Index

A

• application systems
  • about / Heterogeneous Architecture
• ARIS (Architecture of Integrated Information Systems) / ARIS
  • objectives / ARIS
  • House, views / ARIS
  • phases / ARIS
• as-is process model, business process modeling
  • process environment diagram / Process Environment Diagram
  • top-level process model / Top-level Process Model
  • detailed process maps / Detailed Process Maps
  • exception handling diagram / Exception Handling Diagram

B

• BAM / Major Improvements in the SOA Approach
  • about / Business Activity Monitoring, Business Activity Monitoring, Introducing Business Activity Monitoring, What is BAM?, Oracle BAM
• basic control pattern, process modeling patterns
  • simple sequence / Simple Sequence
  • parallel split sequence or forking, simple sequence / Type 1: Uncontrolled Flow, Type 3: Parallel Box, Synchronization or Joining Flow, Type 2: Sub Process Completion
• basic diagramming tools / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• BPD
  • about / Business Process Diagrams—Core Elements, BusinesBPDabouts Process Diagrams—A Deeper Analysis of the Key Elements of BPMN
• BPD, attributes / Business Process Diagram
• BPEL
  • about / BPEL
  • executable business processes / BPEL
  • abstract processes / BPEL
  • features / Features
  • user interactions / User Interaction in BPEL
• BPEL4People
  • about / BPEL4People
• BPEL engines / Technical Introduction to SOA
• BPEL processes, execting
  • in BPEL process manager / Executing BPEL Processes in BPEL Process Manager, Initiation of the Process Instance
• BPM,SOA and BAM / BPM, SOA, and BAM
• BPMN
  • about / BPMN
• BPMN-BPEL transformation, case study
  • portfolio account opening process, example / Tprocess blueprintview, in JDeveloperransformation Case Study, Business Process Overview—What is 'Portfolio Account Opening?'
  • modeling and analysis / Business Process Transformation—Modeling and Analysis, BusinBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studymodeling and analysisess Process Detailing for Transformation
  • business process detailing / BusinBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studymodeling and analysisess Process Detailing for Transformation
  • functional allocation diagram, creating / BusinBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studymodeling and analysisess Process Detailing for Transformation
  • model, validating / Model Validation before Transformation, Automatic MapBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studymodel, validatingping of BPA Elements for BPEL
  • BPA elements, mapping / Automatic MapBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studymodel, validatingping of BPA Elements for BPEL
  • business process blueprint, creating / Generate Business Process Blueprint, Retrieve the BusinessBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studybusiness process blueprint, creating Process Blueprint
  • business process blueprint, retrieving / Retrieve the BusinessBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studybusiness process blueprint, creating Process Blueprint
  • BPA connection, creating / Create a BPA Connection for Importing the Blueprint
  • BPEL project, creating / Create a BPEL Project
  • blueprint view / Blueprint View and BPEL View
  • BPEL view / Blueprint View and BPEL View
  • implementation details, adding / Add Implementation Details
  • deploying / Deploy and Test
  • testing / Updating the BBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studytestingPA Server
  • BPA server, updating / Updating the BBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studytestingPA Server
• BPMN-BPEL transformation, tools
  • tool approach / Tool Approach for Process Transformation
  • modeling and analysis process / Modeling and Analysis Process
  • automated activity, Oracle extensions / Automated Activity
  • human workflow activity, Oracle extensions / Human Workflow Activity
  • notification activity, Oracle extensions / Notification Activity, Business RuBPMN-BPEL transformation, toolsnotification activity, Oracle extensionsles Activity
  • business rules activity, Oracle extensions / Business RuBPMN-BPEL transformation, toolsnotification activity, Oracle extensionsles Activity
  • business rules activity, properties / Business RuBPMN-BPEL transformation, toolsnotification activity, Oracle extensionsles Activity
• BPMN attributes and tools support
  • about / BPMN Attributes and Tools Support
  • business process diagram / Business Process Diagram
  • business process diagram, attributes / Business Process Diagram
  • process / Process
  • process, object / Process
  • sub process / Sub-Process
  • sub process, attributes / Sub-Process
  • events / Events in Detail
  • start events / Start Events
• BPMN elements
  • about / BusinesBPDabouts Process Diagrams—A Deeper Analysis of the Key Elements of BPMN
  • events / Events
  • activities / Activities, BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • collapsed, sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • loop marker, sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • multiple instances marker, sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • ad hoc process, sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • compensation, sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • sub process, types / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • dependant or embedded sub process / BPMN elementsactivitiesSub-Process
  • independent sub process / Task
  • task / Task
  • task, types / Task
  • gateways / Gateways
  • sequence flow / Sequence Flow
  • message flow / Message Flow
  • association / Association
  • pool / Pool
  • lanes / Lanes
  • date object / Data Object
  • group / Group
  • text annotation / Text Annotation
• BPMN lifecycle
  • model and analyze / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
  • implementing, JDeveloper used / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
  • executing / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• branching and synchronization pattern, process modeling patterns
  • multi-choice / Multi Choice
• BRMS
  • selecting, guidelines / Key Considerations for Selecting a BRMS
  • components / Key components of a BRMS—A Brief Look into Oracle Business Rules
• business modeling module, BPM Suite / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• business process, classifying
  • strategic or operational / Strategic or Operational, Prbusiness process, classifyingstrategic or operationalocess Type
  • process type / Prbusiness process, classifyingstrategic or operationalocess Type, Probusiness process, classifyingprocess typecess Scope
  • process scope / Probusiness process, classifyingprocess typecess Scope
• business process analysis, simulation used
  • business process model and data input / The Business Process Model and Data input
  • attributes / The Business Process Model and Data input
• business process analysis tools / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• business processes
  • importance / Why Care about Business Processes?
  • example / Examples of Business Processes
  • support processes / Examples of Business Processes
  • origination / How Business Processes Emerge
  • and IT, relating / How Business Processes and IT Relate
  • IT flexibility / IT Flexibility

