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The Business Process Engine is the runtime engine for integration processes (cross-component Business Process Management).

An integration process is composed of a specific flow of steps (including the sending and receiving of messages), during which the status of the process is persisted on the Integration Server. In an integration process, you can define a specific level of process control. For example, you can specify how long an integration process must wait for further messages to arrive, or you can group incoming messages and then send them in a particular order.

You design integration processes in the Enterprise Services Repository and you configure them in the Integration Directory.

This section provides information relevant during operation of integration processes.

For detailed information on the design of integration processes, see in SAP NetWeaver Library under Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Library: Function-Oriented View Next navigation step Process Integration Next navigation step Enterprise Services Repository & Registry Next navigation step Managing Services in the Enterprise Services Repository Next navigation step Defining Design Objects for Mediated Communication Next navigation step Defining and Managing Integration Processes End of the navigation path.

For information on the concepts and the overall procedures, see SAP NetWeaver Library under Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Next navigation step Special Development Tasks Next navigation step Developing and Configuring Integration Processes End of the navigation path.