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3. Click Yes.

4.4.3 How to Set the Edit Policies for a Process in a Project Template

Setting the edit policies for a process determines the types of process-level changes that can be made to processes within projects created based on project templates. To set the edit policies for a process: 1. In the Project Navigator, right-click on the process, then select Properties 2. Select the Advanced tab. 3. Under Seal Type, select from the following: ■ Flow Sealed: prohibits changes to the overall flow of the process. ■ Activity Sealed: prohibits changes to individual BPMN flow objects within the process.

4. Click OK.

4.4.4 How to Set the Edit Policies for an Activity in a Project Template

You can set the edit policies at the activity level within a process template. To set the edit policies for an activity: 1. Right-click on the activity where you want to change the editor policy.

2. Select Properties.

3. Select the edit policy from the Permissions drop-down menu

4. Click OK.

4.5 Using the Oracle BPM Metadata Service MDS Repository

The following sections provide an introduction to the Oracle BPM Metadata Service MDS repository. They also provide tasks on how to configure and use it. For general information on configuring Oracle MDS see Managing the Metadata Repository in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide.

4.5.1 Introduction to the Oracle Metadata Service MDS Repository

Oracle Metadata Service MDS repository is an Oracle Fusion Middleware component that stores metadata for certain types of deployed applications. Oracle BPM uses this repository when deploying applications to run time. For more information on Oracle MDS see Managing the Metadata Repository in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide. Note: Edit policies defined at the activity level override process-level edit policies. 4-8 Modeling and Implementation Guide for Oracle Business Process Management

4.5.2 Introduction to the Oracle BPM Metadata Service MDS Repository

In addition to using Oracle MDS to store information about deployed applications, Oracle BPM also creates a partition in the MDS repository to store projects and project templates. This partition is used by both Oracle BPM Studio and Business Process Composer to share project and project templates. The Oracle BPM MDS repository contains the following default folders: ■ Public : Contains all shared Oracle BPM projects. ■ Templates : Contains all project templates. You can create additional subfolders within these folders to organize your projects and project templates. The Oracle BPM Metadata Services repository is installed as part of the Oracle BPM run time installation. After this installation is complete, you must configure your Oracle BPM Studio installation to connect to the repository.

4.5.3 Introduction to the Oracle BPM Metadata Service Browser

The Oracle BPM Metadata Service browser enables you to view the contents of the Oracle BPM MDS repository and perform related tasks. Figure 4–1 shows an example of the Oracle BPM MDS browser. Figure 4–1 The Oracle BPM MDS Browser This graphic shows an example of the Oracle BPM MDS browser. At the highest level, there are two folders: Public and Templates. The Public folder is expanded to display two folders: NA_Sales and Test. The NA_ Sales folder is expanded to display two items. You can perform the following tasks using this browser: ■ Publish projects and project templates. ■ Create and configure Oracle BPM MDS connections. ■ Checkout and lock projects and project templates