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An Architects and Developers Guide to BPEL and BPEL4WS
- Architecture, syntax, development and composition of Business Processes and Services using BPEL
- Advanced BPEL features such as compensation, concurrency, links, scopes, events, dynamic partner links, and correlations
- Oracle BPEL Process Manager and BPEL Designer Microsoft BizTalk Server as a BPEL server
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Chapter 5:
"Oracle BPEL Process Manager & BPEL Designer: Overview" (PDF - 1.5MB)
http://bpelbook.packtpub.comTable of Contents
Language English; See also: French
Paperback 350 pages [191mm x 235mm]
Release date
January 2006
ISBN 1904811817
ISBN 13 978-1-904811-81-7
Author(s)
Poornachandra Sarang, Benny Mathew, Matjaz Juric
Topics and Technologies
Web Services SOA BPEL, Architecture and Analysis, Java, Oracle
This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the design, development, usage, and syntax of Business Process Execution Language (BPEL). BPEL is explained in detail, code snippets and complete examples are used to show how business processes are specified. Two major BPEL servers, the Oracle BPEL Process Manager and Microsoft BizTalk Server, are covered in detail, and an overview of other major BPEL servers is provided. This book replaces the first edition ISBN 1904811183 Changes from the previous edition: New Ch1 overview BPEL and SOA New Ch6 advanced features of Oracle BPEL Process Manager Updated and extended coverage of standards, BizTalk 2006 issues, BPEL 1.1 We recommend that only those readers who have a particular interest in extended coverage of Oracle Process Manager should upgrade, however if you do own the original edition you are eligible for an eBook upgrade offer. Please contact us for details. Detailed list of changes from first edition PDF
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Web services provide the basic technical platform required for application interoperability. They do not, however, provide higher level control, such as which web services need to be invoked, which operations should be called and in what sequence. Nor do they provide ways to describe the semantics of interfaces, the workflows, or e-business processes. BPEL is the missing link to assemble and integrate web services into a real business process BPEL4WS standardizes process automation between web services. This applies both within the enterprise, where BPEL4WS is used to integrate previously isolated systems, and between enterprises, where BPEL4WS enables easier and more effective integration with business partners. In providing a standard descriptive structure BPEL4WS enables enterprises to define their business processes during the design phase. Wider business benefits can flow from this through business process optimization, reengineering, and the selection of most appropriate processes . Supported by major vendors — including BEA, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, SAP, Sun, and others — BPEL4WS is becoming the accepted standard for business process management. This book provides detailed coverage of BPEL4WS, its syntax, and where, and how, it is used. It begins with an overview of web services, showing both the foundation of, and need for, BPEL. The web services orchestration stack is explained, including standards such as WS-Security, WS-Coordination, WS-Transaction, WS-Addressing, and others. The BPEL language itself is explained in detail, with Code snippets and complete examples illustrating both its syntax and typical construction. Having covered BPEL itself, the book then goes on to show BPEL is used in context. by providing an overview of major BPEL4WS servers. It covers the Oracle BPEL Process Manager and Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 in detail, and shows how to write BPEL4WS solutions using these servers. Read the full Table of Contents for Business Process Execution Language for Web Services 2nd Edition
Chapter 1 provides a detailed introduction to BPEL and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). It discusses business processes and their automation, explains the role of BPEL, web services, and Enterprise Service Buses (ESB) in SOA, provides insight into business process composition with BPEL, explains the most important features, compares BPEL to other specifications, provides an overview of BPEL servers, and discusses the future of BPEL. Chapter 2 provides a detailed introduction to the Web Services Technology Stack. It discusses the important standards and specifications for using BPEL and implementing SOA with web services, such as WS-Security, WS-Addressing, WS-Coordination, WS-AtomicTransaction, WS-BusinessActivity, WS-Reliable Messaging, etc. Chapter 3 discusses the composition of web services with BPEL. The chapter introduces the core concepts of BPEL and explains how to define synchronous and asynchronous business processes with BPEL. The reader