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ROUNDTRIP MERGE OF BPEL PROCESSES AND BPMN MODELS

  • US 20100057482A1
  • Filed: 08/28/2008
  • Published: 03/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of performing a merge operation, the method comprising:

  • mapping a business process modeling notation (BPMN) model to a business process execution language (BPEL) model;

    modifying the BPMN model to form a modified BPMN model;

    modifying the BPEL model to form a modified BPEL model;

    when the merge operation is a forward merge operation;

    exporting the modified BPMN model to an exported BPEL model;

    copying the exported BPEL model to a merged BPEL model;

    performing an activity level outline merge for added information technology (IT) scopes and branches from the modified BPEL model to the merged BPEL model;

    performing an activity level detail merge for added IT details from the modified BPEL model to the merged BPEL model; and

    performing an attribute level merge for updated branch conditions in the merged BPEL model; and

    when the merge operation is a reverse merge operation;

    adding scopes and branches from the modified BPEL model to the BPMN model.

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