Standards - Currently Supported

UML/XMI

SIMPROCESS currently provides export capability to UML Activity Diagram models.

XML/XPDL Process Definition Language

SIMPROCESS currently supports import and export of XPDL.

Dot Diagrams

Export creates a workflow file using the Dot language that presents a "flat" (non-hierarchical) view of the model. A Dot-compatible graph viewer is required to display.

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

SIMPROCESS currently supports web services interaction through SOAP calls. This provides the capability for SIMPROCESS to interact with any web services that supports SOAP. It is also the mechanism in which SIMPROCESS can be invoked by other applications through a SIMPROCESS Dispatcher.

JDBC and ODBC

Java (and Open) Database Connectivity – SIMPROCESS supports connectivity to any relational database via JDBC or connections.

Java RMI

Java Remote Method Invocation - SIMPROCESS supports calling (or being called by) a Java RMI.

C4ISR / DoDAF

SIMPROCESS supports the Operational Architecture Views OV-5 (a hierarchical activity model) and parts of OV-6. It is fully integrated with Rational Rose to support the remainder OV’s. When coupled with Rose, they support all of the DODAF products. It starts with the requirements for OV-5 and goes far beyond them to add simulation and optimization functionality that are not specified in the static DODAF products.

Zachman

Management in every Enterprise is under heavy pressure to improve performance, and among the biggest challenges facing management are those of quality, timeliness and change. These are the conditions forcing businesses to confront their Enterprise Architecture, which is the cornerstone for leveraging technology innovations to fulfill the expectations of a viable and dynamic Enterprise. - Learn More About the Zachman Framework.

TOGAF

TOGAF provides the framework for the development of business architecture from the IT architecture perspective. Coupled with Rational Rose, SIMPROCESS can make the transition between business requirements to system specifications smoother and ensure all requirements are captured correctly.

Lean Six Sigma

Integrating process mapping, object-oriented simulation, and activity-based costing into a single tool, SIMPROCESS meets the most demanding needs for a Lean Six Sigma implementation and its concerned maintenance. Learn More About Six Sigma.

Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)

(BPMI.org) - Business Process Modeling Notation. The SIMPROCESS installer provides a Library containing several Process and Activity templates which can be used to support BPMN in models. When needed, this library can be imported.

Buisness Process Execution Language (BPEL)

SIMPROCESS includes a set of BPEL metamodels that can be used to add BPEL information to any model.

Model Fit

SIMPROCESS includes the ability to read data sources and fit distributions using the ModelFit software from Kortright Corporation. This software is a powerful tool that allows distributions to be fit either during model building or automatically at the beginning of a simulation run. When automatic distribution fitting is used, the data sources are read and the distributions are fit at the beginning of the simulation. Thus, the fitted distributions reflect the latest available data. In addition, the data that is read is configurable by run so simulations can be run with distributions based on different sets of data without actually editing the SIMPROCESS model. Data sources can be ASCII files, spreadsheets, or SQL databases.

SoftwareAG's Business Process Management Suite

SIMPROCESS has been embedded into the the webMethods BPMS to provide Integrated best-of-breed simulation capabilities allow you to simulate the performance of your process and optimize its resource requirements under real-world conditions, prior to deployment.