 2009
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