TY - GEN
T1 - An algorithm for propagating-impact analysis of process evolutions
AU - Ginige, Jeewani Anupama
AU - Ginige, Athula
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Business processes evolve due to different reasons. Evolution of business processes essentially means changing its process elements namely: actions, participants, and process objects; which are associated to each other in various ways. In the event of one process element change, the above-mentioned associations create propagating-impact. Therefore in process evolution management, it is imperative to have a business process modelling tool that can completely and cohesively capture associations among process elements. In our previous research [1] we have developed such a process modelling tool using Kleene Algebra with Tests - KAT [2]. In this paper, we present an algorithm that facilitates locating the propagating-impact, of a process element change, across the entire process. The proposed mechanism initially, maps the KAT expression of a process, into a binary-tree structure. Then using this binary-tree, the created propagating-impact is extracted under four categories as Direct, Indirect, Secondary and Non-cautionary (DISN) impacts [1].
AB - Business processes evolve due to different reasons. Evolution of business processes essentially means changing its process elements namely: actions, participants, and process objects; which are associated to each other in various ways. In the event of one process element change, the above-mentioned associations create propagating-impact. Therefore in process evolution management, it is imperative to have a business process modelling tool that can completely and cohesively capture associations among process elements. In our previous research [1] we have developed such a process modelling tool using Kleene Algebra with Tests - KAT [2]. In this paper, we present an algorithm that facilitates locating the propagating-impact, of a process element change, across the entire process. The proposed mechanism initially, maps the KAT expression of a process, into a binary-tree structure. Then using this binary-tree, the created propagating-impact is extracted under four categories as Direct, Indirect, Secondary and Non-cautionary (DISN) impacts [1].
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/562324
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-01112-2_16
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-01112-2_16
M3 - Conference Paper
SN - 9783642011115
SP - 153
EP - 164
BT - Information Systems: Modeling, Development, and Integration: Third International United Information Systems Conference (UNISCON 2009): Sydney, Australia, 21-24 April, 2009. Proceedings
PB - Springer
T2 - International United Information Systems Conference
Y2 - 1 January 2013
ER -