| REA-25 SPECIAL TRACK II |
| REA BUSINESS PATTERNS |
| PAVEL HRUBY |
| Description |
| Business
application models often contain model elements that occur repeatedly in
various business applications, and can be described as patterns –
elements of reusable design. Examples of business patterns are serial
numbers, budgets, methods for inventory evaluations, and algorithms for
production scheduling. Some business patterns originate in a non-REA
domain but can be used to formulate ontologies that could be merged with
REA to provide for functionality required in some business applications.
The intent of this track at the REA-25 conference is to improve the
state of the art and practice for developing software business
applications using business patterns, and to identify and describe
business patterns and emerging elements of REA-complementary ontologies. |
| Submissions and Topics of Interest |
| Submitted papers
should outline an interesting or difficult modeling problem in the REA
modeling framework, and a solution to the problem. Ideally, a paper
should identify a candidate for a business pattern, or an non-REA
ontology that could be merged with REA in a meaningful way, but papers
might also focus on novel solutions to existing modeling problems, e.g.,
how to model claims, how to model contingencies or budgets, or on critical analysis of existing solutions, especially if it arises from realization of REA systems in existing implementation technologies. Other topics of interest include the use of business patterns and ontologies in the development of business application models (enterprise schemas), the relationships between business patterns, ontologies and actual software architectures, representational aspects of REA business patterns, organization of business patterns into categories, and relationships between business patterns. |
| Submission Format |
| Submissions
must as a minimum include a description of the problem, a solution of
the problem (an application model or enterprise schema), and a
discussion of the solution.
Click here for an example of a Business Pattern. There is no limit regarding the size of
submissions, but 10 pages is considered as a reasonable maximum. The
submissions will be posted on the conference web site prior to the
conference, to allow for lively discussions during the conference. Authors will be encouraged to submit an extended version of their papers to the JIS special section on REA enterprise systems (http://www.aisvillage.com/rea25/jisreacfp.htm.) |
| Participation |
|
Participants
without submitted paper are encouraged to send an e-mail by April 15 to
the track chairman (phruby@acm.org), describing their relevant
experience and intended contribution to the business patterns track.
These participants, together with the authors of accepted papers, may
play a more prominent role in shaping the track. |
|
Important Dates |
|
Submission deadline:
April 15, 2007 |