Human-Centric Business Process Management with WebSphere Process Server V6

Using step-by-step examples, this IBM Redbooks publication shows how human-centric tasks can be added into a business process management solution, using WebSphere Business Modeler to model the process, WebSphere Integration Developer to assemble it, and WebSphere Process Server to run it. This book also considers clients to human-centric business processes such as WebSphere Portal Server, Workplace Forms, and Web service interfaces. Finally, it discusses integration with content management systems such as FileNet.

Part 1 of this book introduces Human-Centric BPM, and describes the sample scenario used throughout the examples in this book.

Part 2 shows how to build processes with manual tasks in WebSphere Business Modeler V6.0.2. Additional chapters show how to use WebSphere Integration Developer and WebSphere Process Server to assemble and deploy these processes. New human-centric features of WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2 are discussed in detail in a separate chapter.

Part 3 discusses how to use WebSphere Portal Server, Workplace Forms, and Web services as clients to human-centric business processes. The Web services chapter focuses on building services in Rational Application Developer and Microsoft .NET.

Part 4 shows how content repositories such as FileNet can interact with human-centric processes, and also discusses other related technologies and products.

Part 1. Overview
Chapter 1. Welcome to this book
Chapter 2. Overview of Human-Centric BPM
Chapter 3. Business scenario used within this book

Part 2. Implementing Human-Centric BPM
Chapter 4. WebSphere Business Modeler
Chapter 5. Using human tasks in WebSphere Process Server
Chapter 6. Human task features introduced in WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2

Part 3. Interaction services with WebSphere Process Server
Chapter 7. J2EE and Microsoft .NET Web service clients
Chapter 8. WebSphere Portal Server
Chapter 9. Workplace Forms

Part 4. ECM integration and related Human-Centric BPM technologies
Chapter 10. Integrating with content repositories
Chapter 11. Related technologies

Appendix A. Additional material

• Rational Application Developer V7 Programming Guide, SG24-7501-00
• Patterns: SOA Design Using WebSphere Message Broker and WebSphere ESB, SG24-7369-00
• WebSphere Business Process Management V6.1.2 Production Topologies, SG24-7665-00

Publish Date
15 October 2007

Last Update
17 October 2007

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Author(s)

Martin Keen is a Senior IT Specialist at the ITSO, Raleigh Center. He writes extensively about WebSphere products, SOA, and Patterns for e-business. He also teaches IBM classes worldwide about WebSphere, SOA, and ESB. Before joining the ITSO, Martin worked in the EMEA WebSphere Lab Services team in Hursley, UK. Martin holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Studies from Southampton Institute of Higher Education.

• Martin Keen

Omar Bahy is a Senior Software Engineer at the IBM Lab in Cairo. He holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Software Engineering specializing in process management. Omar is a member of the Rational team focusing on Business Process Management and Rational Portfolio Manager deployment. Omar delivers ITSO workshops worldwide.

• Omar Bahy

Waveney Croson is an IBM Certified IT Specialist in the IBM Software Group for WebSphere in the UK. She has more than 10 years of experience in the business process management field and has been with independent software vendors for 20 years, of which the last 7 years have been with IBM. Her areas of expertise include business process modeling and business integration.

• Waveney Croson

Andy Garratt is a Certified Consulting IT Specialist working for IBM Software Services for WebSphere (ISSW) in the UK. He has 15 years of experience in software architecture, design, and development of large strategic IT projects using a wide variety of technologies. His areas of expertise include WebSphere SOA foundation software including WebSphere Process Server, SOA, business process integration, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Before joining IBM, Andy worked for a number of IBM Business Partners implementing large ERP systems across most of Europe. He holds a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Durham and is an author of the IBM Redbooks publication Patterns: Building Serial and Parallel Processes for IBM WebSphere Process Server V6.

• Andy Garratt

Ben Karchner is an undergraduate student at Penn State University. He is currently working toward a BS degree in Information Sciences and Technology. His main focus is on the integration and application of information technology. He joined the IBM International Technical Support Organization as a Co-op Pre-professional IT Specialist.

• Ben Karchner

Ines Lehmann is an IT Specialist for IBM Software Group Germany. She is currently part of the WebSphere Solution Center in the development laboratory in Boeblingen, Germany. In her current role Ines works with different customers on proof-of-concept projects dealing with the latest versions of WebSphere Process Server. She holds a degree in Business Information Systems from Reutlingen University. After her graduation, Ines joined IBM Global Business Services in 2005. During the last two years she has worked on different customer assignments in the financial services industry. Her areas of expertise include SOA solutions, WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Portal Server, and Business Process Integration. Ines is a IBM Certified Database Associate and a IBM Certified Solution Developer for IBM WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Integration Developer.

• Ines Lehmann

Frank Neumann works as a software architect in the IBM development team for Business Process Choreographer, focusing on database access technologies and integration with content and portal systems. He joined the IBM workflow team in 1999 and worked both as a Software Developer for MQ Series Workflow and Team Leader in Business Process Choreographer development. Frank holds a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

• Frank Neumann

Lincoln Roach is a Portal and Collaboration Architect with IBM Worldwide Technical Enablement at Research Triangle Park, in the US. He has over 20 years of consulting experience delivering business solutions for medium to large corporations in the financial, utility, and manufacturing industries. Lincoln is a Certified SOA Solution Designer and Certified Consulting IT Specialist with a focus on Process Portal. Lincoln holds a BS in Computer Science from Southern Connecticut State University, US.

• Lincoln Roach

ISBN

0738486787

IBM Form Number
SG24-7477-00

Number of pages
770