openedge bpm what’s coming in 11.3 michael banks suresh inavolu

OpenEdge BPM

What’s Coming in 11.3

Michael BanksSuresh Inavolu

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Agenda

Introduction

New ABL language support

OpenEdge datatype support

Developer Studio and BPM Portal changes

Additional Enhancements

Demo

Questions

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Business Process Management

Before

Status?

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Business Process Management

After

Status?

FacilitiesHR Manager Employee

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Business Process Modeling Software

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OpenEdge Business Process Management Server

OE BP Server

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Benefits of BPM

Workflow automation

• Automate the workflows that drive their business

• Applications become process-oriented Visibility

• Visibility into how well processes are performing Model driven development

• Quickly-generate key parts of your application

• Customization without code changes

• Leverages your existing application Model-driven integration

Easily integrate external systems, e.g. e-mail, Web services

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Based on Savvion 9.0

Diverges from Savvion 9.0 Now Owned by Aurea Software

• The OpenEdge BPM code base is maintained and developed separately by Progress

Integrated feature of OpenEdge 11.3• Many enhancements (integrated install, datatypes,

security)

• Tuned to meet the needs of OpenEdge customers

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BPM Studio

BPM PortalProcess Modeler

BPM Server

Key Components of OpenEdge BPM before 11.3

Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge

OpenEdge AppServer

OpenEdge UI

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BPM Studio

Key Components of OpenEdge BPM in11.3

BPM Portal

BPM Server

OpenEdge AppServer

OpenEdge UI

Process Modeler

Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge

BPM-enabled Progress Developer Studio

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OpenEdge BPM Packaging

OpenEdge Business Process Modeler (aka Process Modeler)

• Available for download on ESD

Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge

• Integrated BPM plugins

• Includes a development version of Business Process Server

OpenEdge Business Process Management Server

• Purchased separately

• Includes BPM Portal

• Also BPM Web Flow (aka BizSolo) and BPM Events (aka BizPulse)

Add-on Feature Starting with OpenEdge 11.3

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Monitoring Process

What is it?

Instrument existing applications – “monitor” as process

Process with external user or external adapter worksteps

External worksteps are completed by a “message” from external system. (previously only JMS, now also ABL)

New ABL methods

Progress.BPM.UserSession.StartProcess ( )

Progress.BPM.Process.ActivateWorkstep ( )

Progress.BPM.Process.CompleteWorkstep ( )

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Monitoring Process

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Monitoring Process

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Monitoring Process

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Single Point of Authentication

OpenEdge Hybrid Realm

Implement Progress.Security.Realm.IHybridRealm

Reference implementation for _user table

MyAppRealm.clsMETHOD PUBLIC CHAR GetAttributeMETHOD PUBLIC CHAR EXTENT GetAttributeNames …METHOD PUBLIC LOGICAL ValidatePassword

OE BP Server OE AppServer

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Single Sign-On

Establish BPM Server session using client-principal

New ABL methods

Progress.BPM.UserSession.Connect ( hCP )

Progress.BPM.UserSession.GetClientPrincipal()

Domain Registry Utility

gendomreg (Generates a domain registry file)

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DATASET and TABLE dataslots

From ABL:

Progress.BPM.Process.GetDataSlots ( )

Progress.BPM.Process.UpdateDataSlots ( )

Using the Managed Adapter:

Mapped to parameters of an OpenEdge Managed Adapter procedure invocation

Within BPM Process

Use Java OpenClient API (ProDataGraph)

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Native support for OE ABL Data types

ABL dataslots are first-class

citizens

Can be used in

• All adapters

• Reporting and Analytics

• BPM Forms

• Conditions

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Presentation Types

Able to create applications that complete tasks from

Mobile, Desktop, or Browser

Worksteps can have multiple presentation types

• An application can display different UI for each type

Or write your own presentation type!

GetAvailablePresentationTypes()

GetPresentationUI('Tablet')

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Graphical Editing Language

No More JavaScript/Java coding – GEL it!

Graphically design the condition and execute

statements

Condition based on DataSlot value or Controls

in a BPM Form

Statement can set a dataslot, update a control

or send an alert to Business Process

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Miscellaneous

Improved Look and Feel

Send SMS alerts

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Conclusion

Try out OE BPM in 11.3 ESAP

• send your PSDN login to early-software-admin@progress.com

And provide your feedback to Progress Communities

October 6–9, 2013 • Boston #PRGS13

www.progress.com/exchange-pug

Special low rate of $495 for PUG Challenge attendees with the code PUGAM

And visit the Progress booth to learn more about the Progress App Dev Challenge!