In this paper we will present the results of research into the semantics of modeling constructs for the process-oriented perspective for the conceptual modeling of enterprise subject areas. We will distinguish 3 conceptual process types that will be the building blocks for any enterprise process base. The definition of these conceptual process types will be anchored in existing processand decis...

XML is universally recognized as the standard document format for the purpose of inter change and device independent presentation Literature shows many e orts towards the devel opment of formal and conceptual models for XML although no commonly accepted model exists as yet In this paper we present a survey of some formal and conceptual modeling techniques and discuss the merits and shortcomings...

In a series of publications, we have employed ontological theories and principles used to evaluate and improve the quality of conceptual modeling grammars and models. In this article, we continue this work by providing an ontological interpretation and sound modeling guidelines for a traditionally neglected notion in the conceptual modeling literature, namely, the representation of types whose ...

Despite its origins in software modeling, there has been growing interest in using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for conceptual modeling of application domains. However, the UML has many constructs that are purely software oriented. Consequently, the suitability of the UML for modeling “real world” phenomena has been questioned. This research aims to assign real-world semantics to a core ...

In this paper we are concerned with the degree to which modeling languages explicitly accommodate conceptual distinctions. Such distinctions refer to the precision and nuance with which a given modeling concept in a language can be interpreted (e.g., can an actor be a human, an abstraction, or a collection of things). We start by elaborating on the notion of conceptual distinctions, while also ...

We present a conceptual framework for modeling optical networks and the solutions to its associated problems. The framework is targeted towards a large-scale initiative by us for developing a modeling language that can help with conceptual modeling of typical optical network design problems. While there are pieces of literature available that describe modeling languages for other application ar...

Representing organizational reality in conceptual models is an important part of IS practice. In this paper we expose and challenge the taken-for-granted ontological and epistemological assumptions that underpin common accounts of conceptual modeling, using process modeling as an example. We argue that, due to an implicit commitment to a dualist ontology and representationalist epistemology, mu...

Context-aware, multi-channel Web applications are more and more gaining consensus from both content providers and consumers, but very few proposals exist for their conceptual modeling. This paper illustrates a conceptual framework that provides modeling facilities for context-aware, multi-channel Web applications; it also shows how high-level modeling constructs can drive the application develo...

Many application domains involve constraints that, at a conceptual modeling level, apply to one or more schema paths, each of which involves one or more conceptual joins (where the same conceptual object plays roles in two relationships). Popular information modeling approaches typically provide only weak support for such join constraints. This paper contrasts how join constraints are catered f...

Users’ perceptions and beliefs are relevant for the adoption of conceptual modeling languages in practice. This paper examines the relationship between user perception of the quality of a conceptual modeling language from a cognitive point of view and its perceived usefulness. The article builds on Moody’s framework of quality characteristics of visual modeling languages. By means of an empiric...