  • SOA approach / SOA Approach to Business Processes, Major Improvements in the SOA Approach
  • SOA approach, benefits / Major Improvements in the SOA Approach
  • BPM / IT and BPM
  • role of IT / IT and BPM
• business process lifecycle, phases
  • about / Business Process Lifecycle
  • process modeling phase / Business Process Lifecycle
  • process implementation phase / Business Process Lifecycle
  • process execution and control phase / Business Process Lifecycle
  • process monitoring and optimization phase / Business Process Lifecycle
  • BPM and SOA, merging / BPM and SOA—A Perfect Fit for the Lifecycle
• business process management
  • about / Business Process Management
• business process modeling
  • about / Business Process Modeling
  • modeling method / Modeling Method and Notation
  • ARIS / ARIS
  • ARIS, objectives / ARIS
  • modeling notation / Modeling Notation
  • process design / Process Design
  • process design, steps / Process Design
  • process modeling phase, result / Results of Process Modeling
  • process map, / Process Map
  • roles and relations, structure diagram / Roles and Relations Structure
  • as-is process model / As-is Process Model
  • process model, communicating / Publishing and Communicating Process Models
  • process model, publishing / Publishing and Communicating Process Models
  • process simulation / Process Simulation
  • process simulation, tools / Tools for Simulating Processes
  • principles / Modeling Principles
  • problems / Common Problems in Process Modeling
• business process modeling, guidelines / Business Process Modeling General Guidelines, Rule #1: Process Models Should Provide Aid in Process Understanding, Rule # 2: Match Each Split with a Join, Rule #3: Have a Well-Defined Start and End Event
• business process modeling notation (BPMN)
  • designing, goals / BPMN
  • notations / BPMN
• business process orchestration
  • about / BPM Architecture and Role of Business Process Orchestration
• Business Process Simulator / The Business Process Model and Data input
• business rules
  • about / Introduction to Business Rules Management
  • anatomy / Business Rules Anatomy
  • automating / Automating Business Rules
  • automating, BRMS used / Automating Business Rules for Business Issues
  • implementing / Implementing Business Rules—The Business Rules Development Process
  • development process / Implementing Business Rules—The Business Rules Development Process
• business rules management / Business Rules Management, BPM, and SOA
• business rules management, BPM and SOA / Business Rules Management, BPM, and SOA
• Business Rules Management System / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS) / Detailed Process Maps

