Anjali Anagol-Subbarao

Application versioning has always been a challenge for the developer community. With the introduction of Web services, this issue becomes even more difficult as developers are dealing with a more distributed set of components that aren't necessarily under their control. A robust versioning strategy is needed to support multiple versions of Web services in development. This can allow for upgrades and improvements to be made to a Web service, while continuously supporting previously released versions. The right versioning strategy can maximize code reuse and provide a more manageable approach to the naming, deployment, and maintenance of your Web services. The issue of versioning is a complicated one, and this article does not attempt to answer every question surrounding the versioning of XML and Web services. However, there are some key approaches and design practice... (more)

Using the WebLogic Platform to Create a Real-World Business Process Model for Order Management Part 5

In the first article I gave an overview of BPM and covered the specifications in this area. I described the order change example and the steps needed to create the business process in WLI. In the second article we saw how to create a process application, specifically how to create the application orderChange. In this application I created a new process called orderChange.jpd. To start the process I added a ClientRequest received. Next we added the Web service validate config. In the third article I added a decision point to handle the result from validate config Web service. The... (more)

A Real-World Business Process Model Part 1

When processes are modeled well and don't change, existing IT systems work well. However, real business changes all the time and processes are becoming more complex especially as the Internet is able to easily link internal and external systems. Business process management (BPM) can help in managing this complex and ever changing process. The concept of manipulating data, which IT systems do efficiently today, can be extended to business processes. Businesses can use BPM systems, using workflow-type techniques, to control existing applications, Web services, and human processes ... (more)

A Real-World Business Process Model

In Part 1 (Vol. 3, issue 6) of this series I gave you an overview of business process management (BPM) and covered the specifications in this area. I described the order change example and the steps needed to create the business process in WebLogic Integration. In Part 2 (Vol. 3, issue 7), we created a process application - orderChange. In this application we created a new process called orderChange.jpd. To start the process we added a ClientRequest received. Then we added the Web service validate config. This month we will add a decision point to handle the result from validate ... (more)

Create a Real-World Business Process Model, Part 4

In the first article in this series (Vol. 3, issue 6), I gave you an overview of business process management (BPM) and covered the specifications in this area. I described the order change example and the steps needed to create the business process in WebLogic Integration (WLI). In the second article I looked at how to create a process application (orderChange). In this application I created a new process called orderChange.jpd. To start the process we added a ClientRequest received. Next we added the Web service validate config. In the third article I added a decision point to ... (more)