TY - GEN
T1 - Assigning ontology-based semantics to process models
T2 - 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2008
AU - Soffer, Pnina
AU - Kaner, Maya
AU - Wand, Yair
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Syntactically correct process models are not necessarily meaningful or represent processes that are feasible to execute. Specifically, when executed, the modeled processes might not be guaranteed to reach their goals. We propose that assigning ontological semantics to process modeling constructs can result in more meaningful models. Furthermore, the ontological semantics can impose constraints on the allowed process models which in turn can provide rules for developing process models. In particular, such models can be designed to be valid in the senses that the process can accomplish its goal when executed. We demonstrate this approach for Petri Net based process models.
AB - Syntactically correct process models are not necessarily meaningful or represent processes that are feasible to execute. Specifically, when executed, the modeled processes might not be guaranteed to reach their goals. We propose that assigning ontological semantics to process modeling constructs can result in more meaningful models. Furthermore, the ontological semantics can impose constraints on the allowed process models which in turn can provide rules for developing process models. In particular, such models can be designed to be valid in the senses that the process can accomplish its goal when executed. We demonstrate this approach for Petri Net based process models.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45849150759&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-69534-9_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-69534-9_2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:45849150759
SN - 3540695338
SN - 9783540695332
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 16
EP - 31
BT - Advanced Information Systems Engineering - 20th International Conference, CAiSE 2008, Proceedings
Y2 - 16 June 2008 through 20 June 2008
ER -