@TECHREPORT{uml4soa:techrep09,
  title = {{The UML4SOA Profile}},
  author = {{Philip} {Mayer} and {Nora} {Koch} and {Andreas} {Schroeder}},
  abstract= {UML4SOA is a profile for specifying behavioural aspects of service-oriented architectures (SOAs). In particular, we focus on service orchestrations, i.e. compositions of services, by means of an orchestration workflow. An orchestration, in turn, is another service to be used externally, or in other orchestrations. We have selected UML2 activity diagrams as the base for modelling such workflows, and UML2 state machines for modelling their externally visible behaviour with regard to a certain partner. We extend both notations by SOA-specific stereotypes, thereby enabling developers to model SOA orchestrations in a high-level fashion. The extension is minimal, i.e. we use existing UML2 elements wherever possible, only extending the UML2 where we require additional semantics, or if it adds to the overall clarity of the diagrams. The UML4SOA profile has been developed within the SENSORIA project, where it has been used as input to several case studies. There are also model transformation tools available for converting UML4SOA diagrams to BPEL/WSDL, Java, and Jolie. Finally, UML4SOA diagrams enjoy formal analysis support through the SENSORIA Development Environment (SDE) and integrated tools. UML4SOA complements the SoaML profile that focuses on the structural aspects of SOAS and can be used in combination with other UML profiles, such as the MARTE profile, which has been used for performance analysis within the scope of the SENSORIA project.},
  year = {2009},
  month = {July},
  pages = {31},
  institution = {Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen},
  keywords = {modelling, UML},
  partner = {LMU},
  status = {public},
  task = {T1.4},
  url = {http://www.uml4soa.eu/wp-content/uploads/UML4SOA.pdf}
}