BPEL vs. BPMN 2.0: Should You Care?

Leymann, Frank

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16298-5_2

BPEL vs. BPMN 2.0: Should You Care?

Frank Leymann⁹

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BPMN 2.0 is an executable process modeling language. Thus, its relation to BPEL becomes an issue. In this paper, we propose a positioning of both languages, introduce the notion of a “native metamodel”, and emphasize the role of the native metamodel of a process engine for the actual discussion.

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Institute of Architecture of Application Systems (IAAS), Universität Stuttgart, Universitätsstr. 38, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
Jan Mendling
Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering, University of Potsdam, Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, 14482, Potsdam, Germany
Matthias Weidlich
Hasso-Plattner-Institute for Software Systems Engineering, University of Potsdam, Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, 14482, Potsdam, Germany
Mathias Weske

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Leymann, F. (2010). BPEL vs. BPMN 2.0: Should You Care?. In: Mendling, J., Weidlich, M., Weske, M. (eds) Business Process Modeling Notation. BPMN 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16298-5_2

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