Towards dimensions and granularity in a unified workflow and data provenance framework

Abstract: Provenance information are essential for the traceability of scientific studies or experiments and thus crucial for ensuring the credibility and reproducibility of research findings. This paper discusses a comprehensive provenance framework combining the two types 1. workflow provenance, and 2. data provenance as well as their dimensions and granularity, which enables the answering of W7+1 provenance questions. We demonstrate the applicability by employing a biomedical research use case, that can be easily transferred into other scientific fields. An integration of these concepts into a unified framework enables credibility and reproducibility of the research findings.