Transcript What’s new in OEBPM 11.3

OpenEdge BPM
What’s Coming in 11.3
Michael Banks
Suresh Inavolu
Agenda
 Introduction
 New ABL language support
 OpenEdge datatype support
 Developer Studio and BPM Portal changes
 Additional Enhancements
 Demo
 Questions
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Business Process Management
Before
Status?
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Business Process Management
After
HR
Facilities
Manager
Employee
Status?
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Business Process Modeling Software
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OpenEdge Business Process Management Server
OE BP Server
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Benefits of BPM
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Workflow automation
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Automate the workflows that drive their business
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Applications become process-oriented
Visibility
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Model driven development
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Quickly-generate key parts of your application
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Customization without code changes
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Leverages your existing application
Model-driven integration
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Visibility into how well processes are performing
Easily integrate external systems, e.g. e-mail, Web
services
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Based on Savvion 9.0
 Diverges from Savvion 9.0 Now Owned by Aurea
Software
• The OpenEdge BPM code base is maintained and
developed separately by Progress
 Integrated feature of OpenEdge 11.3
• Many enhancements (integrated install, datatypes,
security)
• Tuned to meet the needs of OpenEdge customers
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Key Components of OpenEdge BPM before 11.3
Process Modeler
BPM Portal
BPM Studio
BPM Server
OpenEdge UI
Progress Developer Studio
for OpenEdge
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OpenEdge
AppServer
Key Components of OpenEdge BPM in11.3
Process Modeler
BPM Portal
BPM Studio
BPM Server
OpenEdge UI
Progress
BPM-enabled
Developer
Progress
Studio for
Developer
OpenEdge
Studio
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OpenEdge
AppServer
OpenEdge BPM Packaging
Add-on Feature Starting with OpenEdge 11.3
 OpenEdge Business Process Modeler (aka Process Modeler)
• Available for download on ESD
 Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
• Integrated BPM plugins
• Includes a development version of Business Process Server
 OpenEdge Business Process Management Server
• Purchased separately
• Includes BPM Portal
• Also BPM Web Flow (aka BizSolo) and BPM Events (aka BizPulse)
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Monitoring Process
What is it?
 Instrument existing applications – “monitor” as process
 Process with external user or external adapter worksteps
 External worksteps are completed by a “message” from external
system. (previously only JMS, now also ABL)
New ABL methods
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Progress.BPM.UserSession.StartProcess (
)
Progress.BPM.Process.ActivateWorkstep (
)
Progress.BPM.Process.CompleteWorkstep (
)
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Monitoring Process
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Monitoring Process
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Monitoring Process
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Single Point of Authentication
 OpenEdge Hybrid Realm
 Implement Progress.Security.Realm.IHybridRealm
 Reference implementation for _user table
MyAppRealm.cls
METHOD PUBLIC CHAR GetAttribute
METHOD PUBLIC CHAR EXTENT GetAttributeNames
…
METHOD PUBLIC LOGICAL ValidatePassword
OE BP Server
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OE AppServer
Single Sign-On
 Establish BPM Server session using client-principal
 New ABL methods
Progress.BPM.UserSession.Connect ( hCP )
Progress.BPM.UserSession.GetClientPrincipal()
 Domain Registry Utility
gendomreg
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(Generates a domain registry file)
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DATASET and TABLE dataslots
From ABL:
Progress.BPM.Process.GetDataSlots (
)
Progress.BPM.Process.UpdateDataSlots (
)
Using the Managed Adapter:
 Mapped to parameters of an OpenEdge Managed Adapter
procedure invocation
Within BPM Process
 Use Java OpenClient API (ProDataGraph)
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Native support for OE ABL Data types
 ABL dataslots are first-class
citizens
 Can be used in
• All adapters
• Reporting and Analytics
• BPM Forms
• Conditions
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Presentation Types
 Able to create applications that complete tasks from
Mobile, Desktop, or Browser
 Worksteps can have multiple presentation types
• An application can display different UI for each type
 Or write your own presentation type!
 GetAvailablePresentationTypes()
 GetPresentationUI('Tablet')
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Graphical Editing Language
 No More JavaScript/Java coding – GEL it!
 Graphically design the condition and execute
statements
 Condition based on DataSlot value or Controls
in a BPM Form
 Statement can set a dataslot, update a control
or send an alert to Business Process
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Miscellaneous
 Improved Look and Feel
 Send SMS alerts
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Conclusion
 Try out OE BPM in 11.3 ESAP
• send your PSDN login to [email protected]
 And provide your feedback to Progress Communities
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October 6–9, 2013 • Boston
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