Facilitate Modelling Using Method Integration: An Approach Using Mappings and Integration Rules

Dimitris Karagiannis, Srdjan Zivkovic

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages2038-2049
Number of pages11
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007
EventEuropean Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2007 - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Duration: 10 Sept 200714 Sept 2007

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2007
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CitySt. Gallen
Period10/09/0714/09/07

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 502050 Business informatics

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