Abstract
Change to business information systems, like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, is inevitable. The problem is that the processes degrading these highly complicated systems during their life cycle are poorly understood. To that end, we present an approach that operates as a degradation lens to view technical change data collected from ERP systems. We reconstruct a customization change stream from available log data and investigate structural degradation effects on one designated ERP system codebase in a system landscape. Our results indicate that, contrary to commonly held belief, changes do not maintain the customization in an initial architectural component but tend to evolve across several functionality clusters to evade degradation. Our data suggest that release-driven, complete redesigns of customized parts of ERP systems take place.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Business Modeling and Software Design |
Subtitle of host publication | 13th International Symposium, BMSD 2023, Utrecht, The Netherlands, July 3–5, 2023, Proceedings |
Editors | Boris Shishkov |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 330-339 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 483 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-36757-1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-36756-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2023 |
Event | 13th International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design - OU, Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jul 2023 → 5 Jul 2023 Conference number: 13 https://is-bmsd.org/ |
Publication series
Series | Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing |
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Volume | 483 |
ISSN | 1865-1348 |
Conference
Conference | 13th International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design |
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Abbreviated title | BMSD 2023 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Utrecht |
Period | 3/07/23 → 5/07/23 |
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Keywords
- DEGRADATION
- ERP system
- architectural evolution
- structural degradation
- technical change
- degradation