eClarus Business Process Modeler complements Oracle BPEL Process Manager by enabling close collaboration between business users and IT to deliver closed-loop BPM systems. We target business analysts with a standalone Eclipse rich client, and SOA architects with in-the-shell Eclipse integration with Oracle BPEL designer. Additional capabilities include correct-by-construction BPMN for business analyst use; extraction of BPMN from BPEL for easier editing; automated BPEL generation from validated BPMN models with supporting artifacts; UML Profiling style of BPMN extensibility; ‘As Is’ and ‘To Be’ model comparison; and customizable publishing of business process documentation in either WORD or HTML format.

Resources:

• Oracle BPEL Resource Site
• Installing Oracle BPEL Designer and eClarus Business Process Modeler on the Same Eclipse IDE
• Oracle's Loan Procurement example (PDF)
• Orchestrating Web Services (top-down)
• Reverse engineering from BPEL (bottom-up)
• BPMN-BPEL mappings explained