Within the information systems discipline, reference modeling is a complex and heterogeneous research field. This paper … reviews prior work based on a research framework. The framework comprises four elements: reference modeling languages …, reference modeling methods, reference models and reference modeling context. Each element is discussed regarding its state of …

transformation in enterprise models. Therefore we differentiate dimensions of time (modeling time, valid time) of enterprisemodels on …

application areas of classification are described in the context of information modeling. The usefulness of classification for …