Abstract
Conceptual modelling is one of the core disciplines within business informatics. Often, different
metamodels have to be integrated to provide project specific or domain specific modelling solutions.
This is a challenging task due to the heterogeneity of the modelling languages being assembled. This
paper presents an approach for integrating heterogeneous modelling languages in the domain of
enterprise modelling. It extends the Enterprise Model Integration approach (EMI) by introducing two
key concepts: mappings and rules for metamodel integration. For both mappings and integration rules
language definitions are provided. Furthermore, a catalogue of generic integration rules is introduced
to provide a set of solutions for recurring metamodel integration problems. The applicability of the
presented approach is shown using the case of integrating the Business Process Modelling Notation
(BPMN) metamodel with the metamodel for organizational modelling of the ADONIS BPMS method.
metamodels have to be integrated to provide project specific or domain specific modelling solutions.
This is a challenging task due to the heterogeneity of the modelling languages being assembled. This
paper presents an approach for integrating heterogeneous modelling languages in the domain of
enterprise modelling. It extends the Enterprise Model Integration approach (EMI) by introducing two
key concepts: mappings and rules for metamodel integration. For both mappings and integration rules
language definitions are provided. Furthermore, a catalogue of generic integration rules is introduced
to provide a set of solutions for recurring metamodel integration problems. The applicability of the
presented approach is shown using the case of integrating the Business Process Modelling Notation
(BPMN) metamodel with the metamodel for organizational modelling of the ADONIS BPMS method.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 2038-2049 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
Event | European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2007 - St. Gallen, Switzerland Duration: 10 Sept 2007 → 14 Sept 2007 |
Conference
Conference | European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2007 |
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Country/Territory | Switzerland |
City | St. Gallen |
Period | 10/09/07 → 14/09/07 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 502050 Business informatics