11 Manage a SOA Composite Application

This chapter describes the set of typical tasks you need to test, monitor, and manage a SOA composite application.

This chapter includes the following sections:

11.1 Monitor the SOA Composite Application Dashboard

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for monitoring SOA composite applications. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand SOA composite applications. More

  2. Understand SOA business flow instances. More

  3. Monitor the SOA composite application dashboard. How?

11.2 View the SOA Composite Application Diagram

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for viewing the SOA composite application diagram. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand SOA composite applications. More

  2. View SOA composite application diagram. How?

11.3 Tracking Business Flow Instances of the SOA Composite Application

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for tracking SOA composite application business flow instances. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand SOA composite applications. More

  2. Understand business flow instances. More

  3. Track SOA composite application business flow instances. How?

11.4 Automate SOA Composite Application Tests

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for automating testing of SOA composite applications with test cases. Test cases enable you to simulate the interaction between a SOA composite application and its Web service partners prior to deployment in a production environment. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key test case concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand test cases, test suites, emulations, and assertions. More

  2. Create test cases and test suites in Oracle JDeveloper. How?

  3. Run test cases and view test results in Oracle Enterprise Manager. How?

11.5 Manage SOA Composite Application Policies

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for attaching or detaching policies to or from a SOA composite application. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand SOA composite applications. More

  2. Understand policies. More

  3. Understand the specific types of policies available and which ones to use in your environment. More

  4. Manage SOA composite application policies. How?

11.6 Manage Instance Audit Trails and Flows

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for managing instance audit trails and flows in a BPEL process. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand business flow instances. More

  2. Manage instance audit trails and flows. How?

11.7 Export the Contents of a Running SOA Composite Application

The following section provides a summary of the steps required for exporting the contents of a running SOA composite application to an archive JAR file. This section also provides links to documentation that describes key concepts and procedures.

The steps for this process are:

  1. Understand SOA composite applications. More

  2. Export the contents of a running SOA composite application. How?