What Happens When You Configure the Sampling Point Generation for a Process How to Configure the Sampling Point Generation for an Activity

Using Process Analytics 11-9 ■ The value of the measure business indicators associated to that measurement mark ■ The value of the dimensions defined in the process When storing the value of a measure business indicator, the BPMN Service Engine also stores the value of the dimensions you defined in your process. Later on, when you build the dashboards to monitor your process, you can use these dimensions to group the values into different categories. For example, in the Sales Quote process you might want to view the total amount of quotes approved by region. The types of measurement marks you can define are: ■ Single Measurement ■ Interval Start ■ Interval Stop Measurement marks are associated to a flow element. Measurement marks of type interval start track the value of business indicators before running the flow elements that proceeds them. Counter marks, measurement marks of type interval stop and single measurement marks track the value of business indicators after running the flow element that precedes them. Single Measurements If you defined measure business indicators in your process, then you must add single measurement marks in those points in the process where you want to measure those business indicators. Single measurement marks indicate the BPMN Service Engine that at that point in the process it has to store the value of the measure business indicators associated to that measurement mark. The BPMN Service Engine also stores the values of the default process measures and the dimension business indicators at this point in the process. Figure 11–2 Single Measurement Mark This image shows a single measurement mark placed on a transition between two exclusive gateways. This measurement mark stores the values of its associated business indicators have after the process instance completes the first exclusive gateway. 11-10 Modeling and Implementation Guide for Oracle Business Process Management Interval Start and Interval Stop If you want to measure a business indicator in a section of your process, then you must use an interval start measurement mark to indicate the start of the section and an interval stop measurement mark to indicate the end of the section. These measurement marks enable you to measure the default business indicators or business indicators you defined in a a section of the process. Generally you use these measurement marks to monitor critical sections of your process. For example, you might want to monitor the amount of instances in a part of the process you identified as a bottle-neck. Figure 11–3 Interval Start and Interval Stop Measurement Marks This image shows the portion of a process measured by a pair of interval measurement marks. Interval measurement marks measure the process business indicators in all the activities enclosed between the interval start and interval stop measurement marks.

11.5.1 How to Add Single Measurement Marks to a Process

You can use single measurement marks to measure business indicators in a specific point in your process. To add a single measurement mark to a process: 1. Open the BPMN process.

2. In the Component Palette, expand the Artifacts section and select Measurement.

3. Place the measurement mark near the sequence flow where you want to measure a business indicator. When the sequence flow turns blue, drop the measurement mark.

4. Right-click the measurement mark and select Properties.

5. Select Single Measurement.

6. In the Name text-field, enter a name to identify the measurement mark.

7. In the Business Indicators section, select a business indicator from the Available list and move it to the Selected list using the arrows between the two lists. Figure 11–4 show the Measurement Mark Properties dialog. Note: You can measure multiple business indicators in the same measurement mark.