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A Transformation of Business Process Models into Software-Executable Models Using MDA

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Abstract

Traditional software development projects for process-oriented organizations are time consuming and do not always guarantee the fulfillment of the functional requirements of the client organization, and thus the quality of the resulting software product. To reduce the time spent for developing software and improve its quality, we adopt the inclusion of automation in some parts of the software development process. Thus, in this paper, we propose a model transformation approach to derive an executable model for the business processes of a given organization. We execute a mapping between processes (described with a business process execution language) and software components. We also propose a supporting software architecture based on an Enterprise Service Bus and on Java Business Integration, and we use an already defined methodology to execute the model transformation project.

Keywords

  • business process
  • JBI
  • model-driven architecture
  • MDA
  • enterprise service bus
  • ESB

This work is financed by Fundos FEDER through Programa Operacional Fatores de Competitividade – COMPETE e por Fundos Nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia no âmbito do Projeto: FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-022674.

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  1. CCG - Centro de Computação Gráfica, Guimarães, Portugal

    Nuno Santos

  2. Centro Algoritmi, Universidade do Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

    Francisco J. Duarte, Ricardo J. Machado & João M. Fernandes

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Santos, N., Duarte, F.J., Machado, R.J., Fernandes, J.M. (2013). A Transformation of Business Process Models into Software-Executable Models Using MDA. In: Winkler, D., Biffl, S., Bergsmann, J. (eds) Software Quality. Increasing Value in Software and Systems Development. SWQD 2013. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 133. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35702-2_10

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