Proposal of a Method for Creating a BPMN Model Based on the Data Extracted from a DMN Model

Operational processes are usually modeled using the standardized Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). Processes may include the decisions, however, best practices include modeling operational decisions using the Decision Model and Notation (DMN) standard. This paper presents a proposal for creating BPMN models based on the data extracted from the DMN models. Although there is no one to one correspondence between the diagrams modeled in BPMN and DMN, we show that it is possible to construct prototype process models based on the data from the decision model. As there are several possibilities for the translation, a user may choose how to translate particular elements or fragments of the model, which can be later manually refined and extended. Such a process model is directly related to the source DMN model, so in this case, the DMN model specifies the decision logic, the integrated BPMN and DMN models are executable.