BPEL Cookbook: Best Practices for SOA-based integration and composite applications development Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Dismantling SOA Hype: A Real-World Perspective

• Chapter 1: Extending Enterprise Application Integration
• Case Study Background
• Implementing the Customer Details Management Module
• Step 1: Expose TIBCO and webMethods Processes as Web Services
• Step 2: Orchestrate Web Services
• Step 3: Add Exception Management Capability
• Step 4: Secure Business Communication
• Outbound Security
• Inbound Security
• Step 5: Centralize Logging and Error Handling
• Conclusion

• Chapter 2: Service-Oriented ERP Integration
• Functional Scenario
• Solution Overview
• Integrating PeopleSoft CRM with Oracle ERP
• Step 1: Design the BPEL Process
• Step 2: Configure OA Adapter
• Step 3: Configure PeopleSoft
• Configure the PeopleSoft Node to Interact with the BPEL Process
• Establish Relationship between EIP and Node
• Create Transformation Code
• Linking WSDL_ORDER Apps Engine Program with the Node
• Conclusion

• Chapter 3: Building the Service Value Chain
• Overview of the ESA Network
• Designing a Web Services Network
• Setting Up the Interface Relationship
• Simplifying Partner Enablement
• Creating a Central Service Registry
• Providing Self-Service Monitoring
• Conclusion

• Chapter 4: A Services-Oriented Approach to Business Rules Development
• Separating Rules from Processes
• Business Process Layer
• Web Service Layer
• Rules Layer
• Development and Maintenance
• Create Rules in a Ruleset
• Expose the Ruleset as a Web Service
• Invoke the Ruleset Web Service from BPEL
• Maintenance Phase
• Executing JRules with Oracle BPEL Process Manager
• Conclusion

• Chapter 5: Building Rich Internet Applications for Workflow and Process Monitoring
• RIA Background
• Sample Process
• Building the Application
• RIA Front End
• BPEL Process Manager API Back End
• Running the New Account Process
• Enabling Workflow
• Monitoring Process Activity
• Rendering the Process
• Viewing Audit Trail Data
• Conclusion

• Chapter 6: Building BPEL Processes on the Fly
• The Approach
• Sample Business Scenario
• Process Creation
• Storing the Definition in the Database
• Dynamically Deploying BPEL
• XQuery Processing
• Dynamic Deployment with Ant
• Conclusion

• Chapter 7: Making BPEL Processes Dynamic
• Dynamic Binding Overview
• Building Dynamic BPEL Processes
• Understanding the DynamicPartnerLink Sample
• Creating a Dynamic BPEL Process
• Increasing the Effectiveness of Dynamic Processes
• Eliminating Address Dependency at Run Time
• WSDL-Independent Services
• Invoking Multiple Dynamic Processes
• Conclusion

• Chapter 8: Using WSIF for Integration
• Understanding WSIF
• Java-to-XML Bindings
• XML Façades
• Developing the Java Class
• Defining WSIF Bindings in WSDL
• WSIF Binding for Java Class
• Testing the Example
• Exception Handling
• Define User Exception in Java
• Throw Java Exception
• Define Fault in WSDL
• Define WSIF Binding for Exception
• Custom Exception Serializers
• Custom Java Serializers
• WSIF Binding for EJBs
• WSDL for Session Bean
• Add Partner Link Type
• Supplement BPEL Process
• Add WSIF Binding for EJB
• Generating WSIF Bindings from JDeveloper
• Conclusion

• Chapter 9: BPEL with Reliable Processing
• Business Scenario
• Architecture
• Building the Sample
• Creating the Database Objects
• Creating the DB Polling Process
• Init Block
• Processing
• Process Flow
• Exception Handling
• Reusability
• Reply/Report Final Status
• Logging
• Rethrow Fault
• Conclusion

• Chapter 10: Managing a BPEL Production Environment
• BPEL Process Manager API and Dehydration Store
• Archiving Completed Instances
• Archiving with EJB
• Archiving with PL/SQL
• Deleting Callback and Invoke Messages
• Deleting Stale Instances
• Rerunning Failed Instances
• Conclusion

• Index