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Resolution of Compliance Violation in Business Process Models: A Planning-Based Approach

Ahmed Awad, Sergey Smirnov, and Mathias Weske

Business Process Technology Group, Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam D-14482 Potsdam, Germany
Ahmed.Awad@hpi.uni-potsdam.de
Sergey.Smirnov@hpi.uni-potsdam.de
Mathias.Weske@hpi.uni-potsdam.de

Abstract. Keeping business processes compliant with regulations is of major importance for companies. Considering the huge number of models each company possesses, automation of compliance maintenance becomes essential. Therefore, many approaches focused on automation of various aspects of compliance problem, e.g., compliance verification. Such techniques allow localizing the problem within the process model. However, they are not able to resolve the violations. In this paper we address the problem of (semi) automatic violation resolution, addressing violations of execution ordering compliance rules. We build upon previous work in categorizing the violations into types and employ automated planning to ensure compliance. The problem of choosing the concrete resolution strategy is addressed by the concept of context.

Keywords: Business process modeling, compliance checking, process model parsing, process model restructuring

LNCS 5870, p. 6 ff.

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