BPMN

Oracle BPM Suite 11gR1 Training
Basic BPMN & Introduction to Oracle BPM

Studio
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BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g
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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Objectives
Basic BPMN & Introduction to

Oracle BPM Studio
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
Through a combination of graphical and supporting elements, allows a model to be

populated with sufficient information to generate executable processes.
Execution Ready
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
Business Friendly
What is BPMN ?
BPMN Introduction
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
Organizational models, Data and Information models, Strategy and Rule Models.
Does not cover
In addition, BPMN 2.0 addresses
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.
Extends and addresses BPMN 1.1 Limitations
BPMN 2.0 Highlights
BPMN supports defining each of these levels
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 & Processes
Basic BPMN 2.0
Gateway
Event
Activity
Start Event
Sequence Flows
End Event
A Sequence Flow is used to show the order that activities will be performed in a Process.
Sequence Flow BPMN connection object
Activity
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
BPMN consists of three main objects:
BPMN Concepts
Rules Task
Atomic activity. Different types of tasks distinguished by different markers.
Service Task (Synchronous system interaction )

Send and Receive Tasks (Asynchronous system interaction)
User Task (Human step managed by workflow engine)
Manual Task (Not managed by a workflow engine)
Rules Task (Managed by Business Rules engine)
Script Task (Used for running scripts)
None Task (For just documentation and mapping purposes)
Call Activity (To call another independent BPMN process Process
chaining)
Task Types are:
Task
Service Task
User Task
Task Types
Lane
BPMN by Example - Lanes

Lanes - Provide a visual
means of categorizing
process activities based
on roles.
User
Task
Rules Task
Service
Task
System steps, Gateways

and Events can go in to
any Lanes.
BPMN by Example Task types
Alternative Path
chosen if the
condition based on
data becomes true
Default Path
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.
XOR Data Gateway
Exclusive conditional
split
Merge
Exclusive
BPMN by Example Exclusive Conditional

Split
Merge with XOR Gateway
XOR Gateway is not a must for merging exclusive

conditional flows.
Merge without XOR Gateway
BPMN by Example Exclusive Merges
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.
AND Gateway
Parallel forking
Parallel join
BPMN by Example Parallel Paths
Merge
XOR branching
Rules Task
Lane
Service
Task
Branching
Parallel
Join
BPMN by Example Sales Quote Process
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.
Other Gateway types- OR Gateway
Inclusive
split.
Inclusive Join
(3) Only Approve Terms is executed.
(2) Only Approve Quote is executed.
(1) Both Approve Quote and Approver

Terms are executed.
The following are possible scenarios
BPMN by Example Inclusive Split
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).
Complex Gateways are Decisions where there is more advanced

definitions of behavior can be defined
Represented by
Complex Gateway
Complex Split
Parallel join
(2) Approve Terms is executed based on

conditional evaluation.
(1) Approve Quote is always executed.
The following are possible scenarios
BPMN by Example Complex split
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.
While loop (Enter Quote Details

executed 1 or more times)
BPMN Loops using XOR Gateway
Loop
Back
BPMN by Example - Looping
Loop
Back
Used for simplified representation of Processes.

Embedded sub-process is also used to set the scope of event
handling (More on this later .)
Usage
Similar to a BPEL scope.

It can have its 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.
Embedded sub-process denotes a compound activity

(scope)
BPMN Embedded Sub-process
Expanded sub-process
Collapsed subprocess
BPMN by Example Embedded Sub

process
Correct sub-process and exception handling
Incorrect sub-process and exception handling
BPMN by Example Subprocess design
Double-clicking a Call Activity should display the called process.
When the Re-usable subprocess completes, control is returned

to the calling process.
When invoking a Re-usable subprocess, it is necessary to pass

instance context from the calling process to called element and
vice-versa.
The called element is the Re-usable subprocess or child process.
Call Activity represents the calling element and the child process
is the called element.
It is drawn with a thick boundary.
Call Activity is used to call a another BPMN process.
Call Activity and Re-usable subprocess
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.
Why are Reusable subprocesses

important?
Quote Process Child Process
Call Activity.
Quote to cash Main Process
BPMN by Example Reusable subprocess
Annotations
Sticky notes (Arbitrary text)
Can be associated with process or process
steps via Association Flows.
Are Artifacts and have no defined semantics
BPMN Process Annotation
Oracle BPM Suite 11g & BPMN 2.0
Createand
Submit Order
Customer
Process
Payment
Customer
Copyto
S3
Download
Video
Repository
BPM Studio
(Model in BPMN 2.0)
Business View
Notify
User
Shared BPMN
Model
Human
Workflow
Unified Runtime
BPMN
Process Portal
Process Composer
Web based customization

