Metaobject approach for modeling enterprise business processes inside single ERP system

Nowadays, combining enterprise business processes within a single information system has a widespread trend. Work optimization of enterprises in condition of flexible market and rapid technical progress is impossible without using a single information system. There are many ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems designed to solve the main problem of automation of all enterprise business processes. However, neither one of them is able to take into account existing automation mechanisms of the enterprise. These mechanisms are often designed not only using documents with technical order for any type of business process but also using software developed with outdated technics. In this paper, the authors consider their own ERP system, which contains a completely new approach to the application, development, and organization of a single information space for all business units. The proposed approach is based on sequential replacement of the existing implementation of business processes by platform subsystems. The metaobject approach to the implementation of business processes is considered, which is applied by specialists of subject areas working directly in the enterprise. The proposed ERP system does not change the logic of existing business processes but ensures their integration, transparency, and common data model.