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[[image:bpmn-discussion.jpg|frame|none|BPMN discussion model. Source: [http://dret.net/lectures/services-fall06/bpel2 Erik Wilde, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), Slides, UC Berkeley iSchool | The new revision of BPMN, 2.0 has more than 50 symbols in its full set. In other words, it is a very complex language. | ||
== Examples == | |||
[[image:bpmn-discussion.jpg|frame|none|BPMN discussion model. Source: [http://dret.net/lectures/services-fall06/bpel2 Erik Wilde, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)], Slides, UC Berkeley iSchool ]] | |||
== Tools == | == Tools == | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
; Overviews | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Modeling_Notation Business Process Modeling Notation] (Wikipedia) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Modeling_Notation Business Process Modeling Notation] (Wikipedia) | ||
; Web sites | |||
* [http://www.bpmnforum.com/FAQ.htm BPMN FAQ] | * [http://www.bpmnforum.com/FAQ.htm BPMN FAQ] | ||
* [http://www.bpmn.org/ BPMN Information Home Page] | * [http://www.bpmn.org/ BPMN Information Home Page] | ||
* [http://www.bpm-research.com/ BPM Research Website by Michael zur Muehlen] | |||
; Posters | |||
* [http://bpt.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/pub/Public/BPMNCorner/BPMN1_1_Poster_EN.pdf BPMN 1.1 Poster] | * [http://bpt.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/pub/Public/BPMNCorner/BPMN1_1_Poster_EN.pdf BPMN 1.1 Poster] | ||
* [http://www.bpmb.de/index.php/BPMNPoster BPMN 2.0 Poster] (Printable A1 PDF for various languages) | |||
=== Bibliography === | === Bibliography === | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 18 June 2010
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a graphical representation for specifying business processes in a workflow. BPMN was developed by Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI) (Wikipedia).
“The Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) specification provides a graphical notation for specifying business processes in a Business Process Diagram (BPD).[3] The objective of BPMN is to support business process management for both technical users and business users by providing a notation that is intuitive to business users yet able to represent complex process semantics. The BPMN specification also provides a mapping between the graphics of the notation to the underlying constructs of execution languages, particularly BPEL4WS. (Business Process Modeling Notation, retrieved jan 6 2009).”
See also: The Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), an executable XML language. Most (?) BPMN tools can compile drawings into executable BPEL and other XML formats in addition.
History and versions
- BPMN 2.0 RFP: Request for Proposals for version 2.0 of BPMN (2008,-)
- BPMN 1.1: OMG Specification, February, 2008
- BPMN 1.0: OMG Final Adopted Specification, February 6, 2006
- BPMN 1.0: May 3, 2004 Draft Specification
The BPMN language
The new revision of BPMN, 2.0 has more than 50 symbols in its full set. In other words, it is a very complex language.
Examples
Tools
There seem to exist some free tools (none tested so far)
- BPMN plugin for Eclipse
- Oryx, an academic Open Source project to create BPMN 2.0 diagrams, EPCs or Petri nets online.
See for the moment:
- BPMN Implementors and Quotes (best link, at OMG)
- Tools (BPM forum, not very complete)
Bibliography and links
Links
- Overviews
- Business Process Modeling Notation (Wikipedia)
- Web sites
- Posters
- BPMN 1.1 Poster
- BPMN 2.0 Poster (Printable A1 PDF for various languages)
Bibliography
- White, Stephen A. (2004). Introduction to BPMN, IBM.
- White, Stephen A. (2004). Mapping BPMN to BPEL Example, IBM PDF