Abstract
The special feature of a development platform for a composable enterprises is the support of the ″composable″ paradigm. This means providing methods and tools for developing and composing agile, flexible and innovation-friendly applications from PBCs. The architecture of the application composition platform is presented in detail.
The application composition platform helps develop PBCs, compose them into applications, as well as manage, deploy and execute them. The execution is monitored and processed using analytics such as mining and improved by optimisation approaches.
The application composition platform plays a key role in supporting the composable enterprise lifecycle. Its components process automation, integration (API and API management), low-code development and composition are described and demonstrated using examples.
Statements that are very specific or refer to specific systems are marked in italics. Readers who only need an overview can skip these parts without losing the thread.
The following figure establishes the connection to the lifecycle in Fig. 1.9.
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Notes
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In a timeframe of around 10 years, the company Scheer PAS GmbH developed an integrated platform with the “Scheer Process Automation Suite (PAS)” system. Previous versions have been cited in previous editions of this book. These have been used successfully in customer projects. Under the leadership of the CTO of IDS Scheer Holding GmbH, Dr Wolfram Jost, the architecture of the system was aligned to the requirements of a composable enterprise and can be described as the first platform with this alignment.
Software providers such as SAP also follow the concept of a platform‐oriented system architecture with their Business Technology Platform (BTP). However, this is primarily relevant only to SAP application systems.
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The basis of the figure is the illustration of Jost (2022). Application Composition Platforms, presentation to the members of the Feldafing Circle on 22 July 2022 in Feldafing.
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Bock, C., & Frank, U. (2021). Low-code platform. Business Information System Engineering, 63(6), 733.
IDC (2022). Intelligent Process Automation in Deutschland 2022
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Scheer, AW. (2024). Application Composition Platform Architecture. In: The Composable Enterprise: Agile, Flexible, Innovative. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43089-4_4
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