On the Implementation of Business Process Logic in DLT Nodes

Abstract

Distributed ledger technologies (DLT) enable new forms of business collaboration while the combination with smart contracts allows for an automation of business and collaboration processes. The immutability of DLT secures the execution of business processes. Hence, any process automation or resource management activities are tamper-proof. Yet, a widespread use can only takeoff, if business process experts can directly use this new form of technology, since business process experts are not necessarily programming experts. Thus, we argue for a high-level business process modeling to allow an application-oriented formulation of business collaboration. Hence it is important to research the instantiation and execution of business processes on DLTs, which are formulated in conventional notations.

Authors 3

1. Thomas Osterland

   Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer FIT, Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, Germany

2. Thomas Rose Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University · Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer FIT & RWTH Aachen, Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, Germany

3. Clemens Putschli

   Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer FIT, Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, Germany