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Business Process Execution Language

language for specifying actions within business processes with web services
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Business Process Execution Language

Summary

Business Process Execution Language is a markup language[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Business Process Execution Language's instance of is recorded as markup language[3].
  • Business Process Execution Language's instance of is recorded as XML-based format[4].
  • Business Process Execution Language's instance of is recorded as workflow language[5].
  • Business Process Execution Language's based on is recorded as Web Services Flow Language[6].
  • Business Process Execution Language's Commons category is recorded as Business Process Execution Language[7].
  • April 2003 marks the founding of Business Process Execution Language[8].
  • Business Process Execution Language was published on April 2003[9].
  • Business Process Execution Language's described at URL is recorded as http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/specs/ws-bpel/ws-bpel.pdf[10].
  • Business Process Execution Language's described at URL is recorded as https://docs.oasis-open.org/wsbpel/2.0/OS/wsbpel-v2.0-OS.html[11].
  • Business Process Execution Language's standards body is recorded as OASIS[12].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include markup language[3], XML-based format[4], and workflow language[5].

History and Context

April 2003 marks the founding of Business Process Execution Language[8].

Why It Matters

Business Process Execution Language has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

BPEL script workflow language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → ['Web+Services+Business+Process+Execution+Language', 'WSBPEL', 'BPEL']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Web+Services+Business+Process+Execution+Language, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/26dc0a886f95/|details]])"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2003-04-00T00:00:00Z
    Freebase id → /m/01xc3f
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → 293428
    Library of congress authority id → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566690005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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