© The ATHENA Consortium. CI2: The ATHENA Interoperability Framework Module 1: The ATHENA Interoperability Framework

2 © The ATHENA Consortium. Introduction Interoperability is not only a technology problem. Interoperability also concerns the business processes and the business context of an enterprise. The ATHENA Interoperability Framework follows a model- driven approach to solving the interoperability problems.

3 © The ATHENA Consortium. The ATHENA Interoperability Framework Conceptual Integration Concepts Models and Metamodels Languages Technical Integration Modelling Tools Execution Environments Applicative Integration Methodologies Uses Cases References Examples

4 © The ATHENA Consortium. Conceptual Integration Collaborative Enterprise Modelling Enterprise Processes Services Information Enterprise Processes Services Information Model-Driven Interoperability Flexible Execution and Composition of Services Cross-Organisational Business Processes Information Interoperability Semantics

5 © The ATHENA Consortium. Enterprise Level SME V Sales Order Shipment Partial Process Model (Shipper) ARIS Model Partial Process Model (Carrier) IEM Model Selected Service Invoice Rate Routing Code Label Finances Invoicing Shipment Info Route Parcel Info Carrier Enterprise Processes Services Information Enterprise Processes Services Information POP * Enterprise models elaborated using different modelling languages POP* Metamodel

6 © The ATHENA Consortium. Process Level Enterprise Processes Services Information Enterprise Processes Services Information CBP CBP Metamodel

7 © The ATHENA Consortium. Services Level Enterprise Processes Services Information Enterprise Processes Services Information PIM4SOA

8 © The ATHENA Consortium. Information Level Enterprise Processes Services Information Enterprise Processes Services Information XSD XSD Schema

9 © The ATHENA Consortium. Semantic Level Enterprise Processes Services Information Enterprise Processes Services Information OPAL Ontology Model A Model B Semantics

10 © The ATHENA Consortium. Applicative Integration Framework

11 © The ATHENA Consortium. ATHENA Interoperability Methodology Business Interoperability Framework Enterprise Interoperability Maturity Model Interoperability Analysis Requirements Solutions Mapping Test Definition Testing Implementation Interoperability Impact Analysis Method

12 © The ATHENA Consortium. Processes Semantics Information Technical Integration Enterprise Services Maestro Nehemiah Gabriel PIM4SOA JohnsonLyndonJack POP* MetisMO 2 GOARISGRAI MPCEMGWP XSD A* ATHOS ARGOS ARES

13 © The ATHENA Consortium. GRAI MO 2 GO ARIS Collaborative enterprise modelling MPCE Repository based on POP*... Metis Methodology and tool-specific views of the enterprise model Analytical Tools

14 © The ATHENA Consortium. Cross-organisational business processes Business level: –Business view on cooperation –Processes are not executed Execution level: –Executable business processes –Platform specific Technical level: –Specifies complete control and message flow –Platform independent

15 © The ATHENA Consortium. CBP Tools Maestro Nehemiah

16 © The ATHENA Consortium. Flexible execution and composition of services Lyndon PIM4SOA Johnson WSDL Analyser Jack Modelling Services Agents

17 © The ATHENA Consortium. Semantic Tools A* ATHOSARGOS ARES Annotation Repository Reference Ontology Transform. Rules Repository Ontology Management System Semantic Annotation tool Transformation Rules tool Reconciliation Engine Design PhaseRun-Time Phase

18 © The ATHENA Consortium. Usage of the Interoperability Framework Electronic Procurement Furniture Collaborative Product Development Aeronautics TelecommunicationAutomotive Product Portfolio Management Supply Chain Management Scenarios at four Industrial Sectors:

19 © The ATHENA Consortium. Interoperability Issues CategoryExamples of Interoperability Issues BusinessLink enterprise points of view in order to define a decisional structure of the networked organisation ProcessDefinition of collaborative business processes KnowledgeProduct knowledge sharing within product life cycle phases SoftwareIntegrate applications, implemented with different technologies and executed on different platforms

20 © The ATHENA Consortium. Interoperability Profiles Solution Interoperability Profile Interoperability Issue Context Element Standard User Guide Form Template

21 © The ATHENA Consortium. Method of Work for Interoperability Profiles

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