One of the fundamental benefits of using a BPM system for modeling a business process – in this case the Oracle suite of products ­– is to allow models created using BPMN at the business level to be executed, and to automate manual processes. It also allows a business to evaluate gaps in current processes and identify the remedial actions that can be implemented quickly using the execution engine.

When working on the example for the 'Portfolio Account Opening' process, we created the business process model using BPMN, analyzed the process, converted the BPMN model into a process blueprint to be shared by the development teams, filled the technical gaps, and enriched and finally deployed the process to the BPEL Process Manager.

Let us take the next step in understanding how our deployed process will work, and the functionality it offers to the users working on this process. Our aim is to make you aware of how process-driven SOA works for an end...