Figure 12

Synthesis SLG. Complete synthesis process, realized as jABC SLG. The main process (top) triggers the execution of the synthesis and displays the solution that is returned. Then, it assembles the SLG corresponding to this solution and displays it on a canvas, where it can be used for further process development. The actual synthesis is carried out by the sub-process (bottom): It captures the available domain knowledge and evaluates the workflow specification. The collected information is stored in a specific database file and sent to the synthesis algorithm, which computes one shortest solution (SynthOneShort). The generated sequence of services is then converted into the jABC's graph format in order to allow further processing within the framework.