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A single visual Process Knowledge Artefact
for both Humans and Machines
Visual Story of
what needs to
be done
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Portable
execution
semantics for
automation
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Why BPMN matters?
Unambiguous format for modeling processes
Can be interchanged between different vendors’
products
Provides common and readily-transferable skills
that are learned by SMEs
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What is BPMN?
Language for describing operations
oPrescribes the next task to do
Mean to an End
oModel for purpose : Documentation/Automation
Tool not Solution
oDomain knowledge and modeling skills required
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Only 4 Basic BPMN Shapes
Circles = Events
Rounded Rectangles = Activities
Diamonds = Routing Gateways
Arrows = Flows
Markers and decorators are used for more expressiveness
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Visual Story of what needs to be done
Token semantic: think of a token traversing a path from
start to a desired outcome (end)
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BPMN Documentation vs Automation
Documentation:
o Make the diagram reveal the process logic as clearly and unambiguously as possible
o BPMN Method and Style is recommended
Automation:
o Requires explicit specification of the needed data and its type
o The engine orchestrates the next task to be completed:
• Either gets it completed by some external service, or
• Offers it to a user or user group to complete it
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