Modeling Processes with Process Composer

Getting Started

Modeling My First Process

Modeling the Process

Creating a Project

Creating a Process

Creating Flow Objects

Creating Artifacts

Creating Flow Controls

Defining Business Logic

Importing and Assigning Service Interface Definitions

Creating and Assigning Tasks

Importing and Assigning Data Types

Building and Deploying the Business Process Model

Concepts

Processes

Synchronous and Asynchronous Processes

Two Perspectives Approach

Projects and Processes in the Process Composer

Granularity of a Process Model

Process Roles

Process Context

Process Modeling Approaches

Top-Down Approach

Bottom-Up Approach

Inside-Out Approach

Using BPMN Process Models

Pools and Lanes

Events

Activities

Gateways

Connections

Consuming User Interfaces in Processes

Using Adobe Offline Forms

Tasks

Configuring a Track for BPM Development

Creating a Project

Creating a Process

Working with BPMN 2.0 Compliant Files

Modeling Sub-Processes

Modeling Referenced Sub-Processes

Modeling Embedded Sub-Processes

Process and Sub-Process Versioning

Defining Process Participants Using Pools

Defining Pool User Texts

Defining Roles in the Process Using Lanes

Defining Task Owners

Defining Potential Owners

Defining Excluded Owners

Modeling Events

Correlation for Intermediate Message Events

Creating Reusable Event Triggers

Importing Service Interface Definitions

Creating Service Interface Definitions

Modeling Automated Activities

Configuring WSDL and XSD Import and Reimport Preferences

Importing Service Interface Definitions

Creating Service Interface Definitions

Working with Service Groups

Modeling Human Activities

Overriding Task Attributes for an Individual Human Activity

Defining Task Owners

Defining Potential Owners

Defining Excluded Owners

Working with Tasks

Preparing Web Dynpro for Java DC to be used in BPM

Supported Data Types and Restrictions for Java Based UI Components in BPM

Supported Data Types for Web Dynpro ABAP in BPM

Assigning a User Interface to a Task

Generating Tasks and UI Components with UI Task Generation Template

Generating a UI Component for a Single Task

Troubleshooting on Web Dynpro for Java Components in BPM

Designing, Storing and Assigning an Offline Form to a Task

Designing and Storing an Offline Form

Assigning an Offline Form to a Task

Defining Task Owners

Defining Potential Owners

Defining Excluded Owners

Defining Task Administrators

Defining Time Constraints of a Task

Defining an Activation Time of a Task

Defining a Default Start Deadline of a Task

Defining a Default Completion Deadline of a Task

Defining a Default Expiration Time of a Task

Runtime Behavior of Time Constraints

Transforming Complex Data to Simple Data with Mapping Activities

Modeling Multi-Instance Loops of Activities

Modeling Notifications

Controlling the Process Flow with Gateways

Creating Data Objects

Importing XSD files

Creating and Editing XSD Files

Defining Input and Output Mapping

Using Annotations in the Process Model

Connecting Flow Objects in a Process

Connecting Separate Process Participants with Message Flow

Modeling Exceptions and Exceptions Handling

Working with Rules

Configuring Rules

Using Schemas

Using Classes

Renaming Aliases

Deleting Aliases

Creating a Ruleset

Creating a Flow Ruleset

Using Versions of a Ruleset in a Process

Formatting the Process Model

Translating Language-Specific Attributes in BPM

Building and Deploying a Process

Starting a Process

Performing Process Analytics

Configuring BPM-BW Connectivity

Extracting Data to SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse

Reporting on Process Context Data

Creating and Editing Reporting Data Sources

Modeling Reporting Activities

Real-Time Reporting with Visual Composer

Business Log DataSource

My Processes DataSource

My Tasks DataSource

Principal Assignment DataSource

Debugging Processes

Managing the Debugged Process

Debugging Processes in the Process Instances View

Working with the BPM APIs

Building a Task Worklist with the BPM API

Building an Execution UI with the BPM API

Starting a Process with the BPM API

Reference

Modeling Your Business Process

Tips and Tricks

Accelerated Modeling with Speed Buttons

Modeling Defaults and Specials

Copying and Pasting Objects in the Process Model

Undoing Process Modeling Steps