Upgrading from SOA Suite 10g and 11c to SOA Suite 12c by Ronald van Luttikhuizen

January 23, 2015 1 Comment

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BPM 12c just got Groovy – A Webcenter Content Transformation Example by Christopher Karl Chan

January 23, 2015 Leave a comment

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On the 27th June 2014 we released Oracle BPM 12c which included some exciting new features.
One of the less talked about of new features is the support of BPM Scripting which incorporates the Groovy 2.1 compiler and runtime.

So what is Groovy anyway?

Wikipedia describes Groovy as an object-oriented programming language for the Java platform and you can read the definition here.

In short though it is a Java like scripting language, which is simple to use. If you can code a bit of Java then you can write a bit of Groovy and most of the time only a bit is required.

If you can’t code in groovy yet don’t worry, you can just code in Java and that work most of the time too.

With great power comes great responsibility?

The benefits and possibilities of being able to execute snippets of groovy code in a BPM process execution are almost limitless. Therefore we must be responsible in its use and decide whether it makes sense from a BPM perspective in each case and always implement best practices which leverage the best of the BPM execution engine infrastructure.

If you can easily code, then it is easy to write code to do everything. But this goes against what BPM is all about. We must always first look to leverage the powerful middleware infrastructure that the Oracle BPM execution engine sits on, before we look to solve our implementation challenges with low level code.

One benefit of modelled BPM over scripting is Visibility. We know that ideally BPM processes should be modelled by the Business Analysts and Implemented by the IT department.

Business Process Logic should therefore be modelled into the business process directly and not implemented as low level code that the business will not understand nor be aware of at runtime. In this manner the logic always stays easily visible and understood by the Business. Overuse of logic in scripting will quickly transcend into a solution that will be hard to debug or understand in problem resolution scenarios.

If one argues that the business logic from your business process cannot be modelled directly in the BPM  process, then one should revisit the business process analysis and review whether the design actually makes really makes sense and can be improved.

What could could be a valid usecase for groovy in BPM?

One valid usecase of groovy scripting can be complex and dynamic data transformations. In Oracle BPM 12c we have the option to use the following mechanisms for transformations:

Data Association

Good for:

  • Top level transformations of the same or similar types
  • Simple transformations of a few elements
  • Lists and arrays
  • Performance

Read the complete article here.

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Live mobile hacking with a OFM 12c red stack at Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum 2015

January 23, 2015 Leave a comment

The Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum takes place March 3rd & 4th in Budapest Hungary. During this annual conference You as an Oracle Partner can get the latest updates on the Fusion Middleware 12c solutions. “The Cloud Platform for Digital Business” will be the theme of the 20th conference. Keynotes will be delivered from Amit Zavery, Andrew Sutherland and SOA, BPM and Mobile product management including live demos. On the second day you can choose between three tracks: SOA, BPM or WebLogic and Mobile. As a closing keynotes Luc Bors and Lucas Jellema will present:

Live mobile hacking with a OFM 12c red stack

Lucas Jellema

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AMIS

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Amis

Principal Consultant / ADF Expertise Lead

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Podcast Show Notes: The Case for Adaptive Case Management by Bob Rhubart

January 22, 2015 Leave a comment

The latest OTN ArchBeat Podcast is a three-part series that looks at the evolution and adoption of Adaptive Case Management through the insight of a panel of experts.

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The Panelists

(Listed alphabetically)

  • Nico Van Benthem, senior consultant, eProseed
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  • Manas Deb, president and COO, eProseed
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  • Oracle ACE Director Lonneke Dikmans , managing partner, eProseed
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  • Oracle ACE Director Danilo Schmiedel, solution architect, Opitz Consulting
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  • Oracle ACE Director Torsten Winterberg, business development and innovation, Opitz Consulting
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The Conversation
  • Listen to Part 1: The panel discusses the basics of ACM and how it relates to Business Process Management.
  • Listen to Part 2: A discussion of the forces that are driving the evolution in Adaptive Case Management.
  • Listen to Part 3: What business domains are driving the adoption of Adaptive Case Management? What are some of the common missteps in that adoption?