E

• eEPC
  • about / How Business Processes Emerge
• enterprise architecture tools / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• EPC
  • about / How Business Processes Emerge
• ESB
  • about / Enterprise Service Bus
• eTOM
  • about / Examples of Business Processes
• Event Process Chain Model (EPC) / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• events
  • start events / Start Events
  • none, start events / None
  • timer, start events / Timer
  • message, start events / Message
  • rule, start events / Rule
  • link, start events / Link
  • multiple, start events / Multiple
  • end events / End Events
  • none, end events / None
  • message, end events / Message
  • link, end events / Link
  • cancel, end events / Cancel
  • error, end events / Error
  • terminate, end events / Terminate
  • compensation, end events / Compensation
  • multiple, end events / Multiple
  • intermediate events / Intermediate Events
  • message, intermediate events / Message
  • timer, intermediate events / Timer
  • link, intermediate events / Link
  • rule, intermediate events / Rule
  • error, intermediate events / Error
  • cancel, intermediate events / Cancel
  • compensation, intermediate events / Compensation
  • multiple, intermediate events / Multiple
• events, BPMN
  • types / Events

F

• Functional Allocation Diagram (FAD), creating / BusinBPMN-BPEL transformation, case studymodeling and analysisess Process Detailing for Transformation

H

• heterogenous architecture
  • about / Heterogeneous Architecture

I

• Integrated Development Environment (IDE) / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• IT and BPM
  • about / IT and BPM
• iteration based patterns, process modeling patterns
  • arbitrary cycles / Arbitrary Cycles
  • structured loop / Structured Loop
• IT flexibility
  • about / IT Flexibility


J

• JMS / Enterprise Service Bus

K

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) / Business Process Lifecycle

M

• multiple instance pattern, process modeling patterns
  • about / Multiple Instance Pattern
  • multiple instances, without synchronization / Multiple Instances without Synchronization
  • multiple instances, with priori design-time knowledge / Multiple Instances with a Priori Design-Time Knowledge
  • multiple instances, with priori run-time knowledge / Multiple Instances with a Priori Run-Time Knowledge

O

• OASIS / BPEL
• Oracle BAM
  • about / Oracle BAM
• Oracle BAM and BPM / Oracle BAM and BPM
• Oracle BPA / Tool Approach for Process Transformation
• Oracle BPA architect tool / Business Process Diagrams—Core Elements
• Oracle BPA suite, components
  • business process architect / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
  • business process publisher / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
  • business process repository / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
  • Oracle business process repository server / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• Oracle BPEL Process Manager / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• Oracle business process analysis suite
  • about / Introduction to Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• Oracle business process architect
  • about / Developing an Example Process Using BPMN and the Selected Tool
• Oracle Business Rules, component / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• Oracle Service Bus / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping
• Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM) / Oracle BPM Suite: Oracle BPA and SOA Suite for BPMN-BPEL Mapping

