Creating a business process

This topic provides instructions on how to create a business process using the process editor.

To create a process, proceed as follows:

  1. Switch to the business integration perspective.
  2. If you have already created a module, select it in the business integration view.
  3. From the main menu, click File > New > Business Process.
  4. In the New Business Process window, specify a module, a folder and a name for the new process, and click Next.
  5. In the Select an Interface window, you can specify an existing interface or have the system generate one for you.
    Note: Keep the following points in mind about WSDL interfaces:
    • If you specify an existing interface that has more than one operation defined, then you must implement each of these operations in your process. If it is a long-running process, you can do this by using a receive and reply activity for each; if it is a short-running process, you can use a receive choice activity to implement the second operation.
    • If you want to implement more than one WSDL interface in this process, ensure that they have different namespaces. If they share the same namespace, it will result in an error ("Duplicate key value").
  6. WebSphere Integration Developer enhances BPEL capabilities through the use of extensions. If you would like to create a process without the use of these extensions, then enable the check box on this page of the wizard, and click Next.
This creates a process, and launches it in a new process editor.
Related concepts
Tutorial: Build a business process
Best Practice: When NOT to use the BPEL extensions
Working with BPEL extensions

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