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Ontology-based Patterns for the Integration of Business Processes and Enterprise Application Architectures

Ontology-based Patterns for the Integration of Business Processes and Enterprise Application Architectures

Veronica Gacitua-Decar, Claus Pahl
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781605668048|ISBN10: 1605668044|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616924621|EISBN13: 9781605668055
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-804-8.ch003
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Gacitua-Decar, Veronica, and Claus Pahl. "Ontology-based Patterns for the Integration of Business Processes and Enterprise Application Architectures." Semantic Enterprise Application Integration for Business Processes: Service-Oriented Frameworks, edited by Gregoris Mentzas and Andreas Friesen, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 36-60. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-804-8.ch003

APA

Gacitua-Decar, V. & Pahl, C. (2010). Ontology-based Patterns for the Integration of Business Processes and Enterprise Application Architectures. In G. Mentzas & A. Friesen (Eds.), Semantic Enterprise Application Integration for Business Processes: Service-Oriented Frameworks (pp. 36-60). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-804-8.ch003

Chicago

Gacitua-Decar, Veronica, and Claus Pahl. "Ontology-based Patterns for the Integration of Business Processes and Enterprise Application Architectures." In Semantic Enterprise Application Integration for Business Processes: Service-Oriented Frameworks, edited by Gregoris Mentzas and Andreas Friesen, 36-60. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-804-8.ch003

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Abstract

Increasingly, enterprises are using service-oriented architecture (SOA) as an approach to enterprise application integration (EAI). SOA has the potential to bridge the gap between business and technology and to improve the reuse of existing applications and the interoperability with new ones. In addition to service architecture descriptions, architecture abstractions like patterns and styles capture design knowledge and allow the reuse of successfully applied designs, thus improving the quality of software. Knowledge gained from integration projects can be captured to build a repository of semantically enriched, experience-based solutions. Business patterns identify the interaction and structure between users, business processes, and data. Specific integration and composition patterns at a more technical level address enterprise application integration and capture reliable architecture solutions. We use an ontology-based approach to capture architecture and process patterns. Ontology techniques for pattern definition, extension, and composition are developed and their applicability in business process-driven application integration is demonstrated.

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