Semantic Configuration for Business Process Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Enterprises face significant time and effort costs when customizing business processes obtained from third-party providers to meet their specific operational needs, as existing solutions require modifying the business process definition, which is often complex and not easily adaptable.
Innovation Solution
A business process platform that allows customers to generate semantic configurations to customize business processes, user interface elements, and default values, enabling customization without modifying the underlying business process definition, through a design-time and runtime platform that separates configuration from execution, allowing for modular and extensible semantic configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If enterprises purchase general business processes from third-party providers, then they can obtain pre-developed business applications, but they face significant time and effort costs to customize the processes to meet their specific operational needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the business process into two independent parts: the business process definition (provided by the vendor) and the semantic configuration (customized by the enterprise). This separation allows enterprises to customize only the semantic configuration layer without modifying the core business process definition, significantly reducing customization time and effort while maintaining the ability to tailor processes to specific operational needs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces semantic configuration as an intermediary layer between the business process definition and the execution environment. This intermediary allows enterprises to customize business processes by configuring semantic parameters, data mappings, and integration settings without directly modifying the underlying business process definition, thereby reducing customization complexity and time
2Adaptability or versatility
If enterprises modify the business process definition to meet their specific needs, then they can achieve precise customization, but the complexity of modification increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the business process into definition and configuration layers, the patent allows enterprises to achieve precise adaptability through semantic configuration without encountering the complexity of modifying the business process definition. The segmentation isolates the complex definition part (vendor's responsibility) from the customizable configuration part (enterprise's responsibility)
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables local quality customization by allowing enterprises to modify only the specific semantic configuration parameters relevant to their operational needs, rather than modifying the entire business process definition. This localized approach to customization reduces complexity while maintaining adaptability to specific enterprise requirements
Data Source
AI summary
In an embodiment, a method is provided for customizing a task associated with a business process. In this method, a business process platform is accessed. The business process platform includes a business process definition and a provider semantic configuration. A group semantic configuration is generated, where the group semantic configuration extends the provider semantic configuration. A task defined in the business process definition is the customized based on the group semantic configuration.