Create BPM Process using Composer

Applicable to BPM Suite 11g (11.1.1.6.0):

Instead of using BPM Studio (Jdeveloper), we can use BPM Composer to create BPM process on fly. Following tutorial gives steps to create simple BPM process using BPM Composer.

• Login to BPM Composer http://localhost:8001/bpm/composer

• BPM Composer page will be displayed as shown below. Existing projects also displayed under BPM Projects. Click on New Project.

• Enter Project Details (Name, Description, Template). Select Workflow if needed. Restrict project access. Click Finish.

• Click on New process under Project Home tab and provide Process Name.

• Click on Created BPM Process.

• Process Flow window appears as shown below. Right Click on Start activity and select Implement. Add required arguments as Input Parameters. For Ex: FirstName(String) & LastName(String). Click on Apply Changes and Save.

• Again Right Click on Start activity and select Data Association. Add required data objects to hold input data. For Ex: add FirstName(String) & LastName(String) as shown below.

• Drag and drop created data objects to create mapping between input parameters and process data objects. Click Apply.

• Go back to Process tab . Right click on End activity and select Implement. Add Output arguments. For Ex: FullName(String). And select process as Synchronous and select Reply to Start activity. Click Apply Changes.

• Again Right click on End activity and select Data Association. Click on Express function and Add Simple expression. For Ex: FirstName + " " + LastName. Click on Apply.

• Save the project and click on Validate. Check Validation tab.

• Click On Save and Release. Click on Main Menu and select Deployment --> Deploy project. Enter credentials and project revision etc. Click on Deploy. A confirmation window will be appeared once deployment is completed.