Bonapart
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 Screenshot by Bonapart © (Representation of the process organization) |
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| Maintainer | Helmut Lorek |
| developer | BTC AG |
| Current version | 6.1 (March 2013) |
| operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| category | Process modeling |
| License | Shareware |
| German speaking | Yes |
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Bonapart is a process modeling software from the German company BTC AG . It is used to describe, publish, analyze and optimize business processes.
use
Bonapart is mainly used for the documentation of processes, organizational structures and systems and the subsequent optimization through simulations. The objectives can be the fulfillment of compliance requirements (development of a quality management manual, internal control system (ICS), occupational safety, environmental protection or risk management). Bonapart is also used for the process-based selection of software or for the subsequent documentation of SAP systems.
Functions
Versions
Bonapart is available in different versions. Basically, Bonapart is available as a single-user or multi-user system.
Single user
- With the basic version Bonapart Lite, processes, organizational structures and systems can be documented.
- With Bonapart Standard, the models can be published in various ways in addition to the documentation. The models can be made available to readers as HTML, Word, PDF or PPT. This is often used to create transparency about the processes, information flows and applicable documents.
- The simulation is available in the Bonapart Professional version. By storing quantities, times and costs, you can see how the processes behave and the utilization of the resources involved (processor, material resources, storage). The aim is to run through various characteristics of the processes before they are implemented in reality (see prototype construction in the automotive sector). The simulation results are evaluated by analyzing key figures such as lead time , costs per process, utilization or capital commitment .
- Since 2009, BTC AG has been offering a freeware version (Bonapart Compact) in addition to the shareware versions. This version enables easy modeling of process models.
Multi-user
- With Bonapart Collaborative, processes can be modeled on a platform-independent and decentralized basis (technology: Java Thin-Client). The main difference to the single-user versions is the possibility of distributed modeling and the establishment of approval workflows / authorization concepts.
Simulation / analysis
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technology
Bonapart is an object-oriented modeling tool with which classes and instances of objects can be put together in a process context and displayed using directed graphs. When modeling process diagrams, business objects (activities, information, media, processors, material resources and storage) and their attributes (name, comment, ID, costs, times, risks, usability, specifications, ...) are used as nodes and the interaction of these objects each other ("sends information", "stores in" or "uses") as relations (edges) within directed graphs (scenarios). A model consists of several scenario types:
- Instance scenarios (process, organizational chart, system)
- Class scenarios (tasks, information, media, material resources, storage, organizational units, positions, managers)
Here, the modeler can maintain configurable attributes (object name, processing time and input and output probability) at the nodes as well as at the edges.
The notation can be adapted to different types of processes. Process maps or main processes are usually shown as chevrons for value chains, processes as KSA (communication structure analysis), EPK , BPMN or UML diagrams. The modeling of processes in Bonapart is supported by the integrated KSA method. This method stipulates that, depending on the scenario type (process, structure, system view), only predefined objects and predefined relations can be drawn.
Bonapart was developed in 1989 at the TU Berlin in the field of systems analysis and came onto the market in 1992.
Supported standards
Bonapart supports standards and industry standards such as BPMN , WSDL , XSD and BPEL . In addition, the UML standard is supported with the required model types.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SemTalk: Communication Structure Analysis (KSA) ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BTC: Brief description of the KSA method ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Herrman Krallmann : System analysis in the company . 2007, p. 115 ff
- ↑ http://www.btc-ag.com
