DPS Modelling Technique - BPMN visualizing the e-CODEX DPS Business Collaborations and Business Transactions

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DPS Modelling Technique explains how Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is used to visualize e-CODEX business collaborations and business transactions. It introduces the BPMN standard by the Object Management Group and describes how selected BPMN elements support the ebBP standard in choreography and exchanged business messages. The document details core BPMN constructs—pools, lanes, start events, sequence flows, transactions, collaborations, forks, joins, gateways/choices, and process connectors—highlighting e-CODEX-specific interpretation rules for roles, lane usage, and transaction scope.

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Business Process Model Notation

DPS Modelling Technique BPMN visualizing the e-CODEX DPS Business Collaborations and Business Transactions Contents Contents ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Business Process Model Notation............................................................................................................. 3 1. Introduction The adopted standard for visualising the business collaboration and business transaction workflow is the Business Process Model and Notation 1 (BPMN) by the Object Management Group2. BPMN provides a notation that is readily understandable by all business users; business analysts, technical developers and businesspeople managing and monitoring the described process. BPMN creates a standardizes bridge for the gap between the business process design and process implementation. 2. Business Process Model Notation For e-CODEX business process design, and supporting the ebBP standard of the ebXML stack, a selection of BPMN elements are used in the Business Collaboration Design. The full set of BPMN elements are described in section 7.2 of the BPMN standard documentation. The BPMN standard integrates well with the specifications of the ebBP standard adopted in e-CODEX that provides choreography of individual business activities in the context of collaboration activities, resulting in exchanged business messages. In other words: the ebBP choreography is graphically presented by the BPMN standard. | Symbols used in a Business Collaboration workflow | | | --- | --- | | Symbol | Description | | | Pool: is the graphical representation of participants (‘roles’) ina Collaboration. It acts as a graphical container for partitioning a set of activities.
➔in e-CODEX the Pool includes all the roles that are involved in cross-border communication in the context of a specific legal instrument. This means that roles exclusively involved in domestic communication are not including in the pool. | 1 BPMN standard: [https://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0](https://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0) 2 OMG website: [https://www.omg.org/about/](https://www.omg.org/about/) | | (swimming) Lane: is a sub-partition within a pool and will extend the entire length of the pool. Lanes are used to organise and categorise activities (Business Transactions) .
➔in e-CODEX Business Collaboration diagrams two or more swimming lanes can be used. Contrary to Business Transaction diagrams in which at all times only two swimming lanes are used. | | --- | --- | | | Start: as the name implies, the Start Event indicates where a particular Process or Choreography will start. | | | Sequence flow: is used to show the order that activities will be performed in a process and in a choreography | | | (Business) Transaction: is a sub-process that is supported by a special protocol that insures that all parties involved have complete agreement.
➔ In e-CODEX Business Process models, Business Transactions can be distinct from nested Business Collaborations by the black arrow behind the Business Transaction block.
➔The arrow show which role initiates the transaction to which partner role (left to right, or right to left) . When the Business Transaction overarches more than two lanes, the left and right edges of the BT block indicate the involved roles. Any fully overarched roles are not included in the Business Transaction. | | | Business Collaboration (BPMN: sub-process): is a compound activity that is included within a process. It is compound in that it can be broken down into a finer level of detail through a set of sub-activities. The details of the subprocess are not visible in the Business Collaboration diagram.
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FAQs

What is BPMN used for in e-CODEX DPS business modelling?

BPMN is used to visualize business collaboration and business transaction workflows. It provides a notation that is understandable across business users, analysts, developers, and businesspeople managing and monitoring processes.

How do pools and lanes work in e-CODEX BPMN diagrams?

A pool graphically represents participants (roles) in a collaboration and acts as a container partitioning activities. In e-CODEX, pools include roles involved in cross-border communication, while lanes organize and categorize activities such as business transactions.

How is a Business Transaction represented and scoped across roles and lanes?

A Business Transaction is a sub-process supported by a special protocol ensuring agreement among involved parties. In e-CODEX models, it can be distinguished from nested collaborations by the arrow behind the business transaction block, and when it spans more than two lanes only the left and right edges indicate involved roles.

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