BPM Integration

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BPM and SOA

A good explanation of Service Oriented Layered Architecture (SOA) is provided by Object Management Group (OMG) here (a local copy is here)

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In a nutshell:

  • Business Process Layer exposes IT systems functionality to business users and business process designers
  • Business Services is the Enterprise Integration (EI) Layer for Enterprise Applications (Components)
  • Components Layer is the Enterprise Applications Suite
  • Operational Resources Layer are the Databases and Legacy Enterprise Systems