Vertical Process Merging By Reconstruction Of Equivalent Models And Hierarchical Process Merging

A computer program product for identifying and resolving differences between business process models, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a first business process model project;
• identifying a second business process model project;
• performing changes to the second business process model project;
• creating a delta model configured to analyze the differences between the business process model projects, wherein an analysis of the differences between the first and second business process model projects are in the form of low-level changes;
• auto-applying the low-level changes of the first business process model project to generate a new business process model project;
• and
• merging the first and second business process model projects.

A system product for identifying and resolving differences between business process models, the system comprising:

• a business modeler module configured to generate a first business process model project;
• an integration modeler module having a second business process model project,
• wherein the business modeler module is configured to pass the first business process model project to the integration modeler module,
• wherein the integration modeler module is configured to perform changes to the second business process model project;
• and
• a delta model configured to analyze the differences between the business process model projects, wherein an analysis of the differences between the first and second business process model projects are in the form of low-level changes.