目前面向流程集成的EAI技术——BPM(商务流程管理)已经悄然兴起。采用面向对象Petri网(OOPN)技术对BPM流程进行定义,将BPM流程映射到OOPN中进行建模,这样就可以将Petri网的一些技术应用到BPM系统中,为BPM系统的研究提供了一些新的方向。
The process-oriented EAI technology named BPM (Business Process Management) now is very popular. The formal description of BPM process is based on object-oriented Petri net (OOPN), which reflects the BPM process into Petri net. Thus, some Petri net technologies can be applied to the BPM system, which gives some new ways for BPM system research.