Abstract: Much recent research work discusses the transformation between different process modeling languages. This work, however, is mainly focussed on specific process modeling languages, and thus the general reusability of the applied transformation concepts is rather limited. In this article, we aim to abstract from concrete transformations by distinguishing two major paradigms for representing control flow in process modeling languages: block-oriented languages (such as BPEL and BPML) and graph-oriented languages (such as BPMN, EPCs, and YAWL). The contribution of this article are generic strategies for transforming from block-oriented process languages to graph-oriented languages, and vice versa.
Research works on the transformation between different process modelling languages propose generic transformation strategies based on the distinction between two major paradigms for BPM languages: graph-oriented languages (such as BPMN, XPDL, EPCs) and block-oriented languages (such as BPEL and BPML) REF .
On the Transformation of Control Flow between Block-Oriented and Graph-Oriented Process Modeling Languages
IJBPIM
Computer Science