Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Newsletter Hub
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
timer SALE ENDS IN
0 Days
:
00 Hours
:
00 Minutes
:
00 Seconds
Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics
Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics

Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics: This tutorial reaches the parts that standard manuals don't, taking you deep into advanced BPMN topics for Oracle BPM Suite. With a practical approach and logical explanations, it will make you a maestro of BPMN.

eBook
€10.99 €16.99
Paperback
€20.99
Subscription
Free Trial
Renews at $19.99p/m

What do you get with eBook?

Product feature icon Instant access to your Digital eBook purchase
Product feature icon Download this book in EPUB and PDF formats
Product feature icon Access this title in our online reader with advanced features
Product feature icon DRM FREE - Read whenever, wherever and however you want
OR
Modal Close icon
Payment Processing...
tick Completed

Billing Address

Table of content icon View table of contents Preview book icon Preview Book

Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics

Chapter 2. Inter-process Communication in Practice

In the previous chapter, we learned about the various approaches to inter-process communication including send and receive tasks, and throw and catch events. We also discussed important concepts like conversations and correlation.

In this chapter, we will put this theory into practice by building a number of examples to consolidate our knowledge. When you have finished each practical exercise, we encourage you to experiment further—make some changes and see what happens.

Communicating between processes using messages and correlation


In this practice activity, we will build two processes and call one from the other using correlation . The example that we will use is illustrated in the following diagram. We will create a calling process that will send a number to the called process . The called process will square the number (multiply it by itself) and return the result to the calling process.

We will run multiple instances of the calling process, which will start multiple instances of the called process—one each. We will observe that the correct result is returned to each instance of the calling process.

  1. Start by creating a new BPM Application in JDeveloper. Name both the application and the project as Practice1.

  2. Choose the option to create an empty composite

    Let's define the data structures that we will use in this project. For this practice activity, we will create a business object called Work that will hold both the number and its square.

  3. Open BPM Process...

Communication between processes inside a loop


In this practice activity, we will extend the previous activity to include correlation when we call the Called process multiple times inside a loop. This will allow us to explore a slightly different area of correlation—scoped conversation s and correlation when the process is participating in multiple conversations. In this activity, our Calling process starts a number of sub-processes . Each of these in turn starts an instance of the called process, as illustrated in the following diagram:

Note

You need to complete the first practice activity before starting this one. This activity will extend the project we created previously.

Let's start by creating some additional data types we will need now:

  1. Create a second Business Object called WorkArray.

  2. Add a single attribute named work of type <Array> of <Component> Work. We will use this to hold our list of input data.

  3. Create another process called CallerWithMultiInstance, again choosing the...

Communicating between processes using signals


In this practice activity, we will explore how to use signals to create publish/subscribe style communication between process instances, as illustrated in the following diagram. You may recall that when using signals, the sending process does not know which (if any) other processes will receive the signal.

  1. Create a new BPM Application in JDeveloper. Name both the application and the project as Practice3. Choose the option to create an emty composite.

    Let's start by defining an event. First, we will need a data type definition for the event. We will place this in an XSD file:

  2. Create a new XSD file as myEvent.xsd. You may need to change to the All Technologies tab in New Gallery and choose XML on the left-hand side and XML Schema on the right-hand side of the screen.

  3. Right-click on exampleElement and add sequence inside it. Then, right-click on sequence and add an element inside that.

  4. Right-click on element and set its type to xsd:string. Your XSD should...

Using reusable sub-processes


In this practice activity, we want to explore how to use reusable sub-processes. You may recall from Chapter 1, Inter-process Communication, that a reusable sub-process follows the pattern of starting with a Start node with type None and ending with an End node with type None. They are called from a parent process with the Call activity.

The Called process that we created in the first two practice activities actually follows this pattern; however, we did not use a Call activity to invoke it in those practice activities.

You may also recall from Chapter 1, Inter-process Communication, that a reusable sub-process does not have access to its parent's variables unless they are passed in by the parent as arguments . In a reusable sub-process, you define the input and output arguments for the process at the process level, not on the Start and End nodes.

