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Oracle BPM Suite 11gR1 Training

Basic BPMN & Introduction to Oracle BPM
Studio
Basic BPMN & Introduction to
Oracle BPM Studio
• Objectives
• Understand basic BPMN concepts
• Get familiar with the Oracle BPM Studio IDE
• Understand Projects
• Understand how to create simple BPMN Process
• Understand how to create Roles & Organizations
• Process Consistency
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BPMN Introduction
• What is BPMN ?
• Stands for Business Process Modeling Notation
• Graphical (flow-chart like) notation for capturing business processes and interactions.
• Public standard maintained by OMG; Current version is 1.1
• Vendor neutral
• Business Friendly
• Versatile enough to be used for different levels, starting from a high-level process
description to a detailed process flow for implementation
• Simple enough to be understood by business users yet rich in semantics to be used
by developers for implementation
• Has capabilities to model non-executable elements or processes
• Execution Ready
• Through a combination of graphical and supporting elements, allows a model to be
populated with sufficient information to generate executable processes.
• Provides a mechanism to generate executable (Business Process Execution
Language – BPEL) model from the Process Model. Maps a subset of BPMN to WS-
BPEL.
BPMN 2.0 Highlights
• Extends and addresses BPMN 1.1 Limitations
• No interchange format in 1.1
• 2.0 provides visual model and accompanying interchange format.
• No explicit meta model in 1.1
• 2.0 provides semantic metamodel and accompanying interchange format.
• No choreography support
• 2.0 provides semantic for process interactions and public processes.
• Semantics of modeling constructs not well defined in 1.1.
• 2.0 provides refined and formalized BPMN execution semantics.
• In addition, BPMN 2.0 addresses
• Extensibility mechanism for both process model and graphical extensions
• XMI-based and XSD-based interchange formats.
• Refines event composition and correlation
• Data flow and association
• Covers human interactions
• Does not cover
• Organizational models, Data and Information models, Strategy and Rule Models.
BPMN & Processes
• There are different levels of process modeling:

• Process Maps – simple flow charts of the activities
• Process Descriptions – flow charts extended with additional
information, but not enough to fully define actual Performance
(abstract process diagrams).
• Process Models – flow charts extended with enough
information so that the process can be analyzed, simulated,
and/or executed
• Process Collaborations – interaction of processes for fulfilling
a specific Business Function.
BPMN supports defining each of these levels
Basic BPMN 2.0
BPMN Concepts
• BPMN consists of three main objects:
• Activity: Represents work to be done
• Gateway: Controls flow logic of the process. Used for splitting and merging paths.
• Event: Supports asynchronous communication with other processes, error handling,
and controlling flow logic
Activity Gateway Event
Sequence Flow BPMN connection object

A Sequence Flow is used to show the order that activities will be performed in a Process.
Start Event Activity Sequence Flows End Event
BPMN by Example - Lanes
Lanes - Provide a visual
means of categorizing
process activities based
on roles.
Lane
BPMN by Example – Task types
Service
System steps, Gateways
Task and Events can go in to
any Lanes.
Rules Task
User
Task
Task Types
User Task Service Task Rules Task
BPMN by Example – Exclusive Conditional
Split
Exclusive conditional
split
Exclusive
Merge
XOR Data Gateway
• Exclusive conditional split. Represented by or
• One and only one of the paths can be taken based on
conditional evaluation of data on the branches.
• Used for showing multiple alternative paths.
• Good practice to specify a “catch all” default path.
Default Path
Alternative Path
chosen if the
condition based on
data becomes true
BPMN by Example – Exclusive Merges
Merge without XOR Gateway Merge with XOR Gateway
XOR Gateway is not a must for merging exclusive

conditional flows.
BPMN by Example – Parallel Paths
Parallel join
Parallel forking
AND Gateway
• Parallel fork and join. Represented by
• All output paths are taken.
• Parallel paths may be joined downstream by a corresponding
Parallel Gateway or may lead to separate end events.
• Parallel Joins are used for merging unconditional parallel paths
only.
BPMN by Example – Sales Quote Process
Service Rules Task

