Faulty EPCs in the SAP reference model

J. Mendling, M. Moser, G. Neumann, H.M.W. Verbeek, B.F. Dongen, van, W.M.P. Aalst, van der

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Abstract

Little is known about error probability in enterprise models as they are usually kept private. The SAP reference model is a publically available model that contains more than 600 non-trivial process models expressed in terms of Event-driven Process Chains (EPCs). We have automatically translated these EPCs into YAWL models and analyzed these models using WofYAWL, a verification tool based on Petri nets, in order to acquire knowledge about errors in large enterprise models. We discovered that at least 34 of these EPCs contain errors (i.e., at least 5.6% is flawed) and analyzed which parts of the SAP reference model contain most errors. This systematic analysis of the SAP reference model illustrates the need for verification tools such as WofYAWL.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBusiness Process Management (Proceedings 4th International Conference, BPM 2006, Vienna, Austria, September 5-7, 2006)
EditorsS. Dustdar, J.L. Fiadeiro, A. Sheth
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherSpringer
Pages451-457
ISBN (Print)3-540-38901-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume4102
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

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