The Receive and Send tasks in the Called process we saw earlier are not the mechanism used for passing data in and...

Summary


In this chapter, we have practiced the skills learned in Chapter 1, Inter-process Communication. Specifically, we have looked at how to use correlation with the default conversation to communicate between instances of processes. We have seen that each of the instances of the calling process started a conversation with an instance of the called process, and each reply was sent back to the correct caller.

We explored the use of a scoped conversation and how correlation works with an advanced conversation (not the default conversation). We saw how to define the scoped conversation inside an embedded sub-process.

We also saw how to create and use a reusable sub-process and reviewed some important characteristics and limitations of reusable sub-processes.

The embedded sub-process is a very useful construct for dealing with collections of data. In the next chapter, we will move on to explore how to work with arrays and collections of data in more detail.

Left arrow icon Right arrow icon

Key benefits

  • Cover some of the most commonly misunderstood areas of BPMN
  • Gain the knowledge to write professional BPMN processes
  • A practical and concise tutorial packed with advanced topics which until now had received little or no documentation for BPM Suite developers and architects

Description

Oracle BPM Suite is a popular and highly capable business process management system with extensive integration capabilities. BPMN, one of the most widely used process modeling notations, includes advanced capabilities for inter-process communication, working of arrays of data, and handling exceptions. However, these very same areas are often poorly understood. This book gives you the knowledge to create professional process models using these advanced features of BPMN."Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics" is the only book available that provides coverage of advanced BPMN topics for Oracle BPM Suite, helping to fill in the gaps left by the product documentation, and giving you the information that you need to know to use BPMN to its full potential.This book covers the important theory behind inter-process communication, working with arrays and handling exceptions in BPMN, along with detailed, step-by-step practical exercises that demonstrate and consolidate this theoretical knowledge.Throughout the book we'll cover topics including different types of sub-processes, initializing and manipulating arrays, using the multi-instance embedded sub-process, fault propagation and more.With "Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics" in hand, you'll gain detailed and practical experience in using the advanced features of BPMN to create professional BPMN processes with Oracle BPM.

Who is this book for?

If you are a developer or architect working with Oracle BPM Suite 11g, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of BPM Suite and business process management in general is assumed.

What you will learn

  • Understand different ways to communicate between processes
  • Grasp which mechanisms are available for handling exceptions in BPM
  • Understand when to use different approaches to exception handling
  • Recognize how the Fault Management Framework can be used with BPM
  • Create, manipulate and iterate over arrays in BPMN
  • Capture exceptions in a BPMN process
  • Get to grips with using correlation, including inside loops
  • Understand how BPM exceptions affect the SCA composite
  • Ensure that communications are delivered to the correct instance of a process
  • Tackle each advanced concept through both theoretical and practical learning

Product Details

Country selected
Publication date, Length, Edition, Language, ISBN-13
Publication date : Oct 01, 2012
Length: 114 pages
Edition : 1st
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781849687577
Vendor :
Oracle
Category :
Languages :
Tools :

What do you get with eBook?

Product feature icon Instant access to your Digital eBook purchase
Product feature icon Download this book in EPUB and PDF formats
Product feature icon Access this title in our online reader with advanced features
Product feature icon DRM FREE - Read whenever, wherever and however you want
OR
Modal Close icon
Payment Processing...
tick Completed

Billing Address

Product Details

Publication date : Oct 01, 2012
Length: 114 pages
Edition : 1st
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781849687577
Vendor :
Oracle
Category :
Languages :
Tools :

Packt Subscriptions

See our plans and pricing
Modal Close icon
$19.99 billed monthly
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Simple pricing, no contract
$199.99 billed annually
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Choose a DRM-free eBook or Video every month to keep
Feature tick icon PLUS own as many other DRM-free eBooks or Videos as you like for just €5 each
Feature tick icon Exclusive print discounts
$279.99 billed in 18 months
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Choose a DRM-free eBook or Video every month to keep
Feature tick icon PLUS own as many other DRM-free eBooks or Videos as you like for just €5 each
Feature tick icon Exclusive print discounts

