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information exchange between applications, meaning that applications start to live
their own lives and that processes have to adapt to the applications (e.g., ERP).
However, the information in the processes should be used on different levels: steering
information, operative information, and historical information. These types of
information will be found in BPM tools. In the last few years we can see an effort
to merge BPM aspects and ICT aspects into one tool. However, a mental gap exists
between both worlds. BPM people think process wise, while ICT people think
application wise, meaning only some parts of the processes are automated and relevant
information is stored in databases. Reporting on transactions is based on the
information kept in these databases. As a matter of fact, only historical information
is kept in these databases. Information about steering and executing the processes
are not stored in databases.
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