D3BA: A Tool for Optimizing Business Processes Using Non-Deterministic Planning

The semantics of this compilation is that by invoking the service the planner is expecting to get back (n)one or more of the promised outputs. Composition T echnique The inputs to the composition step is thus a process and a set of skills and the output is a optimized process wherein the original process has been composed with skills wherever possible to maximize automation, as shown in Figure 3. Once the skills have been compiled to the standard D3WA form the rest of the process remains same as in D3WA. This means we get all the rest of its features for free, including being able to visualize, debug, and iterate on the composed process once it has been computed. Specifically with regards to business process management, we illustrate some key capabilities next. The reason declarative works well in this setting is twofold: First, the sheer size of these composed processes, and the need to be able to be flexible with their management, makes it imperative that they are not written and maintained by hand. Furthermore, as we mentioned before, the source of skills and processes may be different. The declarative framework allows developers of either to develop without having to worry about how they relate to each other.