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A BPMN model is well-structured if splits and joins are always paired into single-entry-single-exit blocks. Well-structuredness is often a desirable property as it promotes readability and makes models easier to analyze. However, many process models found in practice are not well-structured, and it is not always feasible or even desirable to restrict process modelers to produce only well-structured models. Also, not all processes can be captured as well-structured process models. An alternative to forcing modelers to produce well-structured models, is to automatically transform unstructured models into well-structured ones when needed and possible. This talk reviews existing results on automatic transformation of unstructured process models into structured ones.
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Dumas, M., García-Bañuelos, L., Polyvyanyy, A. (2010). Unraveling Unstructured Process Models. In: Mendling, J., Weidlich, M., Weske, M. (eds) Business Process Modeling Notation. BPMN 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16298-5_1
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