A short survey: Business Process Modeling Tools

Hi everybody,
my name is Leonie Fütterer and I am a student at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. I do research on freeware business process modeling tools.
Please take two minutes and help me by completing the following survey. The results will be released in february 2011 in terms of an academic paper.
www.bpm-toos.net
Thank you!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me (see link above)!
Leonie Fütterer

I guess the link is rather http://www.bpm-tools.net/ ?
I will circulate it to my friends.... here where I work they use Excel =:o( and ARGOS-UML much to my dismay

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Free ARIS Business Process Modelling tool: ARIS Express

Does anyone have experience with ARIS Express "the First Free Modeling Software" ?
You can download it from the Aris website ( http://www.ariscommunity.com/aris-express ).

Does anyone have experience with ARIS Express "the First Free Modeling Software" ?
You can download it from the Aris website ( http://www.ariscommunity.com/aris-express ).

Business Process Modelling Language Desirable Features

Hi All,
It will be quite interesting to see what features the BPX community would want to be in the Visual Business Process Modelling *** programming language which on one end use self-contained applications that use Web services as activities that implement business functions and on the other has interactions with other J2EE like web components .
For example I would like to see something developed by SAP where the Business Process mapping can be done with a strict protocol in ARIES so that applications can be built in the Visual composer and the BPX can visually do the one or more of the following
1.     On Screen chain End Chain valdiation
2.     Loop conditions
3.     Branching conditions
4.     Variable initialization
5.     Web service message preparation
The idea being the BPX can generate a running prototype for pattern based processes through grahhical interfaces and unless something really typical needs to be done, the coding can be eliminated.
Taking an example:
On a simple sales order if the stock is not adequate a purchase order needs to be fired.
The Business process mapping of the same can be done in ARIES where some available components (business objects like sale order) from R3 etc are available for modeling.
If this process is to be web enabled then one can use the business process modeling to develop a quick application in Visual Composer where one can use ESA for Sale Order as a Model and build screens based on that. The screen flow can also be built in Visual Composer to take you to through the various tabs.
The data flow across the various tabs also can be done through the component controller and the BPX should be able to map that visually.
The business event (Stock < Sale order quantity ) can be handled through a branching condition and web service message preparation to either generate a email message or fire a purchase order (handled in XI and exposed in one common place of the Business Process modeling Tool).
Marilyn : thanks for the offer of acting as a interface between the SAP development team and some of us with the wishlist. I would certainly love to be involved in the epochal development

Why leaving the tool? Why ARIS and VC and CAF and many more different tools?
I would prefer a tool that gives me - depending from the user - different flavors and views of my model. A tool that in one flavor allows me to define the process on a higher level, then in another flavor allows me to implement the application(s) of the process in a non-coding approach and then a flavor that allows me to pimp the application(s) with a coding approach.
All three flavors are working on the very same model. The different flavors immediately see the changes done by other flavors. A kind of realtime modelling.
The tool itself is not necessarily a single-environment approach, but can have one flavor running in the browser, the other one in a locally installed IDE. But still all of them use the same terminology. A data service here ,is a data service there, Business Object here is a Business Object there (and not a bean or a class or entity service etc.). That also would allow to have the different modeling users naturally move between the flavors, with a hard core programmer also being able to move to the Business Process Modeling tool, and the BPX also being able to write a small conversion routine.
Perhaps the proper term is "BP & App Suite", which serves all types of modelers involved: Business Process Modelers, Business Process Experts, Developers.
In the SAP world these tools could be: ARIS, Visual Composer, DevStudio/ABAP Workbench/.NET.
Today this is not the case: we have more than 200 tools (and we say we are not a tools company) and not really an exchange of models between those tools. Not to mention the different terminology...

SAP XI and Business Process Modelling and Monitoring

hi All,
Could anybody tell me whether SAP XI has any Business Process Modelling tools or any Process Monitoring tools?
If any, are these analogous to IBM WBIs Modeller and Monitor? Also does SAP XI provide any human interaction?
Regards,
Shree Norway

Hi,
In the XI-Repository you can build Business Procces with the Process Builder.
for Monitoring you can use the Workflow Monitoring on XI.
See also Transaction "SXMB_MONI_BPE"
Regards,
Robin

Do SAP have a process modeling tool included on one of their solutions ?

