A Case for Declarative Process Modelling: Agile Development of a Grant Application System

Søren Debois; Thomas Hildebrandt; Tijs Slaats; Morten Marquard

doi:10.1109/EDOCW.2014.27

A Case for Declarative Process Modelling: Agile Development of a Grant Application System

Søren Debois, Thomas Hildebrandt, Tijs Slaats, Morten Marquard

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Abstract

We present a new declarative model with composition and hierarchical definition of processes, featuring (a) incremental refinement, (b) adaptation of processes, and (c) dynamic creation of sub-processes. The approach is motivated and exemplified by a recent case management solution delivered by our industry partner Exformatics A/S. The approach is achieved by extending the Dynamic Condition Response (DCR) graph model with interfaces and composition along those interfaces. Both refinement and sub-processes are then constructed in terms of that composition. Sub-processes take the form of hierarchical (complex) events, which dynamically instantiate sub-processes. The extensions are realised and supported by a prototype simulation tool.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops and Demonstrations (EDOCW), 2014 IEEE 18th International
Number of pages	8
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society Press
Publication date	2014
Pages	126-133
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-5470-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOCW.2014.27
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

declarative model
composition and hierarchy
process refinement
dynamic sub-process creation
DCR graph extension

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A Case for Declarative Process Modelling: Agile Development of a Grant Application System. / Debois, Søren; Hildebrandt, Thomas; Slaats, Tijs et al.
Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops and Demonstrations (EDOCW), 2014 IEEE 18th International. IEEE Computer Society Press, 2014. p. 126-133.

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