Contents

About this Guide

Who Should Read This Document

How This Document Is Organized

How to Use This Document

Documentation Conventions

Related Documentation

eLink Business Process Option Documentation

BEA Publications

Other Publications

Contact Information

Customer Support

1. Big Picture Overview

Transferring Funds: Traditional Banking Scenarios

Scenario 1: Withdrawal from Account in USA

Scenario 2: Deposit to Account in Switzerland

Scenario 3: Funds Transfer (USA to Switzerland)

Transferring Funds: Electronic Banking Scenario

Data Processing in eLink

2. Business Process Design Overview

Business Interface Window

Business Process Window

About Business Process Option users

About the Process Flow Model

Roles and pools

Process instance life cycle

Process definitions

Flat definitions

Conditional definitions

Task dependencies

Kinds of task states

About attributes

Distinguishing process and task attributes

About process ownership

Creating Business Processes: An Overview

3. Specifying Business Service Contracts

Business Interface Window

Accessing Contract Repository Objects

: Contract Repository Tree View
: Refreshing the Contract Repository Tree View

Toolbar Buttons

Keyboard & Menu Shortcuts

Logging on and Getting Started

Starting the Process Design Assistant

Logging On to the Process Design Assistant

: Setting Logon Option Defaults
: Logging On

Importing FML Files

: FML Import Instructions

Loading Externally Described Interfaces

: Instructions for Loading Externally Described Interfaces

Creating New Objects

: Format Rules for Repository Objects
: Adding Elements
: Adding Structs
: Adding Operations
: Adding Interfaces
: Adding Modules

Modifying Objects

: Modifying Elements
: Modifying Structs
: Modifying Parameters
: Modifying Operations
: Modifying Interfaces
: Modifying Modules

Deleting Objects From the Repository

: Deleting Instructions

Exporting or Unexporting an Operation

: Export Instructions
: Unexport Instructions

Testing an Operation

: Guidelines for Inputting Data
: Test Operation Instructions

Logging Off and Exiting

: Logoff/Exit Instructions

Troubleshooting

: Alert Window Instructions

Process Design Assistant and ATMI Mappings

4. Designing Business Processes

How It Works

Generating a Palette

: Instructions for Generating a Palette

Generating a Template

: Instructions for Generating a Template

Opening the Business Process Window

: Instructions for Opening the Business Process Window

Confirming Login to the Business Process Database

Using the Business Process Window

Using the Business Process Window

Getting started with the Business Process Window

: Refreshing the Design Pad display
: Printing from the Design Pad
: Processes are automatically saved

Defining and changing process structure

Navigating the process structure

: Instructions for Navigating from the Hierarchy Pane
: Instructions for Hiding a Task's Children in the Hierarchy Pane
: Instructions for Navigating from the Task Pane
: Instructions for Navigating from the Property Sheet

Working with multiple Design Pad windows

: Instructions for Working on Different Parts of the Same Process
: Instructions for Working on a Different Process
: Copying tasks between Design Pad windows
: Using drag and drop between Design Pad windows

Working with Process Definitions

Working with existing process definitions

: Instructions for Preparing to Form a Process Flow

Viewing process attributes

: Summary of built-in process attributes
: Validating process definitions

Working with Tasks

: Instructions for Copying a Task
: Instructions for Copying a Task with Drag-and-Drop

Working with task objects in the Design Pad

: Selecting and moving tasks
: Instructions for Selecting and Deselecting Tasks and Dependencies
: Instructions for Moving a Task
: Instructions for Selecting a Task in Another Layout Mode
: Instructions for Moving a Task in Another Layout Mode
: Changing the attribute display
: Naming tasks
: Aligning tasks
: Adding dependencies
: Deleting tasks and dependencies

Customizing task icons

: Adding customized icons to the icon library
: Changing task icons

Specifying attributes

Instructions for Opening the Property Sheet

: Instructions for Viewing the Attribute Values for a Task
: Instructions for Setting an Attribute Value or Modifying an Existing Value
: Instructions for Adding an Attribute to be Used in a Perform Condition

5. Making eLink Processes Work

Business Process and Task Parameter Attributes

: Parameter Attributes & Default Assignments
: Parameter Assignments Explained

Data Flow Through the Business Process Engine

: Data Flow By the Numbers

Working with Conditions

General form of a PerformCondition or IterateCondition

Attributes in PerformConditions

Properties in PerformConditions

Operators used in PerformConditions

Data types used in PerformConditions

Compound statements

: Grouping statements with parentheses

Using internal attributes

Summary of built-in task attributes

: About attribute values

Iterating tasks and subtasks

Examples of PerformConditions

Adding PerformConditions to tasks

: Instructions for Specifying a PerformCondition
: Instructions for Creating a PerformCondition based on Task Attributes
: Instructions for Creating a PerformCondition with Evaluation Expressions
: Instructions for Specifying an IterateCondition
: Instructions for Creating an IterateCondition Based on Task Attributes
: Instructions for Creating an IterateCondition with Evaluation Expressions

Working with Process Instances

Instructions for Starting a Process

: Managing Processes with the Process Manager

Opening the Process Manager

: Instructions for Starting the Process Manager

Completing a process

: Instructions for Forcing a Process to Completion

Deleting a complete process

: Instructions for Deleting a Completed Process

Modifying a process instance in progress

: Instructions for Modifying Parts of a Process

Suspending and resuming a process

: Instructions for Suspending a Process
: Instructions for Resuming a Process

Viewing the status of a process

: Instructions for Viewing the Status of a Process
: Instructions for Viewing Other Levels of the Process
: Instructions for Changing the Information Displayed for Each Task
: Instructions for Viewing the Details of a Specific Task
: Instructions for Viewing the Properties of a Task

Using folders to organize the Process Manager

: Instructions for Creating a New Folder
: Finding and adding process definitions to folders
: Instructions for Finding a Process Definition and Adding It to a Folder
: Instructions for Renaming a Folder
: Moving processes between folders
: Deleting processes from personal folders
: Customizing how processes are displayed in folders

A. Interface File (*.IFCE) Reference

Loading ATMI Services

Introduction to the Interface Loader

Syntax of the Interface Files

: Guidelines for Using Keywords
: Keyword Order in the Interface Loader Data File
: Using Service-Level Keywords and Values
: Using Parameter-Level Keywords and Values

Troubleshooting

Interface File Example

Interface File Explained

B. MATHAPP Tutorial & Reference

Creating a Simplified Funds Transfer Process Flow: a Tutorial

Loading an Interface & Adding an Operation

Exporting & Testing Operations

Generating Palette & Template

Moving to the Business Process Window

Setting Up Your Process Flow

Modifying Tasks and Processes

Adding Your New Process to the Configuration

Testing Your Process Flow

Assigning Parameters to Implement Process Flows

: Root Level Input & Output
: Task Level Input & Output (SubtractInteger)
: Task Level Input & Output (AddInteger)

MATHAPP Service Reference

Glossary