Importing Processes from an External Repository into Process Composer

You use this procedure to import processes that are in an external repository such as the PowerDesigner repository. You import these processes to Process Composer to make them executable within SAP Business Process Management.

Context

SAP PowerDesigner is a graphical enterprise modeling solution supporting standard methodologies and notations and providing automated code-reverse engineering and generation through customizable templates. You can also use this solution to model various processes. You can implement processes modeled using external repositories such as the PowerDesigner repository through SAP Process Orchestration by importing them to Process Composer.

Procedure

  1. Launch SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.
  2. Create a Process Composer Development Component and choose the Process Development perspective. For more information, see Creating a Project.
  3. Choose Start of the navigation pathWindow Next navigation step Show View Next navigation step Other Next navigation step Search ConsoleEnd of the navigation path.
  4. Choose OK.
    The Search Console tab appears.
  5. In the Search For dropdown menu, choose BPMN Processes.
    Process Repository appears in the Search In area.
  6. Choose the Manage Destinations link.
  7. In the Preferences window, expand Start of the navigation pathProcess Composer Next navigation step ConnectionsEnd of the navigation path.
  8. If you want to create a connection, choose Add.
  9. In the Create Configuration window, provide the following connection settings details:
    Connection Property Description
    Connection Name Unique connection name.
    Description An optional description.
    Server Host The host name or the IP address of the repository.
    Server Port The port number for the above host.
  10. If you prefer to use an HTTPS connection to the server, select Use HTTPS.
  11. In the Authentication section, provide the following information:
    Name Description
    User The user name required to connect to the server.
    Password The password required to connect to the server.
  12. Choose OK.
    The connection appears in the table.
  13. In the Connections window, choose OK.
    If you choose Cancel, the system does not create the connection.
  14. In the Search Console tab, select the required connection under Process Repository.
  15. If you want to narrow down the results based on process definition names, enter the search string in the Find field.
  16. Choose Search.
  17. On the Results pane, select the process you want to import and drag it to the Processes node.
    • Alternatively, you can drag the process to the workspace or to an existing Process Composer Development Component.
    • You can maximize the process pane, format the diagram, and perform additional operations.
    • If the import fails, a log entry appears in the Error Log.

Results

The Import Log and the process model open. A new entry is created in the Processes node with the name of this imported process.