Questions tagged [bpm]
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What is the value of workflow tools?
I'm new to Workflow developement, and I don't think I'm really getting the "big picture". Or perhaps to put it differently, these tools don't currently "click" in my head.
So it seems that companies like to create business drawings to describe…
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How to use BPMN and use case and other diagrams together
I asked this question on stackoverflow, but it seems this question is not suitable there, so I post here for discussion.
BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notations) is used for modeling business process by visualization, thus making intangible ideas…
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What is Business Process Management software?
I'm in a position to write something along the lines of business process management (BPM) software for a small to mid-sized company, but I have no clue about the design goals, and patterns I can adapt for typical BPM.
What defines BPM and are there…
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How do we learn BPM products?
What are the topics I should learn for a BPM (Business Process Management) product? I mean, do I need to learn BPMN (Business Process Modelling Notation), BPEL (Business Process Excecution Language)? Are there any open source lightweight BPM…
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What is the difference between a process model and a use case diagram?
When using bpmn to specify a process model. And using UML to specify a use case diagram. Don't they both describe processes? What's the difference between the two?
I'm reading a course which states:
A process model makes the processes in which the…
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Is JBPM the right tool for this?
We have a utility for monitoring directories and taking actions when files appear in those directories. It's in java and takes the form of a standalone jar which launches several threads when started:
One thread periodically (every minute or so)…
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What standards to use in Business Process Modelling?
There are several approaches on how to model a business process in software applications (BPM software). For instance, a processes can be described in BPMN, EPC, IDEF0, SOMF, etc.
Additionally, different process execution languages such as BPEL,…
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Can BPM be created with just one lane?
BPMN is very popular notation for process modeling and it's theory is based on task sequences and work flows between actors. So it's seems that it's necessary condition to declare at least two lane (Actor) for model. But sometimes i find independent…
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What BPMN symbol should I use when a service outside wants a BPMS to run a workflow?
I want to specify in a BMPN model that a workflow starts whenever a specific service outside tells me to. What standard BPMN symbol shall I use for this?
Think of it as a company wants to start a workflow only at night, so it uses an application and…
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Automated data processing in BPMN/BPEL?
In order to run complex simulations, I need to do preprocessing of data from various data sources. This is done by a bunch of Postgresql scripts. However, having only these is unsatisfactory, because they are not very intelligible, maintainable etc.…
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BPMN(business process modelling and notation)
I was curious to find out the advantages of black box pools over white box pools and vice versa. I know blackbox pools are used to model an external participant, whist whitebox pools are used in modelling entities whose process we are interested in.…
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ESB Services vs Services using Language
Our business domain is complex. Currently, our business is written using ASP.NET WEB API HTTP services. So, applications including web, mobile and desktop are talking with these HTTP apis. Now, one of our Manager informed us that the big enterprise…
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What is the most appropriate standard for modeling B2B integration
This question might seem too broad, but I really need help with this.
I am required to choose a standard or notation to model an integration between two business processes, one of which is external.
I'm thinking of UML Activity Diagram or BPMN. …
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