Dec 2008 BPMN / XPDL Meeting (part of WfMC Member Meeting)

• Led by: Robert Shapiro standing in for Michael zur Muehlen
• Location: same as WfMC meeting
• Dec 10, 10pm to 3pm PST (California)
• Dial-in Number: +1-785-686-2400 (can be accesses with Skype or POTS)
• Participant Access Code: 492808
• Access the Morning Web Conference and for the Afternoon Web Conference

...This document to be filled in as the meeting proceeds. Main points. Action items. Any presentation materials should be attached as attachments.

10:00-12:00 Future of BPMN

• Invited Guest: Bruce Silver
• Discussion of BPMN status, particularly on model portability, conformance levels, and future direction

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 BPMN/XPDL portability and interoperability

14:00-14:30 XPDL Validator

14:30-15:00 BPMN issues: What's missing or wrong. Discussion about

• activities and event based gateways: redundancies
• xor nodes, without x : unnecessary options
• subprocess on a single diagram: confusion about re-usability
• receive message activity should not be used, instead of receive event start and end on the border - redundancies
• internal timer
• standard icons for "service task" vs. "manual task"
• BPMN syntax for timers
• BPMN syntax for conditional expressions
• BPMN syntax for variable manipulation
• start script, end script, on process or activity level
• Coordinates of elements, is this solved by diagram interchange?
• Concept of "page"
• withdraw action (anti token)
• optional activity
• forms
• activity variables mapped to process variables
• data validation rules
• assignee, assignee expression

Notes

Action Items