BPMN simulation tool

Ashley

Hi,
I need to generate event log for BPMN model simulation with sub process. I found a tool plg2 that can simulate BPMN model, but this tool can't handle BPMN with or gateway and sub process. I haven't found a suitable tool for a long time. Can you recommend some tool m that can generate event log for BPMN simulation? thank you.

Ashley

I found another simulation tool, Gena, but there was an error 'unknown gateway type' when processing with or gateway. Is it a problem with my drawing or can't Gena handle BPMN with or gateway?

hverbeek

Hi Ashley,

As far as I understand one of the papers on Gena (see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569190X17300047?via=ihub), Gena only allows for the exclusive (XOR) and parallel (AND) gateways. There were plans to extend this set of supported gateways, but this may have never happened.

I have forwarded your first question to the person leading the development of BPMN-related plugins in ProM: Anna Kalenkova. As it seems, she also contributed to Gena. I hope she can help you better than I can on this.

Kind regards,

Eric.

Ashley

Hi Eric,
Thank you for your reply.

[Deleted User]

Hi Ashley,
thank you for your interest in BPMN log generators!

Answering your questions:
1) In Gena, OR gateways are not supported, subprocesses are supported though.

2) In ProM there is a plugin "Translate BPMN to Petri net".

This plugin can handle OR gateways but does not totally preserve their semantics.

You can try to retrieve a Petri net and then use ProM techniques to simulate it.

Kind regards, Anna

Ashley

akalenkova said:

Hi Ashley,
thank you for your interest in BPMN log generators!

Answering your questions:
1) In Gena, OR gateways are not supported, subprocesses are supported though.

2) In ProM there is a plugin "Translate BPMN to Petri net".

This plugin can handle OR gateways but does not totally preserve their semantics.

You can try to retrieve a Petri net and then use ProM techniques to simulate it.

Kind regards, Anna

Hi Anna,

Thank you for your reply.I also consider transforming BPMN model with OR-gataways into Petri net, but the event log generated by the transformed Petri net simulation can not be completely replaced. I am considering how to reduce the impact of model transformation.

Thanks again.