@article {Chaouni2022251,
	title = {Alignment of Software System Level with Business Process Level: Resolving Syntactic and Semantic Conflicts},
	journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
	volume = {13},
	number = {7},
	year = {2022},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {251-262},
	abstract = {Information systems help organizations manage their entities with innovative technologies. These entities are often very different in nature. In this paper, we consider a business process level based on a set of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) models and a software system level based on a Unified Modeling Language (UML) class diagram. The differences between these entities make them difficult to align. In addition, an organization{\textquoteright}s BPMN models may be designed by different teams, which can cause syntactic and semantic heterogeneities. We present the first step of our proposed approach for aligning a software system level with a business process level without conflict (redundancy and lost information). Syntactic and semantic rules based on ontologies and other resources for comparing BPMN models are described, as well as a process for transforming BPMN models into UML model. {\textcopyright} 2022. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications.All Rights Reserved},
	keywords = {Business Process, Business process model and notation, Business process modeling, Class diagrams, Computer software, Information management, Information system alignment, Information systems, Information use, Ontology, Ontology{\textquoteright}s, Semantic aspect, Semantics, Software-systems, Syntactics, Systems alignments, Unified Modeling Language},
	doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2022.0130733},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85135807702\&doi=10.14569\%2fIJACSA.2022.0130733\&partnerID=40\&md5=c926fa84b9a85ef4d8f825d949952fb0},
	author = {Chaouni, S.B. and Habba, M. and Fredj, M.}
}
@article {Habba2021174,
	title = {Aligning Software System Level with Business Process Level through Model-Driven Architecture},
	journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
	volume = {12},
	number = {10},
	year = {2021},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {174-183},
	abstract = {Information systems are intended to provide organisations with a new way of sustaining themselves, by helping them manage their activities using innovative technologies. Information systems require aligned levels for maximum effectiveness. In this context, business and information technology (IT) alignment is an important issue for the success of organisations. This paper presents the first step of the proposed approach to align the software system level, modelled by a Unified Modeling Language (UML) class diagram, with the business process level, modelled by the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) model. A model-driven architecture approach is proposed as a means to transform a set of BPMN models into a UML class diagram. A set of transformation rules is proposed, followed by guidelines that help apply those rules. {\textcopyright} 2021},
	keywords = {Business Process, Business process model and notation (BPMN), Computer software, Information management, Information systems, Information use, Innovative technology, Model driven architectures, Model-driven architecture approaches, Software architecture, Software design, Transformation rules, UML class diagrams, Unified Modeling Language, Unified modeling language class diagrams},
	doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0121020},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85119658852\&doi=10.14569\%2fIJACSA.2021.0121020\&partnerID=40\&md5=dcda8435272d6d8736ff7112ffa683f0},
	author = {Habba, M. and Fredj, M. and Chaouni, S.B.}
}
@conference {Chaouni2011496,
	title = {Metamodels for models complete integration},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, IRI 2011},
	year = {2011},
	note = {cited By 1},
	pages = {496-497},
	doi = {10.1109/IRI.2011.6009602},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80053143653\&doi=10.1109\%2fIRI.2011.6009602\&partnerID=40\&md5=fa10821cadbaa9b876be2fe6f7c4eaa5},
	author = {Chaouni, S.B. and Fredj, M. and Mouline, S.}
}
