EVALUATING PATTERN-BASED CONSTRAINTS ON BUSINESS PROCESS MODELS

摘要

Methods and related systems for evaluating pattern-based constraints on business process models provide specifications for business process models, related structural patterns, and constraints on structural patterns so that instances of structural patterns can be identified in models and constraints on these instances can be evaluated. Model elements may include tasks that correspond to prescribed activities, events that correspond to states of the model, and gateways that control process flow between model elements. Identifying instances of structural patterns within models may include assigning classes or textual labels to model elements and then employing a search query or production rule to search over the model elements for instances of the structural patterns.