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Component 0 ( Basic Metrics Extractor from now on) is used in order to extract the basic information from the input-given BPMN model. For the project's scope, a metric is defined as basic if it simply counts the number of an element - of the specified type - that is present in the model ( e.g. number of parallel gateways splitting the flow, number of tasks, etc. ).
This information is useful to have a preliminary view on the model's composition in terms of the elements used to model a particular business process.
Since there are almost 200 basic metrics, instead of giving a detailed description of each one, they will be presented by their acronyms followed by the acronym's expansion, which should be pretty self-explanatory most of the times.
Therefore, each metric will be of the form: Acronym: expansion.
The metrics will then be divided in macro-categories as defined by the BPMN 2.0 Specification.
For further information about the BPMN elements, please refer to the BPMN 2.0 Specification
Flow Objects define the behavior of a Business Process. There exists three types of Flow Objects:
The majority of the metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor are related to this macro-category. In the following, flow objects related metrics will be presented.
BPMN 2.0 defines an Activity as a generic term for work that a company performs in a Process. An activity may be atomic (e.g. Tasks) or non-atomic (e.g. Sub-Processes).
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NACT: number of Activities
- NCAC: number of Call Activities
- NT: number of Tasks
- NBRT: number of Business Rule Tasks
- NMT: number of Manual Tasks
- NRT: number of Receive Tasks
- NSCT: number of Script Tasks
- NSENT: number of Send Tasks
- NSERT: number of Service Tasks
- NUT: number of User Tasks
- NFDT: number of Flow-Dividing Tasks
- NFJT: number of Flow-Joining Tasks
- NFJDT: number of Flow-Joining and Flow-Dividing Tasks
- NSUB: number of Sub-Processes
- NTR: number of Transactions
- NSFA: number of Sequence Flows between Activities
An Event is something that happens during the course of a Process. These events affect the flow of the model and usually have a cause or an impact.
Based on when they affect the flow, the events can be categorized in:
- Start Events - that indicate where a Process will start
- Intermediate Events - that may happen between a Start and an End Event, affecting the flow of the Process.
- End Events - that indicate where a Process will end.
Furthermore, Events can have a type (e.g. Message Start Event indicates a Start Event triggered by the catching of a message). Formally, the type of an Event is known as its Event Definition. An Event that has more than one definition is defined as a Multiple Event.
- NEV: number of Events
- NCATEV: number of Catch Events
- NTHEV: number of Throw Events
- NSFE: number of outgoing Sequence Flows from Events
are the most generic Events related metrics.
In the following, more specific metrics will be presented, according to the categorization showed before.
These metrics are useful to know the number of Events of a particular type in the considered Business Process. The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NEVDEF: number of Event Definitions
- NCANEV: number of Cancel Events
- NCOMEV: number of Compensation Events
- NCONDEV: number of Conditional Events
- NERREV: number of Error Events
- NESCEV: number of Escalation Events
- NLEV: number of Link Events
- NMESEV: number of Message Events
- NSIEV: number of Signal Events
- NTEEV: number of Terminate Events
- NTEV: number of Timer Events
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NSTEV: number of Start Events
- NSTMEV: number of Start Message Events
- NSTCOEV: number of Start Conditional Events
- NSTSIGEV: number of Start Signal Events
- NSTTEV: number of Start Timer Events
- NSTMUEV: number of Start Multiple Events
- NSTPMUEV: number of Start Parallel Multiple Events
Intermediate Events happens between a Start and an End Event, affecting the flow of the Process. They can have both a cause - or trigger - (Intermediate Catch Events) or an impact - or result - (Intermediate Throw Events).
Furthermore, Intermediate Events can be attached to the boundary of an Activity, in which case they are known as Boundary Events. Boundary Events are triggered by an Exception in the normal flow of the Process and can be Interrupting or Non-Interrupting, based on whether they interrupt the Activity that triggered them or not.
