Preface

This book demonstrates the perceptible regularity in the world of BPMN design and implementation while diving into the comprehensive learning path of the much-awaited Oracle BPM modeling and implementation patterns, where, the readers will discover the doing rather than reading about the doing and this book, Oracle BPM Suite 12c Modeling Patterns, effectively demonstrates the doing. The scope of this book covers the patterns and scenarios from flow patterns to strategic alignment (goals and strategy model)—from conversation, collaboration, and correlation patterns to exception handling and management patterns; from human task patterns to asset management; from business-IT collaboration to adaptive case management; and much more.

This book will demystify various patterns that have to be followed while developing a professional BPM solution. The patterns such as split-join, multi-instance, loop, cycle, termination, and so on, allow you to drill into basic and advanced flow-based patterns. The integration, invocation, interaction, and correlation patterns demonstrate collaboration and correlation of BPM with other systems, processes, events and services. The human interaction pattern section leaves no stone unturned in covering task modeling, routing, dispatching, dynamic task assignment, rule-based assignments, list building, and other advanced topics. The chapter on Exception Handling Pattern is a comprehensive guide to model and implement exception handling in Oracle BPM implementation and design. The chapter on Adaptive Case Management offers detailed information about patterns handling unstructured data and unpredictable scenarios. The adaptive case management features and patterns will empower you to develop a milestone-oriented, state-based, rule-governed, content outbid, event-driven, and case management solution. Also, the witness patterns bring enhanced and dynamic business-IT collaboration. Experience the magic of strategic alignment features, which brings together the requirement and analysis gaps and makes the organizational activities very much in-line with the goals, strategies and objectives, KPIs, and reports.

This is an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide to demystify strategies and best practices to develop BPM solutions on the Oracle BPM 12c platform. All patterns are complemented with code examples to help you better discover how patterns work. The real-life scenarios and examples touch many facets of BPM, whereas solutions are a comprehensive guide to various BPM modeling and implementation challenges. Each pattern pairs the classic problem/solution format, which includes signature, intent, motivation, applicability, and implementation, where implementation is demonstrated via a use case scenario along with a BPMN application with each chapter.