<s>
The	O
Business	B-Language
Process	I-Language
Definition	I-Language
Metamodel	I-Language
(	O
BPDM	B-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
definition	O
of	O
concepts	O
used	O
to	O
express	O
business	O
process	O
models	O
(	O
a	O
metamodel	O
)	O
,	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
OMG	B-Architecture
(	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exchange	O
format	O
is	O
defined	O
by	O
XSD	O
(	O
XML	O
Schema	O
)	O
and	O
XMI	B-Language
(	O
XML	O
for	O
Metadata	O
Interchange	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
specification	O
for	O
transformation	O
of	O
OMG	B-Architecture
metamodels	O
to	O
XML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pursuant	O
to	O
the	O
OMG	B-Architecture
's	O
policies	O
,	O
the	O
metamodel	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
process	O
involving	O
submissions	O
by	O
member	O
organizations	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
(	O
RFP	O
)	O
issued	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BPDM	B-Language
was	O
adopted	O
in	O
initial	O
form	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
finalized	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BPDM	B-Language
provides	O
abstract	O
concepts	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
consistent	O
interpretation	O
of	O
specialized	O
concepts	O
used	O
by	O
business	O
process	O
modelers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
ordering	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	O
elements	O
in	O
a	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
(	O
Business	B-Architecture
Process	I-Architecture
Model	I-Architecture
and	I-Architecture
Notation	I-Architecture
)	O
diagram	O
is	O
depicted	O
by	O
arrows	O
between	O
those	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
specific	O
elements	O
can	O
have	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
all	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
events	O
have	O
some	O
common	O
characteristics	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
specific	O
events	O
are	O
designated	O
by	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
circle	O
and	O
the	O
icon	O
in	O
the	O
circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BPDM	B-Language
extends	O
business	O
process	O
modeling	O
beyond	O
the	O
elements	O
defined	O
by	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
and	O
BPEL	O
(	O
Business	O
Process	O
Execution	O
Language	O
)	O
to	O
include	O
interactions	O
between	O
otherwise-independent	O
business	O
processes	O
executing	O
in	O
different	O
business	O
units	O
or	O
enterprises	O
(	O
choreography	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BPDM	B-Language
provides	O
for	O
the	O
binding	O
of	O
orchestration	O
to	O
choreography	O
to	O
ensure	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BPDM	B-Language
specification	O
addresses	O
the	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
OMG	B-Architecture
on	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
BPDM	B-Language
"	O
will	O
define	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
abstract	O
business	O
process	O
definition	O
elements	O
for	O
specification	O
of	O
executable	O
business	O
processes	O
that	O
execute	O
within	O
an	O
enterprise	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
collaborate	O
between	O
otherwise-independent	O
business	O
processes	O
executing	O
in	O
different	O
business	O
units	O
or	O
enterprises.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
metamodel	O
to	O
unify	O
the	O
diverse	O
business	O
process	O
definition	O
notations	O
that	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
containing	O
semantics	O
compatible	O
with	O
leading	O
business	B-Architecture
process	I-Architecture
modeling	I-Architecture
notations	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
metamodel	O
that	O
complements	O
existing	O
UML	B-Language
metamodels	O
so	O
that	O
business	O
processes	O
specifications	O
can	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
complete	O
system	O
specifications	O
to	O
assure	O
consistency	O
and	O
completeness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
exchange	O
business	O
process	O
specifications	O
between	O
modeling	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
between	O
tools	O
and	O
execution	O
environments	O
using	O
XMI	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
exchange	O
of	O
business	O
process	O
models	O
,	O
BPDM	B-Language
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
process	O
interchange	O
format	O
XPDL	O
(	O
XML	O
Process	O
Definition	O
Language	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
WfMC	O
(	O
Workflow	O
Management	O
Coalition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
different	O
in	O
that	O
BPDM	B-Language
provides	O
a	O
specification	O
of	O
semantics	O
integrated	O
in	O
a	O
metamodel	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
includes	O
additional	O
modeling	O
capabilities	O
such	O
as	O
choreography	O
,	O
discussed	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
XPDL	O
has	O
many	O
implementations	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
some	O
support	O
for	O
XPDL	O
2.x	O
,	O
needed	O
for	O
interchanging	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
BPDM	B-Language
implementations	O
are	O
in	O
preparation	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
translation	O
to	O
XPDL	O
.	O
</s>
