Open AccessTowards a Process for Negotiation of E-contracts Involving Web Services
Author(s) -
Gabriel Costa Silva,
Maria de Souza Gimenes,
Marcelo Fantinato,
Maria Cristina Motta de Toledo,
Caixa Postal,
Trilhas Técnicas
Publication year - 2012
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5753/sbsi.2012.14391
Subject(s) - negotiation , reuse , process (computing) , computer science , web service , order (exchange) , service (business) , knowledge management , process management , business process , world wide web , business , engineering , work in process , marketing , finance , political science , waste management , law , operating system
Organizations involved in cooperative business processes have different interests and points of view. A negotiation allows them to discuss their interests and requirements in order to reach an acceptable agreement. We propose an integrated web service negotiation process that considers human interaction and the use of different protocols. It focuses on the application of feature modelling to describe the negotiated services. Our contributions include: (i) the definition of a negotiation process; (ii) the definition of a conceptual model to support the negotiation of web services; (iii) reuse of artefacts generated throughout the negotiation process; and (iv) coverage of critical elements in the negotiation of electronic contracts.