Proposal of an Inference Engine Architecture for Business Rules and Processes

Nalepa, Grzegorz J.; Kluza, Krzysztof; Kaczor, Krzysztof

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38610-7_42

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“…Automatic link integration means the location information can be implemented as links, which will automatically navigate to the rule in the rule repository when the link is clicked. Notable contributions on link Integration are [2,9].…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of Linked Rules on Business Process Model Understanding

Wang

Indulska

Sadiq

et al. 2017

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Section: Link Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Linked Rules on Business Process Model Understanding

Wang

Indulska

Sadiq

et al. 2017

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…As the BPMN models are executable in process engines and rules in the XTT2 representation can be executed in the HEART rule engine, such integrated models can be executed in the hybrid runtime environment (Nalepa et al 2013).…”

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“…The described models are executable 18 in the provided runtime environment (Nalepa et al 2013). Full discussion of all the evaluated models was provided in .…”

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Formal Model of Business Processes Integrated with Business Rules

Kluza

Nalepa

2018

Inf Syst Front

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Business Processes describe the ways in which operations are carried out in order to accomplish the intended objectives of organizations. A process can be depicted using a modeling notation, such as Business Process Model and Notation. Process model can also describe operational aspects of every task; but in a properly designed model, the detailed aspects of low-level logic should be delegated to external services, especially to a Business Rule Engine. Business Rules support the specification of knowledge in a declarative manner and can be successfully used for specification of details for process tasks and events. However, there is no unified model of process integrated with rules that ensures data types consistency. Thus, the paper presents a formal description of the integration of Business Processes with Business Rules. We provide a general model for such integration as well as the model applied to a specific rule representation from the Semantic Knowledge Engineering approach.

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“…A variety of integration methods [24,43,52,65,68,100,105,139] have been developed since researchers first suggested that business process and rule modeling approaches should be merged [74]. To name a few, [92] defined the structure of rules to couple business process models and rules.…”

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“…Over the past two decades the need to model business rules in an integrated manner with business processes has been argued theoretically [52,176] as well as validated empirically [126,163], and a variety of integration methods [24,43,52,65,68,100,105,139] have been developed during this time. Although the benefits and methods of integrated business rule modeling have been well studied, there is a lack of guidance outlining the circumstances under which business rules should be integrated in a business process model, yet such a decision is not a straightforward one.…”

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Integrated Modeling of Business Processes and Business Rules

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Two major components in current information system architectures in terms of modeling business requirements are business processes and business rules, both of which focus on creating a representation of the organization's policies and practices. The conceptual and pragmatic overlap between business process models and business rules indicates a need to model the two related aspects together. Over the past two decades the need to model business rules in an integrated manner with business processes has been argued theoretically as well as validated empirically, and a variety of integration methods have been developed. However, the following questions have not yet been answered by current research. First, while researchers have argued that integrated modeling of business process models and business rules can improve the understanding of business processes, this proposition has neither been theoretically analyzed, nor empirically evaluated.Second, there are situations in which a business rule is better modelled independently of a business process model, but also situations in which it is more appropriate to integrate the rule with a business process model. An important aspect of integrated modeling is the understanding of such situations and how they influence business rule representation.Thus, the aim of this thesis is to address the above two questions and then develop a decision framework that guides modelers on whether and how to integrate a business rule with a business process model. Accordingly, the thesis has the following three objectives:(1) theoretically analyze and empirically evaluate if and when business rule integration can improve business process model understanding, (2) identify and evaluate factors that will influence the decision of whether or not a business rule should be integrated with a business process model, and (3) develop a decision framework that guides modelers on whether or not, and if so how, to integrate a business rule with a business process model.

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Proposal of an Inference Engine Architecture for Business Rules and Processes

Cited by 18 publications

References 22 publications

Effect of Linked Rules on Business Process Model Understanding

Effect of Linked Rules on Business Process Model Understanding

Formal Model of Business Processes Integrated with Business Rules

Integrated Modeling of Business Processes and Business Rules

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