BPMN Process Editor BPMN Component Palette

Introduction to Oracle BPM Studio 3-9 Figure 3–8 Process Editor This graphic shows the BPMN for as it appears in Oracle BPM Studio for the sample Request Quote project.

3.3.4 BPMN Component Palette

The BPM Component Palette contains a list of the BPMN flow objects supported by Oracle BPM. You can model business processes by dragging and dropping these flow objects from the BPM Component Palette to the Process Editor. The BPMN flow objects are divided according to type. See Chapter 6, Modeling Business Processes with Oracle BPM for more information on using flow objects to model business processes. Figure 3–9 shows the BPM Component Palette expanded to show activities. 3-10 Modeling and Implementation Guide for Oracle Business Process Management Figure 3–9 Component Palette This graphic of the BPM Component palette shows two types of activities: Default and Interactive. The default activities are: Activity, business rule, call, event subprocess, manual, receive, script, send, service, and subprocess. The interactive activities are: complex, fyi, group, initiator, management, and user.

3.3.5 Oracle BPM MDS Browser

The Oracle BPM MDS Browser allows you to view and use projects and project templates stored in the Oracle BPM MDS repository. See Section 4.5, Using the Oracle BPM Metadata Service MDS Repository for more information. Figure 3–10 Oracle BPM MDS Browser This graphic shows an example of the Oracle BPM MDS browser. There are two folders: Public Shares and Templates. The Public folder is expanded.

3.3.6 Structure View

The Structure window offers a structural view of the data in the component currently selected in the active window of those windows that participate in providing structure: the diagrams, the navigators, the editors and viewers, and the Property Inspector. Introduction to Oracle BPM Studio 3-11 The components displayed in the Structure window are usually components in the Project or Application Navigators. You can perform a variety of tasks from this window, including: ■ Edit process properties ■ Configure an activity guide and create new milestones ■ Convert a BPMN Process to BPEL ■ Create business objects, modules, and business exceptions ■ Create new simulation models. Figure 3–11 shows the Structure View when a BPMN process is selected in the Project Navigator. Figure 3–11 Structure View This graphic shows the structure view panel for the sample process RequestQuote. The uppermost element is Activities, which is expanded to display its contents: Approve Quote, Approve Terms, Business practices Review, Determine Approval Flow, End, Enter Quote, Finalize Contracts, Start, g11, g15, g15M, g19, g21, g23, and init. The other elements that are visible are Business Indicators, Measurements, Process Data Objects, and Project data Objects.

3.3.7 Simulation View

The Simulation View allows you to run and see the result of project simulation models. Figure 3–12 , shows the results of a simulation displayed as a bar chart.