Batch processing across multiple business processes based on object life cycles

Abstract

Batch processing is a means to synchronize the execution of multiple process instances for certain activities to improve process performance. Current batch processing concepts for business processes focus only on single process models whereas in practice large process model repositories exist with repeating activities. In this paper, we introduce a concept to specify batch processing requirements in centrally given object life cycles, which describe allowed data manipulations in order to identify candidates for batch processing during run-time across multiple processes and propose them to the user. We evaluate the applicability of this concept by implementation for an open source BPM platform.