A Comparison of XML Interchange Formats for Business Process Modelling

: This paper addresses heterogeneity of business process metamodels and related interchange formats. The different approaches towards interchange format design and effects of interchange format specification are presented first. In particular completeness is identified as an important design criterion for interchange formats. Afterwards the superset of metamodel concepts is extracted from 15 currently available XML-based specifications for business process modelling. Furthermore, these concepts are used as a framework for comparing the completeness of 15 specifications.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: EMISA
• Authors: Jan Mendling, Gustaf Neumann, Markus Nüttgens
• Keywords: EMISA 2004, Interchange Format Design, Interchange Formats, Related Interchange Formats