Consistent integration of decision (DMN) and process (BPMN) models

Abstract

Organizations use business process and decision management techniques to run their businesses more eciently. Modeling the business processes and decisions is a vital part of this. The recently proposed De- cision Modeling and Notation (DMN) standard introduces a declarative approach for modeling decisions and aims at the separation of decision logic from business processes. Decoupling decisions and process models is crucial for the exibility and maintainability of business processes. However, this aspect has received little attention, except in straightfor- ward situations. In this paper we identify ve integration scenarios and provide a formal basis for DMN models. Using these scenarios and for- malization we illustrate how to achieve consistent integration of decision and process models.