Frequently bought together


Stars icon
Total 74.98
Oracle BPM Suite 11g: Advanced BPMN Topics
€20.99
Oracle BPM Suite 11g Developer's cookbook
€53.99
Total 74.98 Stars icon

Table of Contents

5 Chapters
Inter-process Communication Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Inter-process Communication in Practice Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Arrays Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Handling Exceptions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Handling Exceptions in Practice Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customer reviews

Rating distribution
Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Empty star icon 4
(1 Ratings)
5 star 0%
4 star 100%
3 star 0%
2 star 0%
1 star 0%
Amazon Customer Jun 15, 2013
Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Empty star icon 4
This book is actually a good book for a beginner. It gives you a good understanding of some basic stuff that are 'must understand' when working with the BPM.It is very hard to find good bpm books but I will recommend this book together with the information that can be found on Oracles website.
Amazon Verified review Amazon
Get free access to Packt library with over 7500+ books and video courses for 7 days!
Start Free Trial

FAQs

How do I buy and download an eBook? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Where there is an eBook version of a title available, you can buy it from the book details for that title. Add either the standalone eBook or the eBook and print book bundle to your shopping cart. Your eBook will show in your cart as a product on its own. After completing checkout and payment in the normal way, you will receive your receipt on the screen containing a link to a personalised PDF download file. This link will remain active for 30 days. You can download backup copies of the file by logging in to your account at any time.

If you already have Adobe reader installed, then clicking on the link will download and open the PDF file directly. If you don't, then save the PDF file on your machine and download the Reader to view it.

Please Note: Packt eBooks are non-returnable and non-refundable.

Packt eBook and Licensing When you buy an eBook from Packt Publishing, completing your purchase means you accept the terms of our licence agreement. Please read the full text of the agreement. In it we have tried to balance the need for the ebook to be usable for you the reader with our needs to protect the rights of us as Publishers and of our authors. In summary, the agreement says:

  • You may make copies of your eBook for your own use onto any machine
  • You may not pass copies of the eBook on to anyone else
How can I make a purchase on your website? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

If you want to purchase a video course, eBook or Bundle (Print+eBook) please follow below steps:

  1. Register on our website using your email address and the password.
  2. Search for the title by name or ISBN using the search option.
  3. Select the title you want to purchase.
  4. Choose the format you wish to purchase the title in; if you order the Print Book, you get a free eBook copy of the same title. 
  5. Proceed with the checkout process (payment to be made using Credit Card, Debit Cart, or PayPal)
Where can I access support around an eBook? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
  • If you experience a problem with using or installing Adobe Reader, the contact Adobe directly.
  • To view the errata for the book, see www.packtpub.com/support and view the pages for the title you have.
  • To view your account details or to download a new copy of the book go to www.packtpub.com/account
  • To contact us directly if a problem is not resolved, use www.packtpub.com/contact-us
What eBook formats do Packt support? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Our eBooks are currently available in a variety of formats such as PDF and ePubs. In the future, this may well change with trends and development in technology, but please note that our PDFs are not Adobe eBook Reader format, which has greater restrictions on security.

You will need to use Adobe Reader v9 or later in order to read Packt's PDF eBooks.

What are the benefits of eBooks? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
  • You can get the information you need immediately
  • You can easily take them with you on a laptop
  • You can download them an unlimited number of times
  • You can print them out
  • They are copy-paste enabled
  • They are searchable
  • There is no password protection
  • They are lower price than print
  • They save resources and space
What is an eBook? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Packt eBooks are a complete electronic version of the print edition, available in PDF and ePub formats. Every piece of content down to the page numbering is the same. Because we save the costs of printing and shipping the book to you, we are able to offer eBooks at a lower cost than print editions.

When you have purchased an eBook, simply login to your account and click on the link in Your Download Area. We recommend you saving the file to your hard drive before opening it.

For optimal viewing of our eBooks, we recommend you download and install the free Adobe Reader version 9.