Task
Parallel
Join
Branching
XOR branching
Merge
Lane
BPMN by Example – Inclusive Split
The following are possible scenarios

(1)Both Approve Quote and Approver
Terms are executed.
(2)Only Approve Quote is executed.
(3)Only Approve Terms is executed.
Inclusive
Inclusive Join
split.
Other Gateway types- OR Gateway
• Inclusive or “OR” Gateways are Decisions where there is more than
one possible outcome. Represented by
• They are usually followed by a corresponding merging Inclusive
(OR) Gateway.
• Outgoing paths of an Inclusive Gateway can have a default path as
well.
BPMN by Example – Complex split
The following are possible scenarios
(1)Approve Quote is always executed.
(2)Approve Terms is executed based on
conditional evaluation.
Parallel join
Complex Split
Complex Gateway
• Complex Gateways are Decisions where there is more advanced

definitions of behavior can be defined
• Represented by
Chained split – The latter

splits are determined by the
evaluation of previous split.
M out of N sequence flows to arrive before the join is
complete (Voting pattern).
BPMN Loops using XOR Gateway
While loop (Enter Quote Details
executed 1 or more times)
• Loops can be created using an XOR Gateway and by connecting

a Sequence Flow to a previous step (“upstream” object).
• Commonly used for checking conditions and performing redos.
• Synonymous to a while loop and executed 1 or more times.
BPMN by Example - Looping
Loop
Back
Loop
Back
BPMN by Example – Embedded Sub
process
Collapsed
sub-process
Expanded sub-process
BPMN – Embedded Sub-process
• Embedded sub-process denotes a compound activity

(scope)
• Similar to a BPEL scope.
• It can have it’s own Start and End Event but cannot have Lanes.
• Sequential Flows cannot cross embedded sub-process
boundaries.
• It can be collapsed to hide details or expanded to show details.
• You can have embedded sub-process inside another embedded
sub-process. Nesting can be many levels deep.
• Usage
• Used for simplified representation of Processes.
• Embedded sub-process is also used to set the scope of event
handling (More on this later …….)
BPMN by Example – Subprocess design
Incorrect sub-process and exception handling
Correct sub-process and exception handling
BPMN by Example – Reusable subprocess
Quote to cash – Main Process
Call Activity.
Quote Process – Child Process
Call Activity and Re-usable subprocess
• Call Activity is used to call a another BPMN process.

• It is drawn with a thick boundary.
• Call Activity represents the calling element and the child process
is the called element.
• The called element is the Re-usable subprocess or child process.
• When invoking a Re-usable subprocess, it is necessary to pass
instance context from the calling process to called element and
vice-versa.
• When the Re-usable subprocess completes, control is returned
to the calling process.
• Double-clicking a Call Activity should display the called process.
Why are Reusable subprocesses
important?
• Provide better process modularization and encapsulation

• Provide better reusability
• Provide a better readable process flow
• They provide a way to better adopt TOP-DOWN implementation
strategies
• Promotes multi-owner ship of different parts of the process.
• Used to enforce compliance
• Promote best practices
• Easy enforcement of access privileges.
• Defines Event-handling scope.
BPMN – Process Annotation
• Annotations
• Sticky notes (Arbitrary text)
• Can be associated with process or process
steps via Association Flows.
• Are Artifacts and have no defined semantics
Oracle BPM Suite 11g & BPMN 2.0
BPMN at Design-Time
• BPM Studio –
Business user friendly process modeling and simulation tool.
BPM Studio now supports BPMN 2.0. BPM Studio has 2
perspectives : (1) Business (2) IT. The IT Perspective is
used to overlay the implementation details on top of the
BPMN process models. Both Business and IT use the same
language and no translation is required.
• Process Composer
Process Composer is the new web-based BPMN tooling that
lets business users customize BPMN processes created in
BPM Studio. If the business user changes are restricted to
certain constraints, they can deploy from Composer without
engaging IT.
BPMN at Run-time
• BPMN Run-time Engine
The Oracle BPM Suite 11g has a native BPMN 2.0 run-time
engine. Business Processes modeled and implemented in BPM
Studio can be run natively on the BPMN run-time engine.
• BPMN based Monitoring
• Enterprise Manager for BPM – EM allows for rich end-to-end
tracking and monitoring of BPMN processes, including
exception management.
• Process Portal - Process Portal is a collaborative workspace
built on top of Web Center Spaces and enables more productive
BPM by leveraging collaboration. Includes BPMN view based
process dashboards.
Oracle BPM Studio IDE
BPMN
Palette
Main Canvas for editing processes, BPM Objects, BPM

