Improved event-driven process chain modelling method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses an improved event-driven process chain (EPC) modelling method. The method comprises the following steps: setting up a Pool and a Lane representing the participators in the business process; constructing the corresponding Pool and Lane according to the attribution of the participators; and classifying the elements in the business process into the corresponding Pool and Lane corresponding to the participators according to the correspondence between various functions and the participators. The invention further discloses an improved EPC modelling device. The invention can ensure the EPC model to be easier to understand and more easily maintain the consistency, optimize the process and facilitate the statistics and audit on the responsibility of the corresponding participators.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to business process modeling technology, in particular to an improved event-driven process chain modeling method and device. Background technique [0002] Currently, there are several modeling languages ​​for representing business processes. For example: Petri net, event-driven process chain (EPC: Event-driven Process Chain), unified modeling language activity diagram (UML activity diagram), business process modeling notation (BPMN: Business Process Modeling Notation), etc. Models built using these modeling languages ​​can communicate among different groups of people in an organization, who may have knowledge in a particular field, or consultants or software engineers with technical knowledge. Using natural language to describe business processes may have some problems, and many problems in practical applications cannot be expressed by mathematical formulas at all. Therefore, people try to avoid the above problems by using semi-f...

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Problems solved by technology

[0009] 1. It is difficult to maintain consistency in naming organizations or personnel

For example: suppose there are more than 60 functions in an EPC model, and different functions are performed by technical engineers from different departments. It will be very difficult to maintain consistency between organizational units and functions when changing

[0010] 2. Difficult to understand

because figure 1 Each function in has a corresponding organizational unit, resulting in figure 1 The readability of the shown process is relatively poor, and it is difficult to understand

[0011] 3. Difficult to count

Because the organization and personnel information is distributed in all corners of the entire business process and is not stored centrally, analysts, modelers or users cannot quickly obtain some statistical information, such as: how many people participated in the business process, how many functions belonged to some people etc.

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