Fundamentals of IBM WebSphere Business Modeler

• What is a Business Process
• Business Process Management (BPM)
• Why Do BPM?
• Who are the Stakeholders?
• Service Oriented Architecture
• What s a Service?
• Example Services
• Service Relationships / Roles
• Need for Integration
• SOA and Business Process
• Example Business Process
• SOA & Business Process
• Challenges in Process Implementation
• Process Challenges, (con d)

• Tools Coverage
• WebSphere Business Modeler v6
• Views, Editors and Perspective
• Basic Operations with Views and Perspectives
• Key Features
• WebSphere Process Server v6
• WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) v6
• SCA Basics
• Wiring Example
• Key Features of WID
• Finding Support and Documentation

• Installation Techniques
• The Workspace
• Launching WBM
• The Business Modeling Perspective
• Business Modeling Project
• Catalog
• Creating a Project
• The Project Tree View
• The File System Structure
• Business Group
• Creating a Business Group
• Grouping Elements in a Business Group
• Exporting Projects
• Importing Projects
• Creating a Business Process
• The Process Editor
• Common Elements
• Designing Data Structure
• Using Data From a Process
• Locate Errors in the Process
• Running Simulations
• Viewing Results
• Samples and Tutorials

• Stages of SOAD
• Stage 1: Business Process Modeling
• The Modeling Lifecycle
• Use Cases
• Classifying Use Cases
• Use Case Modeling Steps
• Finding Use Cases
• Abstract Use Cases
• Super Business Processes
• Finding Actors
• Finding Actors, (cont d)
• Diagramming Use Cases
• Example: Use Case Diagram in UML
• Example: Purchase Goods Use Case
• Modeling the Business Processes
• Use Case and Business Process
• Trading Partner Design Pattern
• Define Performance Metrics
• Deliver Process Model to Developers
• Monitor KPIs
• Best Practices

• Objectives
• The Case Study
• The Use Cases
• UC 01 - Document the Job Description
• UC 02 Get Budget Approval
• UC 03 Search for Candidate and Filter

• Introduction
• Business Item
• Business Item Instance
• Business Item Templates
• Internal Representation of Business Items
• Data Catalog
• Creating Business Item Template
• Creating Business Item
• Creating Business Item Instance
• Advanced Editing
• Notification
• Example
• Creating a Notification

• Process
• Task
• Service
• Repository
• Creating a Global Process
• Creating a Local Process
• Re-using a Global Process
• Creating Tasks
• Converting Local to Global
• Creating Services
• The Start Node
• The Stop and End Nodes
• Connections
• Working With Data
• Process Data Input and Output
• Working With Repository
• Decision Elements
• Adding a Simple Decision Node
• Adding a Multiple Choice Decision Node
• Fork
• Merge
• Join
• Merge and Join Input Data
• Loop Elements
• For Loop
• While Loop/Do While Loop
• Adding Sequence to a Loop
• Providing Input to a Loop Element

• Resources
• Resource Definition Template
• Predefined Templates
• Resource Catalog
• Create a Resource Definition Template
• Resource Definition
• Create a Resource
• Roles
• Creating a Role
• Specify Role for a Resource
• Timetable
• Exemption
• Creating a Timetable
• Setting Exemptions
• Specify Availability
• Cost
• Enter Cost
• Special Time Based Cost
• Expressions
• Expression Builder
• Term Types
• Operators
• Creating Modeling Artifact Term
• Creating a Literal Term
• Creating a Function Term
• Creating an Expression With Function Term
• Creating Sub-expression Term
• Rules
• Organization and Location
• Organization Catalog
• Organization Definition Template and Definition
• Organization Unit
• Location Definition Template and Location Definition
• Organization Structure
• Creating a Structure
• Category
• Creating Structure Definition

• Element Input Details
• Input Criteria
• Input Constraints
• Correlation
• Modeling Correlation
• Precondition
• Output Details
• Output Criteria
• Post Condition
• Specify Required Roles for a Task
• Specify Resources
• Color Code by Role or Resource
• Specify Duration
• Specify Cost and Revenue
• Specify Organization and Location
• Color Coding Based on Organization or Location
• Classifier
• Predefined Classifiers
• Creating Custom Classifiers
• Using Classifiers
• Color Coding Using Classifier
• Map Element
• Adding a Map
• Observer Element
• Timer
• Specify Timeout
• Swimlane Layout
• Business Modeling Modes
• WebSphere Process Server Mode
• WebSphere Process Server Mode Guidelines
• Technical Attributes View

• What is Simulation?
• Key Components
• Tokens
• Basic Simulation Methodology
• Creating a Simulation Snapshot and Profile
• Things to Remember
• Profile Attributes
• Profile Attributes for a Process
• Specify Input Data to the Process
• Profile Attributes for an Element
• The Problem With Business Item Instance Output
• Configuring Profile Attribute Defaults
• Running Simulation
• Simulation End Message
• Configure Simulation Control
• Viewing Statistics
• Viewing Process Statistics
• Viewing Task Statistics
• Viewing Connection Statistics
• Configure Statistics Display

• Introduction
• Static Analysis of a Process Model
• Activities by Classifier Analysis
• Activities by Location Analysis
• Activities by Organization Unit
• Activity Cost and Duration Analysis
• Activities Unable to Start Analysis
• Activity Resource and Role Leveling Analysis
• Throughput Analysis
• Path Cycles Analysis
• Paths Unable to be Followed Analysis
• Static Analysis of the Model Elements
• Role Cost Analysis
• Role Cost Summary
• Role Availability
• Resource Analyses
• Type Instance Matching
• Matrix Analysis
• Qualified Resources for Role
• Simulation Profile Analysis
• Profile Specification Analysis
• Static Process Cases Summary Analysis
• Dynamic Analysis
• Activity Cost
• Activity Statistics
• Activity Resource Allocation
• Resource Usage
• Process Case Analysis
• Process Instance Summary
• Comparative Analysis

• Objectives
• Querying
• Using Predefined Queries
• Running Queries
• Creating Queries - Manually
• Creating Queries Manually Cont d
• Running Queries Manually Cont d
• Carrying out Analysis
• Reporting
• Data Sources
• Formatting Reports
• Report Templates
• Documentation Reports
• Dynamic Analysis Reports
• Static Analysis Reports
• Creating Report Templates
• Specifying Page Attributes
• Summary

• Objectives
• The Need for Exporting Models
• Export Formats
• Exporting to WebSphere Business Modeler Project Format
• Exporting to UML Business Modeling Profile Format
• Exporting to WebSphere MQ Workflow v3.5
• Exporting to WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation
• Exporting Business Items to Delimited Text Files
• Exporting to WebSphere Business Modeler XML Format
• Exporting to WebSphere Process Server
• Summary

• Objectives
• The Need for Versioning
• Software Configuration Management (SCM) Tools
• Versioning WBM Projects
• Adding CVS Repository Location
• Adding Rational ClearCase Repository
• Working with Repositories - Sharing Projects
• Working with Repositories - Viewing Repository Projects
• Working with Repositories - Checking Out Projects
• Working with Repositories - Synchronizing Data
• Working with Repositories - Disconnecting From Repository
• Working with Repositories - Viewing Versions
• Summary