Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction to Business Process Management

• 1.1 Terminology
  • 1.1.1 Business Processes
  • 1.1.2 Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
  • 1.1.3 Event Process Chain (EPC)
  • 1.1.4 Business Process Diagram (BPD)
• 1.2 Benefits of Business Process Management
• 1.3 Modeling Methodology for Business Process Management
• 1.4 Business Process Management Lifecycle
• 1.5 Business Process Management Stakeholders
• 1.6 Installing Oracle BPA Suite and Oracle JDeveloper
  • 1.6.1 Installing Oracle BPA Suite
  • 1.6.2 Installing Oracle JDeveloper
  • 1.6.3 Installing the Oracle BPEL Process Manager Extension for Oracle JDeveloper
  • 1.6.4 Installing Oracle Business Process Architect
  • 1.6.5 Restoring a Model in Oracle BPA Suite

2 Introducing the Oracle BPM Solution

• 2.1 Oracle SOA Suite
• 2.2 Oracle BPM Solution
• 2.3 Key Concepts and Terms

3 The Oracle BPM Lifecycle

• 3.1 Identify Goals and Business Requirements
• 3.2 Define Business Process Model
• 3.3 Simulate to Produce Optimal Business Process Model
• 3.4 Generate Process Blueprint and Share with IT
• 3.5 Open Blueprint in JDeveloper
• 3.6 Create executable BPEL Process
• 3.7 Merge with Newer Versions of Process Blueprints
• 3.8 Save BPEL Executable Process to BPA Repository
• 3.9 Deploy and Test
• 3.10 Monitor and Manage

4 The Oracle BPA Method Filter

• 4.1 Overview of the Oracle BPA Method
  • 4.1.1 Creating a BPMN Model
• 4.2 Transforming a Business Process into a BPEL Process

5 Developing Business Processes Using Oracle BPA

• 5.1 Understanding the Global Company Sales Processes Case Study
  • 5.1.1 Quote Process Flow
  • 5.1.2 Order Booking and Shipment Process Flow
  • 5.1.3 Invoice Process Flow
• 5.2 Creating a Business Process Model
  • 5.2.1 Creating a Project
  • 5.2.2 Capturing the Core Business Processes
  • 5.2.3 Creating an Process
  • 5.2.4 Creating Organizational Structure and Roles
  • 5.2.5 Linking Two Models Using Assignments
  • 5.2.6 Defining Your Business Data
  • 5.2.7 Creating an IT Systems Model
  • 5.2.8 Creating the Process Blueprint
• 5.3 Simulating and Analyzing the Process Model
  • 5.3.1 Setting Simulation Properties
  • 5.3.2 Starting a Simulation

6 Using Process Blueprints in JDeveloper

• 6.1 Creating a BPEL Process Using a Blueprint
  • 6.1.1 Create an Oracle BPA Connection
  • 6.1.2 Creating a New BPEL Process Based on a Blueprint
  • 6.1.3 Understanding Blueprint and BPEL Generated Artifacts
  • 6.1.4 Adding Implementation Details to the BPEL Code
• 6.2 Merging with Newer Versions of a Process Blueprint
  • 6.2.1 Changing the Business Process Model and Regenerating the Process Blueprint
  • 6.2.2 Merging with a Newer Version of a Process Blueprint
• 6.3 Saving the BPEL Process to the BPA Repository

Index