Object Presentations, Participant/Role/Group
Definitions, etc.
Project Navigator where

multiple projects can be
opened and managed
concurrently. Each project
can be expanded to see
different project assets
Log Tab
where Simulation Panel to
studio is create simulation Documentation Tab to enter
reporting models and process, activity, use cases and
errors execution on line Help
Variable Panel to
add/delete
Project/Process
Variables and
Business Indicators
BPM Projects inside BPM Studio
• Each Project will have several assets

like Processes, Organization
Resources, Simulation Models,
Business Catalog, etc.
• Business Catalog holds the different
types of Services (System, BPEL
processes, Task Services, Rule
Services) as well as Business Objects
(Data).
• Each Project can have many
Processes.
• Right Click on the different Project
subfolders to trigger different actions.
BPM Studio – BPMN Palette
• Oracle BPM Studio provides a rich
set of activity semantics to implement
different activity patterns:
• Human Centric Activities: User,
Management, Group, FYI, Initiate, Complex
• Gateway Activities: XOR, OR, AND,
Complex
• Automated Activities: Service, Send,
Receive
• Sub-process Activities: Call Activity,
Embedded Sub-process
• Events : None, Message, Timer, Error,
Signal
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BPM Studio - Process Consistency
Checking
• As a Business Analyst or Developer is modeling a business process,
Oracle BPM Studio will incrementally validate that the process is well
formed and constructed
• Any problems with the process structure will be reported in a visual
fashion on the business process diagram. A problem description and
way to remediate it will be provided when the visual icon is selected.
The strictness of
validation can
be configured.
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BPM Studio - Process Documentation
• As a Business Analyst or Developer is
modeling a business process, it will be
required to capture the description of each
process step in the form of documentation.
This documentation will become online
help for the User activities exposed
through the Oracle BPM WorkSpace
• In addition to the process activity,
Business Analysts and Developers can
implement Use Cases providing a
mechanism for these 2 audiences to
communicate specific requirements
• Process Documentation can be localized
to different languages as project
languages are available
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Knowledge Check
1. How many processes can be created in a project?

2. How many Begin and End activities can be added to a
process?
3. Can User Tasks be placed in an Automatic Handler Role?
4. Can more than one unconditional transition can be defined
going out of an activity?
5. Sub-processes are important for modularization and
reusability. True or False?
6. Sub-process calls automatically inherit all the instance
variables of the invoker process. True or False
7. What is the difference between a Task and a Embedded
Sub-Process?
8. What are the main restrictions for Sequence Flow?
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• There are different levels of process modeling:

BPMN supports defining each of these levels

Activity Gateway Event

Sequence Flow BPMN connection object

Start Event Activity Sequence Flows End Event

User Task Service Task Rules Task

Merge without XOR Gateway Merge with XOR Gateway

XOR Gateway is not a must for merging exclusive

Service Rules Task

The following are possible scenarios

• Complex Gateways are Decisions where there is more advanced

Chained split – The latter

• Loops can be created using an XOR Gateway and by connecting

• Embedded sub-process denotes a compound activity

Incorrect sub-process and exception handling

Correct sub-process and exception handling

Quote Process – Child Process

• Call Activity is used to call a another BPMN process.

• Provide better process modularization and encapsulation

Main Canvas for editing processes, BPM Objects, BPM

Project Navigator where

• Each Project will have several assets

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1. How many processes can be created in a project?

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