Of BPMN processes
Business Rules
Rich User Interactions & Monitoring

(BPMN Process Views)
Oracle BPMN
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for BPM Bootcamp
Do
11g Not Distribute
BPEL
Run natively on the

BPMN 2.0 run-time
engine
BPA
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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.
Process Composer
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.
BPM Studio
BPMN at Design-Time
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.
Enterprise Manager for BPM EM allows for rich end-to-end

tracking and monitoring of BPMN processes, including
exception management.
BPMN based Monitoring
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 Run-time Engine
BPMN at Run-time
Log Tab
where
studio is
reporting
errors
Variable Panel to
add/delete
Project/Process
Variables and
Business Indicators
Project Navigator where

multiple projects can be
opened and managed
concurrently. Each project
can be expanded to see
different project assets
Simulation Panel to
create simulation
models and
execution
Documentation Tab to enter

process, activity, use cases and
on line Help
Main Canvas for editing processes, BPM Objects, BPM

Object Presentations, Participant/Role/Group
Definitions, etc.
Oracle BPM Studio IDE

BPMN
Palette
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 Projects inside BPM Studio
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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
Oracle BPM Studio provides a rich

set of activity semantics to implement
different activity patterns:
BPM Studio BPMN Palette

Confidential
The strictness of
validation can be
configured.
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.
BPM Studio - Process Consistency

Checking

Confidential
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
BPM Studio - Process Documentation
7. What is the difference between a Task and a Embedded

Sub-Process?
6. Sub-process calls automatically inherit all the instance

variables of the invoker process. True or False
5. Sub-processes are important for modularization and

reusability. True or False?
4. Can more than one unconditional transition can be defined

going out of an activity?
3. Can User Tasks be placed in an Automatic Handler Role?
2. How many Begin and End activities can be added to a

process?
1. How many processes can be created in a project?
Knowledge Check
Whats the difference between Exclusive and Inclusive Gateways?

Draw the synchronization of two parallel paths
What do Lanes generally represent? And what can they represent?
How do Associations affect the main flow of a Process?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Knowledge Check
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Oracle BPM Suite 11gR1 Training

Basic BPMN & Introduction to Oracle BPM

<Insert Picture Here>

BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Understand basic BPMN concepts

2009 Oracle Corporation Proprietary and Confidential

Basic BPMN & Introduction to

Stands for Business Process Modeling Notation

2009 Oracle Corporation Proprietary and Confidential

BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Through a combination of graphical and supporting elements, allows a model to be

Extensibility mechanism for both process model and graphical extensions

2009 Oracle Corporation Proprietary and Confidential

BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Does not cover

In addition, BPMN 2.0 addresses

No interchange format in 1.1

Extends and addresses BPMN 1.1 Limitations

BPMN 2.0 Highlights

2009 Oracle Corporation Proprietary and Confidential

BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

BPMN supports defining each of these levels

There are different levels of process modeling:

BPMN & Processes

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BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Basic BPMN 2.0

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BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Sequence Flow BPMN connection object

Activity: Represents work to be done

BPMN consists of three main objects:

Atomic activity. Different types of tasks distinguished by different markers.

BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Service Task (Synchronous system interaction )

Task Types are:

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BPMN by Example - Lanes

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System steps, Gateways

BPMN by Example Task types

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Exclusive conditional split. Represented by

XOR Data Gateway

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BPMN by Example Exclusive Conditional

Merge with XOR Gateway

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XOR Gateway is not a must for merging exclusive

Merge without XOR Gateway

BPMN by Example Exclusive Merges

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Parallel fork and join. Represented by

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BPMN by Example Parallel Paths