4th February 2008, 10:44 pm
Bill McCarthy from Michigan State university is currently in Vienna and we are working together on a UMM specialization module for REA (Resources-Events-Agents). The REA Enterprise Information Architecture covers the value chain and supply chain of an enterprise system. A first version of the specialization is scheduled for the UMM Forum meeting taking place in Mexiko City from the 7th - 11th April 2008.
More information on REA can be found on Prof. McCarthy’s website.
29th January 2008, 08:00 pm
As part of the public lectures in electronic commerce Jaap Gordijn from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam presented the e3value methodology which has been developed by him. The e3value methodology helps the modeler to understand value flows between business partners. More information, academic work and tools around e3value can be found on the e3value website.
e3value will also be part of our upcoming project called BSopt (Business Semantics on top of Process Technology) starting 1st of March 2008. Stay tuned for more information!
9th January 2008, 04:43 pm
For modeling UMM 2.0 in MagicDraw (version 12.5), we made a first profile implementation. It contains the conceptual view and, of course, all stereotypes (in a folder called abstract syntax). For modeling you only need the profile. UMM 2.0 Profile for Magic Draw (pre-Draft1-20080109)
4th January 2008, 09:09 am
The paper entitled “Modeling eGovernment processes with UMM” has been accepted for publication in the Informatica Journal as part of a special issue dedicated to eGovernment research.
2nd January 2008, 03:56 pm
A first UMM 2.0 example model (Order From Quote) as it will be used in the UMM 2.0 specification is available. Please see the Example Models section for more details.
The example model already uses the new stereotypes as defined in the UMM 2.0 meta model. An example for the new package structure using the new stereotypes is given below.
Business Requirements View
Business Choreography View
Business Information View using the UML Profile for Core Components
20th December 2007, 07:59 pm
The UMM team wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy the Christmas holidays!
13th December 2007, 11:39 am
This week during the F2F meeting in Zurich, we have produced a first pre-draft1 version of a UMM 2.0 profile for the UML modeling tool Enterprise Architect. The profile is seperated according UMM 2.0’s package structure, but packaged as a MDG Technology file. In order to work with the profile in Enterprise Architect you have to do the following steps:
- In Enterprise Architect go to Resource View (usually defined as a tab below the Project Browser)
- In the Resource View right click on the MDG Technology and select the option Import Technology
- Choose the UMM profile file (UMM2-preDraft1-20071213.xml)
- The profile is now loaded into your toolbox on the left hand side
Please note that this is not an official UN/CEFACT release. The profile may be subject to frequent changes since the UMM 2.0 specification is under ongoing development. An initial draft of the UMM 2.0 specification is expected to be ready for the mid of January for an internal review. Please leave your comments, notifications of bugs, experiences etc…
UMM 2.0 profile for Enterprise Architect - Version preDraft1-20071213
11th December 2007, 10:15 am
UMM 2.0 will have an enhanced package structure which greatly facilitates modeling.
Changes in the package structure:
- The BusinessDomainView has moved into the BusinessRequirementsView
- There is now a dedicated BusinessPartnerView in the BusinessRequirementsView
- The BusinessProcessView does not exist any more. Instead the BusinessProcessActivityGraph is located directly under the corresponding BusinessProcess
- The former BusinessTransactionView is now called BusinessChoregraphyView
- BusinessInteractionView and TransactionRequirementsView are now merged into the new BusinessTransactionView which is located underneath the BusinessChoreographyView
- The BusinessTransaction is now located directly under the corresponding BusinessTransactionUseCase
- CollaborationRequirementsView and BusinessCollaborationView are now merged into the new BusinessCollaborationView
- The BusinessCollaborationProtocol is now located directly under the corresponding BusinessCollaborationUseCase
- CollaborationRealizationView remains unchanged
- The BusinessInformationView is now a dedicated view
View an animated Powerpoint slide illustrating the transition from the UMM 1.0 package structure to the UMM 2.0 package structure: UMM 2.0 Re-Packaging
10th December 2007, 04:30 pm
UN/CEFACT TMG is currently meeting in Zurich at SAP Regensdorf. The major work item within the Business Process Working Group (BPWG) for this week is the 1st Draft of the UMM 2.0 specification. The major benefits of UMM 2.0 will be:
- UMM 2.0 will be defined as a UML 2.0 profile
- Re-packaging (flattening) of the UMM meta model
- Eliminating the complex “maps to” relationships
- A business transaction may now comprise up to two responding business documents in order to represent different business intentions (e.g., a positive and a negative response to a purchase order)
- Shortened names of stereotypes
- In general, the UMM meta model will be less strict - especially during the requirements elicitation phase - as well as less complex
We hope to publish first results at the end of this week. Stay tuned…
6th December 2007, 03:18 pm
A set of Macromedia Flash movies, explaining the steps towards a valid UMM 1.0 model is now available. Many thanks to Jim Wilson from Cidx who narrated the movies!
The UMM 1.0 user guide movies