iERM to OWL Converter

This module populates an ontology with information from the iERM files. It takes into account all relevant information from iERM - Processes, Resources, Risks - and relates the aforementioned with previously captured dependencies from Context.

How to get the code

git clone https://@opensourceprojects.eu/git/p/timbus/context-model/converters/ierm-to-owl

Install Requirements

1. Oracle Java JDK 1.7

Usage

• The converter is developed as a Maven project. After fetching the project from the link above, if maven is installed run "mvn clean package" in the project's folder in order to compile it.
• Run the compiled jar file.

Options:

-r  Choose risk file path
-e  Choose EPC file path
-i  Choose import file(s) - If the iERM points to dependencies captured in external ontologies, you should provide an import so the output can be as complete as possible
-d  Choose destination file - Defaults to "ierm-conversion.owl"

Converting process and expected output

The converter follows the following steps:

• Fetches all Elements from the risk XML file of iERM. This includes Resources (dependencies) and actual Business Activities.
• Fetches all Risks
• Internally relates all three components - Risks exist in business activities caused by failure of resources, and resources possibly refer to existing captured dependencies.
• The epc file is scanned, and all the relations among business activities and the whole business process is constructed inside the converter
• If any import url is provided, this ontology will be imported. At this point, all elements previously gathered and related will be converted to ontology as Individuals.

The result is a populated ontology containing all activities and resources. The activities are related through the "flowTo" Object Property. The risk DSO (Domain Specific Ontology) contains a class to save the risks and properties to fill information about them. It also contains Object Properties to relate to the resource and activity in which occurs.

Author

Miguel Gama Nunes miguel.nunes@caixamagica.pt

License

Copyright (c) 2014, Caixa Magica Software Lda (CMS).
The work has been developed in the TIMBUS Project and the above-mentioned are Members of the TIMBUS Consortium.
TIMBUS is supported by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme for research and technological development and demonstration activities (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 269940.

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