ebXML BP Modeling Toolkit

Collaboration in a business system requires a business processspecification defining the procedure of the business scenario. Thebusiness process specification is generated from a businessprocess model. ebXML, which is the XML-based B2B standardframework for organizations of any size using the Internet,recommends process analysts and modelers to use theUN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology (UMM). The artifacts of themodeling are UML diagrams and worksheets. They can betransformed into an ebXML Business Process (BP) specificationand other business models. The artifacts and transformed resultsare registered in the business library for being shared withebXML systems and being re-used in other modeling tools.This paper reports on our implementation of an ebXML BPmodeling toolkit that accepts the architecture suggested in theebXML and considers the required functions of modeling. Thesefunctions include modeling business processes based on UMM,generating a BP specification, transforming the processes using ametaframework, and registering them in the ebXML registry. Thebusiness process modeling toolkit is made up of the businessprocess modeler, business process editor, and built-in registryclient. The business process modeler not only models the businessprocess with UML diagrams but also generates the businessprocess specification, reverses it, and exports XMI of the businessprocess. The business process editor is used only for editing thebusiness process specification. The built-in registry client storesthe business process model, the business process specification, orthe XMI document, and searches and loads them.