gets familiar with BPEL process structure, partner links, sequential and parallel service invocation, variables, conditions, etc. Chapter 4 goes deeper into the BPEL specification and covers advanced features for modeling complex business processes. Advanced activities, scopes, serialization, fault handing, compensations, event handling, correlation sets, concurrent activities and links, process lifecycle, and dynamic partner links are covered in detail. Chapter 5 explains how to use the Oracle BPEL Process Manager for deploying and executing business processes defined in BPEL. It describes the server architecture, tools, features, and common approaches for managing and debugging BPEL processes. The chapter also looks at graphical development of BPEL processes using Oracle BPEL Designer for JDeveloper and for Eclipse. Chapter 6 takes a detailed look at the advanced features of the Oracle BPEL Process Manager including extension functions, dynamic parallel flows, Web Services Invocation Framework, Java embedding, Notification service, Workflow service, Identity service, and Oracle BPEL Server APIs. Chapter 7 discusses MS BizTalk Server 2004 and its support for BPEL. It explains how to develop business processes in BizTalk and export them to BPEL. It also explains how to import BPEL processes into BizTalk and how to use the Orchestration Designer tool to define processes graphically, and compares BizTalk and BPEL constructs. Appendix A provides a syntax reference for BPEL version 1.1. The appendix covers standard BPEL activities and elements, functions, attributes, and faults.
This book is aimed at architects and developers in the design, implementation, and integration phases of advanced information systems and e-business solutions, developing business processes and dealing with the issues of composition, orchestration, transactions, coordination, and security. The book presumes knowledge of XML and web services, web services development (either on J2EE or .NET), and multi-tier architecture s
Poornachandra Sarang
Poornachandra Sarang, Ph.D., is CEO of ABCOM Information Systems. He has been a Visiting Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, USA and is currently a visiting professor for Post-Graduate Computer Science courses at the University of Mumbai. Dr. Sarang provides consulting services to worldwide clients in architecting and designing IT solutions based on Java, CORBA, and Microsoft platforms. A well known and a highly sought-after trainer, Dr. Sarang has conducted several training programs on the latest technologies for several top-notch IT companies. He conducts lectures/seminars on emerging technologies across the world and has made several presentations at international conferences. He has authored/co-authored several books on Java, C++, J2EE, e-Commerce, and .NET.
Benny Mathew
Benny Mathew is a Solution Architect at Two Connect Inc. He did his Masters in Computer Applications from University of Mysore, India. His fascination for computers started at the age of 14, when he experienced the joy of programming for the first time on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum+. He has co-authored several books and articles on .NET and BizTalk 2004/2006 for leading book publishers and developer portals such as Wrox Press, Apress, Packt Publishing, DevX, ASPToday, CSharpToday and DeveloperFusion. During his free time, Benny likes to read/write blogs and help people on the newsgroups related to BizTalk. He was awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for two consecutive years. Before joining Two Connect, he was with companies like IBM, Hewlett Packard, Thomson Financials and Delphi Software. you can reach him at benny(at)mvps(dot)org.
Matjaz Juric
Matjaz B. Juric holds a Ph.D. in computer and information science. He is Associate Professor at the University of Maribor. In addition to this book, he has coauthored Professional J2EE EAI, Professional EJB, J2EE Design Patterns Applied, and the .NET Serialization Handbook, published by Wrox Press. He has published chapters in More Java Gems (Cambridge University Press) and in Technology Supporting Business Solutions (Nova Science Publishers). He has also published in journals and magazines, such as Java Developer's Journal, Java Report, Java World, Web Services Journal, eai Journal, theserverside.com, OTN, ACM journals, and presented at conferences such as OOPSLA, Java Development, XML Europe, OOW, SCI, and others. He is a reviewer, program committee member, and conference organizer. Matjaz has been involved in several large-scale object technology projects. In cooperation with IBM Java Technology Centre, he worked on performance analysis and optimization of RMI-IIOP, an integral part of the Java platform.
Matjaz is author of courses and consultant for the BPEL and SOA consulting company BPELmentor.com. For more information, please visit http://www.bpelmentor.com.
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