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BPM 10g-12c Migration: Handling Excel Files as Input by Mark Foster

January 22, 2015 Leave a comment

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With the introduction of BPM 12c comes the long-awaited migration tool to migrate BPM 10g projects to BPM 12c.

The A-Team have been heavily involved with the effort to create collateral around this tool – patterns, approaches, samples, tutorials, labs etc.

One of the common patterns in BPM 10g is using an Excel spreadsheet as input to a process which led me to investigate how this could be replicated in 12c. What follows is a step-by-step guide to achieving an example of this. Note that this blog will not deliver an enterprise production solution but will at least provide a working example which can be built upon as required.

Approach

Handling files in SOA Suite 11g & 12c is standard functionality with the file and ftp adapters… so we’ll use the file adapter for this example.

Handling CSV files is also straightforward, they can be specified as input in the file adapter wizard… so we can use a CSV file as input to the process.

Apache POI is a standard open source approach to converting Excel to a.n.other file format…. so we can use this to convert the Excel to CSV.

The file adapter and FTP adapter in 12c (and 11g) provide a feature known as “pipelines and valves” for pre-processing (and post-processing) of files prior to delivery to the composite…. so we can use this as the point of conversion for our file.

Given we now know the approach we can begin to build the example….

The Example Project

Examine the Input Spreadsheet / CSV File

We’ll be using a simple excel spreadsheet of orders….

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ACM Implementation Best Practices at Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum 2015

January 22, 2015 Leave a comment

The Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum takes place March 3rd & 4th in Budapest Hungary. During this annual conference You as an Oracle Partner can get the latest updates on the Fusion Middleware 12c solutions. “The Cloud Platform for Digital Business” will be the theme of the 20th conference. Keynotes will be delivered from Amit Zavery, Andrew Sutherland and SOA, BPM and Mobile product management including live demos. On the second day you can choose between three tracks: SOA, BPM or WebLogic and Mobile. As part of the BPM track Danilo Schmiedel and Andrejus Baranovskis will present:

ACM Implementation Best Practices

With Oracle BPM Suite the modeling, simulation, implementation and execution of business processes in a multi-user environment is straightforward. But how about unstructured, ad-hoc processes which are too complex and too flexible to put them into a rigid BPMN model? Think about a claim notification after a car accident – it is very difficult to model each potential option of it and a lot of effort and time is necessary to bring all varieties into the process. Think about the user interface – it has to be very dynamic in order to make optimal business decisions. If you have similar challenges this session is made for you! The speakers will provide an excellent view on implementing knowledge-intensive processes from multiple ADF & BPM projects around globe.

Danilo Schmiedel

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Andrejus Baranovskis

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Critical Patch Update Advisory includes SOA Suite & BPM Suite – January 2015

January 21, 2015 1 Comment

Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory – January 2015

A Critical Patch Update (CPU) is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. Critical Patch Update patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update advisory. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security fixes. Please refer to: Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts for information about Oracle Security Advisories.

Affected Products and Versions include the following Fusion Middleware solutions:

Oracle Fusion Middleware, version(s) 10.1.3.5, 11.1.1.7, 11.1.2.1, 11.1.2.2, 12.1.2, 12.1.3
Oracle Access Manager, version(s) 11.1.1.5, 11.1.1.7, 11.1.2.1, 11.1.2.2
Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, version(s) 11.1.1.5, 11.1.1.7, 11.1.2.1, 11.1.2.2
Oracle BI Publisher, version(s) 10.1.3.4.2, 11.1.1.7
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, version(s) 10.1.3.4.2, 11.1.1.7
Oracle Containers for J2EE, version(s) 10.1.3.5
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition, version(s) 7.0, 11.1.1.7
Oracle Exalogic Infrastructure, version(s) 2.0.6.2.0 (for all X2-2, X3-2, X4-2)
Oracle Forms, version(s) 11.1.1.7, 11.1.2.1, 11.1.2.2
Oracle GlassFish Server, version(s) 3.0.1, 3.1.2
Oracle HTTP Server, version(s) 10.1.3.5.0, 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0
Oracle OpenSSO, version(s) 8.0 Update 2 Patch 5
Oracle Real-Time Decision Server, version(s) 11.1.1.7, RTD Platform 3.0.x
Oracle Reports Developer, version(s) 11.1.1.7, 11.1.2.2
Oracle SOA Suite, version(s) 11.1.1.7, 12.1.3.0
Oracle Waveset, version(s) 8.1.1
Oracle WebCenter Content, version(s) 11.1.1.8.0
Oracle WebLogic Portal, version(s) 10.0.1.0, 10.2.1.0, 10.3.6.0
Oracle WebLogic Server, version(s) 10.0.2.0, 10.3.6.0, 12.1.1.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0

For more information please visit the OTN here.

