As a business process is essential in running an enterprise, this paper aims toward improving software architecture by extracting business-relevant semantics from business logic and transforming them as important elements that need to be molded and represented in software architecture. This allows for the development of a Business Process-Oriented Software Architecture (BPOSA) that can support smoother business process change. The paper introduces the structure of BPOSA and its work mode. Then it describes the steps involved in designing a process-oriented software system, and provides analysis and design methods of extending process-relevant attributes for application in business operations.
Index Terms:
Business Process Management, SOA, Software Architecture, Process Variability, Configuration
Citation:
Qing Yao, Jing Zhang, Haiyang Wang, "Business Process-Oriented Software Architecture for Supporting Business Process Change," isecs, pp.690-694, 2008 International Symposium on Electronic Commerce and Security, 2008