P

• process blueprint
  • used, IT synchronizing / Business- IT Synchronization using Process Blueprint
  • view, in JDeveloper / Business- IT Synchronization using Process Blueprint, Tprocess blueprintview, in JDeveloperransformation Case Study
• process control phase
  • about / Process Execution and Control, SOA for the Process Execution and Control Phase
• process execution phase
  • about / Process Execution and Control, SOA for the Process Execution and Control Phase
• process implementation
  • about / Process Implementation
  • classic software development life cycle / Classic Software Development
  • traditional software development, drawbacks / Classic Software Development
  • ERP solutions / Standardized ERP Solutions
  • service oriented architecture / Service Oriented Architecture
  • with BPEL / Process Implementation Phase with BPEL
• process modeling patterns
  • about / Process Modeling Patterns and BPMN
  • basic control pattern / Simple Sequence
  • branching and synchronization pattern / Branching and Synchronization Patterns
  • structured synchronizing merge / Structured Synchronizing Merge
  • multi merge / Multi Merge
  • iteration based patterns / Iteration Based Patterns
  • termination / Termination
  • multiple instance pattern / Multiple Instance Pattern
  • state-based pattern / State-Based Patterns
• process optimization
  • about / Process Optimization
  • to-be process model / The To-be Process Model
  • key performance indicators (KPIs) / Key Performance Indicators
  • problems / Typical Problems in Process Optimization
• process servers / Technical Introduction to SOA

R

• ROI / Major Improvements in the SOA Approach

S

• Service Oriented Activity Monitoring (SOAM) / BPM, SOA, and BAM
• services
  • about / Services
  • interfaces / Service Interfaces
  • messages / Messages
  • synchronicity / Synchronicity
  • loose coupling / Loose Coupling
  • quality of service / Quality of Service
• SOA
  • need for / Why Do We Need SOA?
  • importance / Why Should We Believe This?
  • approach, to business processes / SOA Approach to Business Processes, Major Improvements in the SOA Approach
  • approach, improvements / Major Improvements in the SOA Approach
  • approach, benefits / Major Improvements in the SOA Approach
  • traditional approach / Focus on Content, Not Technology
  • management approach / Management Support
  • Competency Center / SOA Competency Centre
  • inception / SOA Inception
  • business aspects / SOA Forces
  • IT aspects / SOA Forces
  • benefits, to IT department / Value of SOA for IT Departments
  • development approach / Changes in the Development Approach
  • phases / Changes in the Development Approach
  • technical introduction / Technical Introduction to SOA
  • complexity, reducing / Technical Introduction to SOA
  • BPMN / BPMN
  • BPEL / BPEL
  • services / Services
  • parts / Other Important Parts of SOA
  • ESB / Enterprise Service Bus
  • registry and repositry / Registry and Repository
  • registry and repositry, features / Registry and Repository
  • rules engines / Rules Engines
  • user interactions / User Interactions
  • about / How SOA, BPMN, and BPEL Fit Together
  • loose coupling / How SOA, BPMN, and BPEL Fit Together
  • agility / Agility
  • resilience / Resilience
  • business and IT, alignment / Alignment Between Business and IT
  • business models / New Business Models
  • architecture / How the Puzzles Fit Together
  • process implementation phase / Process Implementation
  • process control phase / SOA for the Process Execution and Control Phase
  • process execution phase / SOA for the Process Execution and Control Phase
  • business rules implementation, guidelines / Business Rules Management, BPM, and SOA
• SOA, BPMN and BPEL, merging / How SOA, BPMN, and BPEL Fit Together
• SOA, phases
  • composition phase / Changes in the Development Approach
  • testing phase / Changes in the Development Approach
  • monitoring phase / Changes in the Development Approach
• SOA and BPM
  • about / SOA and BPM
• SOA architecture / Technical Introduction to SOA
  • diagrammatic representation / How the Puzzles Fit Together
• SOA Competency Center / SOA Competency Centre
• SOA forces
  • about / SOA Forces
• SOA inception
  • features / SOA Inception
• SOA vendors
  • about / SOA Vendors
• software lifecycle
  • about / Traditional Software Lifecycles
• state-based pattern, process modeling patterns
  • deferred choice / Deferred Choice

T

• termination, process modeling patterns
  • implicit termination / Implicit Termination
  • explicit termination / Explicit Termination
• TFM / Process Design

W

• WSBPEL TC / BPEL
• WSDL
  • about / Technical Introduction to SOA