From an ebXML BPSS choreography to a BPEL-based implementation

ABSTRACT

ebXML and Web Services are two well accepted technologies to implement business collaborations. In this paper we concentrate on the choreography of business collaborations. The corresponding standards of ebXML and Web Services are BPSS and BPEL, respectively. We present when and why we need to transform between these two standards. For the transformation we examine the difference between them. Furthermore, we suggest guidelines for a transformation from BPSS to BPEL.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
          Subjects: Web-based interaction

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Web-based services

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.7 DOCUMENT AND TEXT PROCESSING
      I.7.2 Document Preparation

          Nouns: XML

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.3 Organizational Impacts
          Subjects: Computer-supported collaborative work

General Terms:
Management

Keywords:
BPEL, BPSS, business process, ebXML, web services