Note: Patch 20333237  is currently only limited available, please contact myself if you need to get access.

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Comprehensive Event Processing & Stream Explorer at Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum 2015

January 21, 2015 Leave a comment

The Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum takes place March 3rd & 4th in Budapest Hungary. During this annual conference You as an Oracle Partner can get the latest updates on the Fusion Middleware 12c solutions. “The Cloud Platform for Digital Business” will be the theme of the 20th conference. Keynotes will be delivered from Amit Zavery, Andrew Sutherland and SOA, BPM and Mobile product management including live demos. On the second day you can choose between three tracks: SOA, BPM or WebLogic and Mobile. As part of the SOA track Marcel Amende will present:

Comprehensive Event Processing & Stream Explorer

Oracle Event Processing (OEP) is a key component in modern and comprehensive data processing. The presentation will explain usage scenarios of OEP in the context of Fast Data, Big Data, Analytics and Embedded. An introduction to the brand new Stream Explorer, a business friendly user interface for OEP, will be a major topic. Two demonstrations, will roundup the presentations: The first will demonstrate the processing of sensor data in a full round-trip, the second demo concentrates on embedded event processing in a logistics scenario.

Marcel Amende

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Oracle Germany

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IoT and the Modern Value Chain by Gaurav Palta and John Murphy

January 21, 2015 Leave a comment

By implementing modern best practices and architecting a digital, IoT-driven supply chain, organizations will be able to realize a number of benefits.

Today’s modern consumers expect faster and more flexible fulfillment options that provide full visibility into product information, availability, and lead times. With billions of networked devices—from cell phones and laptops to equipment sensors and wearable technology—the opportunities for significant innovation are vast. But so are the possibilities for exposure to risk and inefficiencies. The business battleground is moving, and the value chain is at the forefront of success or failure.

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Now, fast forward to 2020, there are 25-plus billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices and a “networked” economy approaching US$2 trillion. According to Bryan Tantzen, senior director of IoT at Cisco, “We have now crossed the chasm and people are waking up to the value at stake. Supply chain managers in particular are leveraging IoT to create a real-time supply chain where line operators take digital orders and integrate them immediately into production runs.”

To take advantage of the increasing deluge of data, commonly referred to as big data, businesses are replacing traditional methods with modern best practices. These practices are more focused on customers, enable faster and more responsive supply networks, inspire more profitable product innovation, and facilitate a more collaborative environment of empowered supply chain professionals.

By implementing modern best practices and architecting a digital, IoT-driven supply chain, organizations will be able to realize a number of benefits:

The business battleground is moving, and the value chain is at the forefront of success or
failure.

Increase focus on customers

As consumer-level information is captured by machine-to-machine communications, businesses can immediately analyze the data in multiple ways to create faster, more reliable, and more accurate forecasts so inventory and production levels are optimized. For example, in the not-so-distant future, sensors will be added to consumable items such as a gallon of milk. Milk producers will go beyond the shelves at retail outlets and into the homes of consumers to determine, in the short term, levels of consumption and, in the long term, patterns of consumption for individuals so they can better manage their supply chains and predict future demand and supply their retailers more efficiently. This level of detail was never before available. Read the complete article here.

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BPM Suite 12c Launch Webcast available on-demand

January 21, 2015 Leave a comment

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Business processes are at the heart of what makes or breaks a business—and what differentiates it from the competition. Oracle’s Business Process Management Suite that deliver operational efficiency, business visibility, excellent customer experience, and agility give the enterprise an edge over the competition.
To continue your journey with Oracle and learn more about how Oracle can help you deliver on Intelligent Process Management and build Mobile Enterprise Applications please leverage these additional Oracle resources as a thank you:

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