Tools and Approaches

As with every type of application integration, a particular set of technologies and tools is available to approach the problem. A BPIOAI modeling tool provides the user with the technology to depict the integration graphically (see Figure 3.12).

Figure 3.12. BPIOAI-modeling tool.

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The components of a BPIOAI model are

  • The common process model

  • Real entities, such as companies, organizations, or people

  • The source and target systems

Although it should be self-evident that every process-modeling tool takes a slightly different approach, each generally models the preceding components. The process-modeling tool binds the components together to create the final solution by modeling

  • The processes, either automated or manual

  • The sequence of the processes and applicable logic

  • The human resources involved in the processes, if any of the activities can take place at the same time

  • Visibility into all local processes through events

  • Visibility into all data stores through events



Next Generation Application Integration(c) From Simple Information to Web Services
Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services
ISBN: 0201844567
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 220

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