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NICEV: number of Intermediate Catch Events
- NICOMCEV: number of Intermediate Compensation Catch Events
- NICONCEV: number of Intermediate Conditional Catch Events
- NILCEV: number of Intermediate Link Catch Events
- NIMCEV: number of Intermediate Message Catch Events
- NISIGCEV: number of Intermediate Signal Catch Events
- NIMUCEV: number of Intermediate Multiple Catch Events
- NIPMUCEV: number of Intermediate Parallel Multiple Catch Events
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NITEV: number of Intermediate Throw Events
- NICOMTEV: number of Intermediate Compensation Throw Events
- NIESCTEV: number of Intermediate Escalation Throw Events
- NILTEV: number of Intermediate Link Throw Events
- NIMTEV: number of Intermediate Message Throw Events
- NISIGTEV: number of Intermediate Signal Throw Events
- NIMUTEV: number of Intermediate Multiple Throw Events
- NBEV: number of Boundary Events
For greater clarity, the other metrics related to Boundary Events will be presented in relation to their interrupting characteristic.
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NIBEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Events
- NIBCANCEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Cancel Events
- NIBCOMPEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Compensation Events
- NIBCOEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Conditional Events
- NIBERREV: number of Interrupting Boundary Error Events
- NIBESCEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Escalation Events
- NIBMEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Message Events
- NIBSIGEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Signal Events
- NIBTEV: number of Interrupting Boundary Timer Events
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NBNIEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Events
- NBNIMEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Message Events
- NBNITEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Timer Events
- NBNICONEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Conditional Events
- NBNISIGEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Signal Events
- NBNIESCEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Escalation Events
- NBNIMUEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Multiple Events
- NBNIPMUEV: number of Non-Interrupting Boundary Parallel Multiple Events
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NENDEV: number of End Events
- NENDCEV: number of End Cancel Events
- NENDCOMEV: number of End Compensation Events
- NENDERREV: number of End Error Events
- NENDESCEV: number of End Escalation Events
- NENDMEV: number of End Message Events
- NENDSIGEV: number of End Signal Events
- NENDTEREV: number of End Terminate Events
- NENDMUEV: number of End Multiple Events
Gateways are used to control the divergence and convergence of the sequence flows (Edges connecting the BPMN elements). In general, if a Gateway has more than one outgoing Sequence Flow, it is said to be a split gateway. If a gateway has more than one incoming Sequence Flow instead, it is said to be a join gateway.
This characteristic has been taken into account when implementing the gateways related basic metrics, in order to gather more information about the analyzed model.
There exists five type of gateways:
The generic basic metrics related to gateways are:
- NGA: number of Gateways
- NFDG: number of Flow-Dividing Gateways
- NFJG: number of Flow-Joining Gateways
- NFJDG: number of Flow-Joining and Dividing Gateways
- NSFG: number of outgoing sequence flows from Gateways
In the following, the metrics will be presented based on the Gateway's type they refer to.
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NEDDB: number of Exclusive Data-Based Decisions
- NFDEXG: number of Flow-Dividing Exclusive Gateways
- NFJEXG: number of Flow-Joining Exclusive Gateways
- NFJDEXG: number of Flow-Joining and Dividing Exclusive Gateways
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NID: number of Inclusive Decisions
- NFDIG: number of Flow-Dividing Inclusive Gateways
- NFJIG: number of Flow-Joining Inclusive Gateways
- NFJDIG: number of Flow-Joining and Dividing Inclusive Gateways
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NPG: number of Parallel Gateways
- NFDPG: number of Flow-Dividing Parallel Gateways
- NFJPG: number of Flow-Joining Parallel Gateways
- NFJDPG: number of Flow-Joining and Dividing Parallel Gateways
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NEDEB: number of Event-Based Decisions
- NFDEBG: number of Flow-Dividing Event-Based Gateways
- NFJEBG: number of Flow-Joining Event-Based Gateways
- NFJDEBG: number of Flow-Joining and Dividing Event-Based Gateways
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NCD: number of Complex Decisions
- NFDCG: number of Flow-Dividing Complex Gateways
- NFJCG: number of Flow-Joining Complex Gateways
- NFJDCG: number of Flow-Joining and Dividing Complex Gateways
During the execution a Business Process, data may be produced. Data Objects provide information about what Activities require to be performed and/or what they produce.
