A Semant c Serv ce-Or ented Arch tecture for Bus ness Process Fus on
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Since many organizations are moving from an object-oriented paradigm for managing
business processes toward a service-oriented approach, services are becoming
the fundamental elements of application development. At the same time, BPEL has
become the de facto standard for orchestrating these services and managing flawless
execution of business process. The confluence of these trends is presenting some
interesting opportunities for more flexible, cost-effective management of business
processes.
ERP and CRM business processes contain multiple decision points. At these decision
points, certain criteria are evaluated. Based on these criteria or business rules,
business processes change their behavior. In essence, these business rules drive the
business process. Frequently, these rules are embedded within the business process
itself or inside custom Java code, which can cause several problems such as:
??? Business rules change more often than the processes themselves, but changing
and managing embedded business rules is a complex task beyond the abilities
of most business analysts.
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