Visual model importation

A data processing system configured for importing a visual process model into a target process model in an application, the data processing system comprising:

• a data processing system comprising a processor and memory;
• a mapper executing in the memory by the processor of the data processing system, the mapper comprising program code enabled to map visual objects located within a source model for the visual process model to process elements defined for the target process model, the visual process model comprising a plurality of different source shapes arranged to represent a set of activities to be performed in a dynamic or static system;
• and,
• an importer executing in the memory by the processor of the data processing system, the importer comprising program code enabled to import mapped ones of said visual objects into the target process model.

A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for visual process model importation, said computer program product including:

• computer usable program code for identifying an arrangement of a plurality of visual objects in a visual process model, the visual process model comprising a plurality of different source shapes arranged to represent a set of activities to be performed in a dynamic or static system;
• computer usable program code for selecting associations between said visual objects and corresponding representative elements for a target process model;
• computer usable program code for mapping said visual objects in a source model into said selected corresponding representative elements for said target process model;
• and,
• computer usable program code for producing said target process model for said visual process model using said mapping.