Standards
Table 2-6 lists the major BPM standards and where they fall within our model architecture .
Name | Organization | Type | Chapter |
Workflow Reference Model | WfMC | Architectural model | |
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) | BPMI | Notation language | |
UML Activity Diagram | OMG | Notation language | |
Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) | OASIS | Execution language | |
Business Process Modeling Language (BPML) | BPMI | Execution language | |
XML Process Definition Language (XPDL) | WfMC | Execution language | |
XLANG | Microsoft | Execution language | |
Web Services Flow Language (WSFL) | IBM | Execution language | |
Business Process Definition Metamodel (BPDM) | OMG | Execution language and/or notation language | |
Business Process Runtime Interface (BPRI) | OMG | • Administration and monitoring • Human interaction • System interaction | |
Workflow API (WAPI) | WfMC | • Administration and monitoring • Human interaction • System interaction | |
Business Process Query Language (BPQL) | BPMI | Administration and monitoring | Mentioned in Chapter 7 |
Web Services Choreography Interface (WSCI) | W3C | Choreography | |
Web Services Choreography Description Language (WS-CDL) | W3C | Choreography | |
Web Services Conversation Language (WSCL) | W3C | Choreography | |
Workflow XML (WfXML) | WfMC | Choreography | |
Business Process Schema Specification (BPSS) | OASIS | Choreography (and collaboration) |
At 17 entries, a first glance at the ...
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