Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Getting Started with the Oracle BPEL Process Manager

• 1.1 BPEL: The Cornerstone of SOA
• 1.1.1 BPEL Concepts
• 1.2 Oracle BPEL Process Manager
• 1.2.1 Introduction to Oracle BPEL Process Manager
• 1.2.2 How Is Oracle BPEL Process Manager Different?
• 1.2.3 Oracle BPEL Process Manager Feature Summary
• 1.3 Installing Oracle BPEL Process Manager for Developers
• 1.3.1 Directory Structure
• 1.4 Starting Oracle BPEL Process Manager Components
• 1.5 Connecting to Oracle BPEL Server
• 1.6 Setting the Hostname in Your Web Browser Preferences
• 1.7 Understanding Namespaces and Namespace URIs
• 1.8 Eclipse BPEL Designer on Eclipse Platform

2 Credit Flow Tutorial

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Using the Tutorial
• 2.2.1 Starting Oracle BPEL Server and JDeveloper BPEL Designer
• 2.2.2 Starting and Testing Your Service
• 2.2.3 Creating a Workspace and a Project
• 2.2.4 Viewing the WSDL File Source Code
• 2.2.5 Editing the WSDL File Source Code
• 2.2.6 Viewing the BPEL File Source Code
• 2.2.7 Creating and Configuring a Partner Link for the Credit Rating Service
• 2.2.7.1 Creating a Credit Rating Service Partner Link
• 2.2.7.2 Creating a Scope Activity
• 2.2.7.3 Creating an Invoke Activity Inside the Scope Activity
• 2.2.7.4 Creating an Initial Assign Activity Inside the Scope Activity
• 2.2.7.5 Creating a Second Assign Activity Inside the Scope Activity
• 2.2.8 Validating, Compiling, and Deploying the Credit Flow Process
• 2.2.9 Running the Credit Flow Process

3 Loan Process Tutorial

• 3.1 Loan Process Introduction
• 3.2 Using the Loan Process Tutorial
• 3.2.1 Starting Oracle BPEL Server and JDeveloper BPEL Designer
• 3.2.2 Starting and Testing Your Services
• 3.2.3 Creating a Loan Process Project
• 3.2.4 Creating the Loan Process Schema File
• 3.2.5 Importing the Loan Process Schema File
• 3.2.6 Creating and Configuring a Partner Link for the Credit Rating Service
• 3.2.6.1 Creating a Credit Rating Service Partner Link
• 3.2.6.2 Creating a Scope Activity
• 3.2.6.3 Creating an Invoke Activity Inside the Scope Activity
• 3.2.6.4 Creating an Initial Assign Activity Inside the Scope Activity
• 3.2.6.5 Creating a Second Assign Activity Inside the Scope Activity
• 3.2.7 Creating and Configuring Partner Links for the Asynchronous United Loan and Star Loan Services
• 3.2.7.1 Creating Partner Links for the United Loan and Star Loan Services
• 3.2.7.2 Creating a Second Scope Activity
• 3.2.7.3 Adding a Flow Activity to the Second Scope
• 3.2.7.4 Creating Invoke and Receive Activities for the Star Loan Service
• 3.2.7.5 Creating Invoke and Receive Activities for the United Loan Service
• 3.2.7.6 Creating an Assign Activity
• 3.2.8 Adding Offer Decision Making Logic to the Loan Process
• 3.2.9 Validating, Compiling, and Deploying the Loan Process
• 3.2.10 Running the Loan Process
• 3.2.11 Adding Error Handling Capabilities to the Loan Process (Optional)
• 3.2.11.1 Creating a Fault Handling Error Variable
• 3.2.11.2 Creating a Catch Branch in the GetCreditRating Scope Activity
• 3.2.11.3 Creating an Assign Activity Inside the Catch Branch of the Scope Activity
• 3.2.11.4 Creating an Invoke Activity Inside the Catch Branch of the Scope Activity
• 3.2.11.5 Creating a Terminate Activity Inside the Catch Branch of the Scope Activity

Index