Business process definition : questions

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Bob haugen proposed:
"I wish the BP group would switch to something like "collaboration", and 
have proposed such a change."

This would be a very good idea bob. One part of the ebXML BPM is very close 
to the UML collaboration meta-model. The Role based approch is getting more 
and more popular (we have Partner Role in ebXML) and this is what UML 
collaboration is all about.

Regards,
Antoine


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> > De : 	Bob Haugen[SMTP:[email protected]]
> > Envoy� le : 	dimanche 23 juillet 2000 15:18:19
> > A : 	[email protected]
> > Objet : 	RE: Business process definition : questions
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>Jukka Rannila asks:
> >Main question: what the difference between these process definitions?
>[WfMC and ebXML-BP]
>
>An unfortunate consequence of the many many overloaded usages
>of the word "process", which can mean anything.  I wish the BP
>group would switch to something like "collaboration", and have
>proposed such a change.
>
> >And then some more questions:
> >- are these process definitions for different usage?
>
>Yes, the WfMC workflow model derives from applications
>that route documents among document-processing steps.
>The ebXML-BP model derives from the kinds of conversations
>required to conduct commercial transactions between
>companies.
>There is a conversation-oriented workflow model that might
>map better to ebXML usage; the WfMC model is not it.
>
> >- is ebXML more to external usage between organisations?
>
>Yes.
>
> >- is wfXML more to internal usage in a single organisation?
>
>Yes, although workflow modelers are trying to figure out how
>to do workflow across many organizations.
>
>If I have missed any of the finer points of workflow models,
>I am sure someone will correct me (I am not an expert
>in that domain).
>
>Regards,
>Bob Haugen

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