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NDO: number of Data Objects
- NDOR: number of Data Object References
- NDSTA: number of Data States
- NDSTO: number of Data Stores
- NInDI: number of Input Data Items
- NOutDI: number of Output Data Items
- NDOin: number of Data Objects that are input of activities
- NDOout: number of Data Objects that are output of activities
Connecting Objects are particular objects useful to connect Flow Objects to each other, establishing an order of execution - in the case of Sequence Flows - or to exchange other information. There are four Connecting Objects:
- Sequence Flows - used to show the order that Activities will be performed in a Process
- Message Flows - used to show the exchange of Messages between Participants in a Process
- Associations - used to link information and Artifacts with BPMN graphical elements
- Data Associations - used to move data between Data Objects and inputs and outputs of Activities
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NSEQF: number of Sequence Flows
- NMF: number of Message Flows
- NASO: number of Associations
- NDA: number of Data Associations
- NDInA: number of Data Input Associations
- NDOutA: number of Data Output Associations
Swimlanes are a a way of grouping the modelling elements of the BPMN. There exists two kinds of Swimlanes:
- Pools - used for partitioning a set of Activities from other Pools (B2B context)
- Lanes - used to organize and categorize Activities. A Lane is a sub-partition within a Process
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NP: number of Pools
- NL: number of Lanes
Artifacts are used to provide additional information about the Process. The standardized Artifacts are:
- Groups - grouping of graphical elements that are within the same Category
- Text Annotations - mechanism to provide additional text information for the reader of the BPMN Diagram
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NART: number of Artifacts
- NTEXA: number of Text Annotations
This category contains all the metrics that were too generic to fit in only one of the previous category (e.g. number of Base Elements) or that simply couldn't fit any (e.g. number of Formal Expressions).
However, to keep things organized, the metrics will still be organized in semantic groups where possible.
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NBEL: number of Base Elements
- NCEL: number of Callable Elements
- NCOL: number of Collaborations
- NDEF: number of Definitions
- NDOC: number of Documentations
- NENDP: number of End Points
- NFLEL: number of Flow Elements
- NFLNO: number of Flow Nodes
- NInS: number of Input Sets
- NINTNO: number of Interaction Nodes
- NIAEL: number of Item Aware Elements
- NIDEF: number of Item Definitions
- NLOOPCH: number of Loop Characteristics
- NMILCH: number of Multi Instance Loop Characteristics
- NOP: number of Operations
- NOutS: number of Output Sets
- NPROC: number of Processes
- NPROP: number of Properties
- NRE: number of Root Elements
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NCONV: number of Conversations
- NCCO: number of Call Conversations
- NCONVAS: number of Conversation Associations
- NCONVL: number of Conversation Links
- NCONVN: number of Conversation Nodes
- NSCONV: number of Subconversations
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NRES: number of Resources
- NRESP: number of Resource Parameters
- NRESPB: number of Resource Parameter Bindings
- NRESR: number of Resource Roles
- NRESAEX: number of Resource Assignment Expressions
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NEXP: number of Expressions
- NAC: number of Activation Conditions
- NCOCON: number of Completion Conditions
- NCOND: number of Conditions
- NCONDEX: number of Condition Expressions
- NFOREX: number of Formal Expressions
- NLOOPCA: number of Loop Cardinalities
- NTC: number of Time-Cycles
- NTDA: number of Time Dates
- NTDU: number of Time Durations
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NCORK: number of Correlation Keys
- NCORP: number of Correlation Properties
- NCORPB: number of Correlation Property Bindings
- NCORPRE: number of Correlation Property Retrieval Expressions
- NCORS: number of Correlations Subscriptions
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NPER: number of Performers
- NHP: number of Human Performers
- NPO: number of Potential Owners
The basic metrics implemented by the Basic Metrics Extractor for this category are:
- NASI: number of Assignments
- NAUD: number of Auditings
- NCVAL: number of Category Values
- NCBDEF: number of Complex Behavior Definitions
- NERR: number of Errors
- NESC: number of Escalations
- NEXT: number of Extensions
- NEXTEL: number of Extension Elements
- NGC: number of Global Conversations
- NIMP: number of Imports
- NINTE: number of Interfaces
- NIOB: number of IO Bindings
- NIOS: number of IO Specifications
- NMES: number of Messages
- NMESFA: number of Message Flow Associations
- NMON: number of Monitorings
- NPAS: number of Participant Associations
- NPM: number of Participant Multiplicities
- NREL: number of Relationships
- NREN: number of Renderings
- NSCR: number of Scripts
- NSI: number of Signals
- NTEX: number of Texts
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