Design Principles for Process-driven Architectures Using Oracle BPM and SOA Suite 12c

Modeling an abstract BPMN process

Oracle BPM Suite 12c allows the initiation of the process-modeling exercise together with domain experts and representatives of business departments without forcing them into having to digest technical details by defining a so-called abstract process. Here, the flow becomes transparent, but we have not decided yet on the so-called activity type of each activity that defines how it's implemented. The following diagram shows this:

Figure 31: Abstract business process

Modeling an abstract business process is the first step towards the ultimate goal of defining an executable business process. Typically, a representative ...