Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment

Khan, Zaheer; Odeh, Mohammed; McClatchey, Richard

doi:10.1504/IJGUC.2011.042943

Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment

Khan, Zaheer; Odeh, Mohammed; McClatchey, Richard

Authors

Zaheer Khan Zaheer2.Khan@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Computer Science

Mohammed Odeh Mohammed.Odeh@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Software Engineering

Richard McClatchey Richard.Mcclatchey@uwe.ac.uk
Academic Specialist - CATE

Abstract

In recent years, organisations have been seeking technological solutions for enacting their business process models using ad-hoc and heuristic approaches. However, limited results have been obtained due to the expansion of business processes across geographical boundaries and the absence of structured methods, frameworks and/or Information Technology (IT) infrastructures to enact these processes. In an attempt to enact business process models using distributed technologies, we introduce a novel architectural framework to bridge the gap between business process models and Grid-aware Service-Oriented Architectures (GSOA). BPMSOA framework is aligned with the Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) approach and is instantiated for role-based business process models [in particular Role Activity Diagramming (RAD)], using mobile process languages such as pi-ADL. The evaluation of the BPMSOA framework using the Submission process from the digital libraries domain has revealed that role-based business process models can be successfully enacted in GSOA environments with certain limitations. © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Citation

Khan, Z., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2011). Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment. International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, 2(4), 253-283. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGUC.2011.042943

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Oct 1, 2011
Deposit Date	Nov 2, 2011
Publicly Available Date	Mar 17, 2016
Journal	International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing
Print ISSN	1741-847X
Electronic ISSN	1741-8488
Publisher	Inderscience
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	2
Issue	4
Pages	253-283
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGUC.2011.042943
Keywords	grid aware utility services, RAD business process models, metamodels, pi-ADL, process enactment, model-driven engineering, model transformation
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/963158
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGUC.2011.042943