Proposing a Tool to Monitor Smart Contract Execution in Integration Processes

Abstract

Smart cities take advantage of digital services to enhance citizens’ experiences. Integration processes facilitate interactions between these services, providing or improving functionalities. The integration can operate under specific restrictions, which can be represented through smart contracts deployed in a blockchain. Monitoring systems track interactions between integration processes and digital services by recording events from communication ports. In this paper, we argue that current monitoring tools lack the ability to observe these ports or invoke smart contracts. We propose a monitoring system to track integration processes, capture port-reported events, and invoke smart contracts on a blockchain platform.