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Linked.Archi BPMN Lite Metamodel Definition

Metamodel Manifest

https://meta.linked.archi/bpmn-lite/metamodel#

v0.1.0 bpmnlmm: Kalin Maldzhanski Linked.Archi Modified: 2026-05-06 License

Metamodel manifest for BPMN Lite — a simplified BPMN profile for enterprise architecture reasoning. Covers the EA-relevant subset of BPMN 2.0.2: processes, tasks, events, gateways, participants, data objects, and message flows. Choose BPMN Lite when: • The goal is cross-model reasoning (BPMN ↔ ArchiMate ↔ C4), not BPMN execution. • You want a "thin lift" — only constructs with EA-level semantic value. • Layout and notation detail stays in the original .bpmn file, referenced by URI. Choose the full BPMN 2.0.2 suite (modelingLanguages/bpmn/) when: • You need full spec fidelity (144 classes, diagram interchange, correlation). • You are building BPMN tooling, round-tripping, or execution engines. • You need SHACL validation against the complete BPMN metamodel.

Simplified BPMN metamodel for EA-level reasoning. Covers processes, tasks (7 types), events (4 types), gateways (4 types), participants, lanes, data objects, data stores, messages, and 3 relationship types (sequence flow, message flow, data association). Omits diagram interchange, correlation, loop characteristics, I/O specifications, and the extension mechanism.

Based on Framework

BPMN 2.0.2

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0.2 — the OMG standard for graphical notation of business processes.

Constituent Resources

Model Concepts (OWL Ontology)

onto

A simplified BPMN ontology for enterprise architecture use cases. Covers only the BPMN constructs that carry semantic value at the EA level — processes, tasks, events, gateways, participants, data objects, and message flows. Omits execution-level detail (diagram interchange geometry, waypoints, marker styles, I/O specifications, correlation, loop characteristics) that adds triple density without supporting cross-model reasoning. Use this ontology when the goal is to query, validate, or reason across BPMN and other models (ArchiMate, C4, TOGAF). For full BPMN 2.0.2 fidelity — including diagram interchange and all 144 metamodel classes — use the complete BPMN suite (modelingLanguages/bpmn/). Design rationale: BPMN is execution-oriented and much denser than ArchiMate. A faithful 1:1 lift of every BPMN-XML element creates many triples whose semantic value at EA level is near zero. The value of RDF over native XML materializes only when you intend to query, validate, or reason across BPMN and other models.
https://meta.linked.archi/bpmn-lite/onto#
Formal Rules (SHACL Shapes)

shapes

SHACL validation shapes for the BPMN Lite ontology.
https://meta.linked.archi/bpmn-lite/shapes#

Stakeholders

BusinessArchitect

ProcessOwner

SolutionArchitect

Concerns

BehaviorConcern

IntegrationConcern

Source: linked-archi-meta • Linked.Archi