Microprocess Considerations by Jan Kettenis

In this article I discuss some considerations when applying the Microprocess Architecture, and how those can impact the design of the process.
As pointed out in the article about the Microprocess Architecture, one should carefully consider if this is the right architecture for the process application to create. Considering the implications (for example one single business process can end up comprising multiple process applications) it should not be considered to be a "one-size fits all" kind of architecture.
Guidelines that can help you to determine if and where is a fit, are the following:

1. Do process instances have a longer time span during which one must be able to migrate it (in one way or another) to a newer version?
2. Is the process expected to change often, implying multiple versions will be active at the same time?
3. Does it concern a complex business process, where business functions can be executed isolated from each other?

Are multiple business units involved in the flow? Read the complete article here

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Jarvis Pizzeria:ORDS-CRUD Generator by Marcel van de Glind

The Auto REST feature allows you to quickly set up REST services on your ORDS enabled database. This feature allows users wanting to quickly enable database objects and run basic queries. Users wanting more complex operations will need the Full REST development setup.

In order to use the Auto REST functionality, only a few actions are required. Although the amount of work when using the Full REST option is not too bad, it is still considerably more than with Auto REST.

To reduce the effort difference between Auto REST and Full REST, fellow Jarvis owner Rick has developed an ORDS-CRUD generator. With the help of this tool it is possible to generate CRUD templates for REST enabled resources (e.g. an address table).

The tool is available in a VBCS and a JSFiddle variant. Read the complete article here.

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Jarvis Pizzeria: How to manage Masterdata of a DM (part 1) by Marcel van de Glind

We have implemented the decision table below in a Decision Model (see Using a DM in PCS) and we have made the Decision Model accessible through an integration (see Using a DM in ICS). But now let’s look at the data in this table.

Suppose that it turns out that deliveries by scooter at distances above 5 Km turn out to be faster than expected (because this is usually outside built-up areas, where there is less traffic).

For this we have to adjust the CalculateDeliveryTime in line 6 of the table from 20 to e.g. 18. Once this is done we must activate a new snapshot. Because the integration of the previous blog refers to the LATEST snaphot version, no further adjustments are needed. The Decision integration can be used unchanged.

Changing the CalculateDeliveryTime, but also the Distance range are data where we can imagine that they will change regularly. The question is whether we want to reactivate the Decision for each adjustment?

If the answer to this question is “No”, we must see if this can be done differently. Is there an alternative? “Yes” there is. We will explain that further in the remainder of this blog.

The first thing we do is take a closer look at the decision table. Read the complete article here.

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Jarvis Pizzeria: Using a DM in ICS by Marcel van de Glind

In This blog is a follow up of Using a DM in PCS, but can also be read as a separate item. The previous blog we showed how to embed a Decision in PCS. We described how the hard-coded relationship between a Decision and Process (PCS) can be prevented by using an ICS integration. In this blog we describe step by step how this integration can be developed.

ICS Integration

The integration can be divided into the following steps:

1. Get the endpoint of the Decision Service
2. Create the invoke Connector
3. Create the Integration
4. Activate the Integration
5. Test the Integration (using postman)
6. PCS adjustment to invoke the Integration

Get the endpoint of the Decision Service

We start by making the Decision available in ICS by defining a connector for it. For this we must first determine the REST endpoint of the Decision. Todo this follow the steps below:

• Open the Decision. Then select the operation that you want to access under Services. In this case, calculateDeliveryTime.
• Then select the option ‘Payload’ from the hamburger menu.
• Read the complete article here.

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