Comparing the Expressiveness of Imperative and Declarative Process Models
Schützenmeier N, Jablonski S, Käppel M, Ackermann L (2023)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2023
Publisher: Springer
Series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
City/Town: Cham
Book Volume: 488
Pages Range: 16-31
Conference Proceedings Title: Model-Driven Organizational and Business Agility Third International Workshop, MOBA 2023, Zaragoza, Spain, June 12–13, 2023, Revised Selected Papers
Event location: Zaragoza
ISBN: 978-3-031-45009-9
URI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-45010-5_2
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45010-5_2
Abstract
Since the advent of so-called declarative process modeling languages in addition to the previously known imperative languages, the business process management community has been confronted with a lot of new possibilities and challenges regarding modeling and interpreting business processes. In general, these declarative languages are better suited for flexible processes, i.e. processes which lead a lot of open decisions to the model executor and hence have got a relatively large amount of execution paths, whereas imperative languages are mainly used to formalize routine processes. Of course, the question arises whether a declarative or an imperative approach fits better for a specific application. In this paper we handle this issue and present a method based on automata theory, which supports the process modeler in making this decision. Furthermore, we present a comparison method which makes it possible to check given imperative and declarative process models for equality. We finally evaluate our approach by implementing a Java tool and calculating practical examples.
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APA:
Schützenmeier, N., Jablonski, S., Käppel, M., & Ackermann, L. (2023). Comparing the Expressiveness of Imperative and Declarative Process Models. In ED - Babkin, Eduard Barjis, Joseph Malyzhenkov, Pavel Merunka, Vojtěch Molhanec, Martin (Eds.), Model-Driven Organizational and Business Agility Third International Workshop, MOBA 2023, Zaragoza, Spain, June 12–13, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 16-31). Zaragoza, ES: Cham: Springer.
MLA:
Schützenmeier, Nicolai, et al. "Comparing the Expressiveness of Imperative and Declarative Process Models." Proceedings of the Model-Driven Organizational and Business Agility, Zaragoza Ed. ED - Babkin, Eduard Barjis, Joseph Malyzhenkov, Pavel Merunka, Vojtěch Molhanec, Martin, Cham: Springer, 2023. 16-31.
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