Process Cloud Service –> Process A calling Process B via Send/Receive by Niall Commiskey

Another simple scenario, leading on from the last post.
I have now added process C to my application –
It does a security check on my order –

Now I call this from ProcessA using Send and Receive activities.

Send configuration –

Receive configuration –

BTW. Here is a list of the valid types –

I do the necessary data associations and then deploy/test –
I then check for completed instances in the Tracking tab.

Here I see 2 instances, one for A and one for C.
Remember, we do not see a separate instance for B as it is being leveraged as a reusable process.
To quote the docs –
The call activity lets you call a reusable process from within the current process. The
process being called becomes a child process of the calling process. When calling a
reusable process, the call activity of the parent process waits until the child process
completes before continuing.

I check the audit trail for ProcessA –Read the complete article here.

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Process Cloud Service – SOAP Web Service Integration by Andrejus Baranovskis

Oracle Process Cloud (https://cloud.oracle.com/process) allows to invoke SOAP services, along with REST services. You can define a library of SOAP services in Oracle Process Cloud application and use them within the process. This helps to integrate with business logic running on premise.
I have implemented regular SOAP service in ADF BC, just to test how it works to invoke it from Process Cloud:

SOAP service method accepts employee ID and checks the status. ADF BC application is deployed on standalone WLS. Make sure to select correct deployment profile, when deploying ADF BC with SOAP on standalone server, otherwise SOAP service reference will be missing in deployed application. You should use ADF BC service deployment profile:

Once SOAP service is deployed, you can access WSDL file through Enterprise Manager. Oracle Process Cloud currently doesn’t support direct SOAP references, instead you must provide WSDL file copy for Web Service registration: Read the complete article here.

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Approaching Digital Transformation the Right Way: Business Process Automation in the Cloud by Mala Ramakrishnan

At today’s speed of business, the need to bridge the gap between new ideas and their execution is increasing. The cloud has provided bridges for apps and data. And now, as Oracle’s Mala Ramakrishnan tells IDN, the cloud is delivering the latest bridge – a new business process automation platform to let companies cope with frequent, even ad hoc, changes – and drive faster innovation

Businesses today are operating in a world of disrupt or be disrupted.

Today, businesses face many challenges arising from digital transformation.  Often, the push to tackle these challenges – and the opportunities they present – puts a heavy load on IT staff and budgets.

Omnipresent smart devices have transformed the world.  The customer is king.  Users have come to expect immediate responsiveness and a superior customer experience, and every human interaction is expected to be mobile-enabled.

Everyone has an email address and a social profile, and the average person entering the workforce is very tech savvy. Business users rely heavily on spreadsheets, documents, and email to perform a significant amount of work, a lot of which are very repetitive processes that lack visibility and audit trails.

On top of all this, the cloud has lowered the barrier to entry for adopting new technologies that can accelerate how companies keep up with this rapid pace of change.

With these new dynamics, the nature of business process applications has become more fluid. Business applications are more ad hoc, frequently changing, and involve a lot more customization by IT. Digital disruption has brought about small-scale frequent change process applications that add to the IT backlog. It overwhelms IT, taking them away from their core tasks and frustrates the business user who would like to see immediate results, but is dependent on the backlog.

Traditionally, IT has been heavily optimized to develop and manage long-running durable applications with evolutionary change. Read the complete article here.

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Real-World Realities and Implications of Business Process Management in the Cloud

BPM offers innumerable benefits. Yet it is not without its own unique set of challenges—challenges that can result in failed projects. Promises in cloud technology offer a new set of reasons to believe in the power of BPM to change processes and businesses for the better though. In just a few years, the cloud has firmly established itself as a sustainable option for many aspects of IT previously managed solely in-house and on premise. Now all sorts of applications and solutions can be housed in and managed from the cloud, making the idea of managing processes there viable too.
Top of Mind Challenges
While the cloud’s promise of ease of use is enticing, there are a number of challenges that will need to be addressed. One key cloud challenge pertains to the “mess of many.”  Having an HR system on premise and another complimentary system in the cloud could double process problems. In some scenarios, it may be better to pick on premise or the cloud rather than both. While in other scenarios, the most viable option may be a hybrid approach. Determining when and how to leverage existing investments, while taking advantage of the cloud, will require a strong organizational cloud strategy.
With an increased level of deployment of technology without IT involvement in the cloud, there will be a renewed focus on governance. Cloud systems are also more vulnerable to third-party intrusion, so security is a key area for evaluation. Finally, the cloud also requires easier ways to collaborate with people and systems across the globe while also requiring clearly-defined service provider service level agreements.

Top Benefits of Cloud-Based BPM

• Cloud economics and easy provisioning let business try technologies with little investment
• Reduces time to prepare BPM systems from months to days, reducing expenses significantly
• Enables intra- and inter-organizational process collaboration with a “borderless” environment that supports teams, partners and processes scattered across the globe
• Centralizes standards, architecture and assets that can be leveraged across the organization.

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Process Cloud Marketing update by Mala Ramakrishnan

Are you ready for the Oracle Process Cloud Service Launch Webcast?

Expert panel, customer success, product demos and more: Register Today

What’s New?

· [Event |Webcast] Aug 26 Oracle Process Cloud Service Launch Webcast (link)

· [Video] Preview of Oracle Launch Webcast (link)

· [Byline |IDN] Approaching Digital Transformation the Right Way: Process Automation in the Cloud (link)

· [Website ] Sales Training: PCS Guided Learning Path (link)

· [PR] Oracle Extends World’s Most Comprehensive Enterprise Cloud Portfolio (link)

· [Video] Customer Testimonial: Pharmvite on digital transformation with Process Cloud (link)

· [Video] Introducing Oracle Process Cloud Service (link)

How to Learn More on Oracle Process Cloud Service?

· [BPM-CON Webcast] Rapid Process Automation on the Cloud (link)

· [Solution Brief] A New Approach to Digital Transformation (link)

· [Datasheet]  Productive Work Management in the Cloud (link)

· [Infographic] Empowering the Business to Deliver at Market Speed (link)

· [eBook] Rapidly Design, Automate and Manage Processes on the Cloud (link)

· [Video] Technical dive into Process Cloud Service (link)

· [Video] Introducing Oracle Process Cloud Service (link)

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