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A formalisation of BPMN in Description Logics

Artificial Intelligence 2021-09-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper we present a textual description, in terms of Description Logics, of the BPMN Ontology, which provides a clear semantic formalisation of the structural components of the Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN), based on the latest stable BPMN specifications from OMG [BPMN Version 1.1 -- January 2008]. The development of the ontology was guided by the description of the complete set of BPMN Element Attributes and Types contained in Annex B of the BPMN specifications.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2109.10716,
  title  = {A formalisation of BPMN in Description Logics},
  author = {Chiara Ghidini and Marco Rospocher and Luciano Serafini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.10716},
  year   = {2021}
}
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