Hello,
I'm new in this blog. I would like to post the question
Do SAP have a process modeling tool included on one of their solutions ?
I appreciate if somebody answers.
JCT

Hi Theo,
I was leaving under the same perception, but I found out that ARIS supports BPMN. Not the full 1.0 standard but you still have start, end and intermediate events (include message, timer, error, cancel, rule, link, etc'), Tasks (without visual support for sub-process, loop and multiple), flows (normal, conditional and default), pool, lane and artifacts. in a matter of fact, I'm working on an blog post about modeling business process with ARIS using BPMN those days.
In my <b>OWN</b> opinion I think that EPC is out of date and we shouldn't use it. this modeling notation is mostly known in the SAP world and comparing to BPMN is also poor in notations. BPMN is more reach and let you express processes in more clearer way (Until last version you can't even express exception in a process). although BPMN is young standard it has better "father" and it's always better to work with standards rather then niche modeling notations.
Before enter the SAP world I used to use mainly BPMN and BPEL (UML, IDEF0 and value chain maps were also used from time to time), But i didn't work with EPC at all. I think that we can model processes using BPMN and I'm happy that ARIS let us do it (btw, who said that we have to use ARIS. but that's another story).
well .... just my thoughts

Read about the Redefined Business Process Modeling Methodology Forum

We have moved all obvious technical workflow related questions to the newly renamed SAP Business Workflow forum. That is the place for technical, tool oriented questions.
Our hope is that in this newly renamed forum, the <b>Business Process Modeling Methodology</b> forum, the discussions will focus around methodologies, how to choose a process model and how to use a language that is easily understood by the business. Since process models are often needed to help understand and enable an actual process, we should be discussing best modeling practices here.
In addition, we can discuss various process information gathering techniques. Lastly, we can also discuss here the various enabling technologies available and perhaps further discuss their merits.
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Marilyn Pratt

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What is Business Process Monitoring Tool (BPMT)?

Dear colleagues
There is also a strange tool named Business Process Monitoring Tool (BPMT), provided as an Add-on installation within SAP Netweaver 701 SP06
[Note 1453759 - BPMT 701 Business Process Monitoring Tool: Installation|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1453759]
What is it, and how it is connected with SAP NW BPM?
Any explanation would be much appreciated

Hi,
this tool is to provide a business process monitoring within the ABAP stack. So you're able to get information about "how many processes of process X have not been finished, yet". This is based on several agents listening to the business process implementations (e.g. SAP Business Workflow) and provides those generated events to a monitoring engine.
As far as I know this component has not been released, yet. I don't know the delivery date (maybe in QII or QIII 2011) --> who know's?
Cheers
Martin

Best practice business process models

We have been using ARIS for well over a year now for realizing our vision for Business Process Management.
Recently, the management has been looking for ways to benchmark, evaluate and compare our processes with that being practised else where in the world, with a view to ensure requisite process controls, automation, transparency, staffing levels and KPI's.
Having said that, we tried to search for ready-made out-of-the-box ARIS business process models (up to level 4) in areas such as Human Capital Management, Supply Chain (Procurement), Supplier Relationship Management and others, but we were unable to find any source. While we did find purchasable ARIS processes for ITIL, but other than that our search had yield no result.
Are we approaching this right? and is there such a source available from SAP or any third-party vendors?
Regards,
Muhammad Hamdan

Hi Sunita,
The concept of development component are relevent from desing time perspective , at runtime there is no difference whether you create Model + Component + Application in one DC or multiple . The DC concept helps to increase the reusability and guides to have better design of your application . For example if you have model in a DC while your Components + UI in seperate DC . Changes in Model ( Reimport / Delete / ...) could be well abstracted from using DC . More over the same model DC could be re-used at multiple places /DCs.
As far as performance is concerned yes it increases from dc build and application development point of view.
I would suggest to have model in seperate DC as this is better desing approach and offers maintenability.
regards
Dhawal

Test Repository - Use of our own business process model as structure

We want to use our own business process model as structuring element in the test repository.
I entered my hierarchy by the transaction STWBM using environment/application hierarchy / Customer.
But my hierarchy is not visible in the test repository. Instead, there is always the SAP hierarchy.
How can I use my hierarchy in the test repository?

I have the same problem.
We are new on using the solution manager to do the test.
Now we want to put all the test cases (manual) in the test repository, and in other time link they to the other projects.
But the question is: How can i storage the test case in the repository to garantee when I do a new project I dont forget any test case needed from the repository?

Business Process Modeling in SAP Solution Manager

Hi.
Even ther an Solution Manager space, i wish to get some opinion related to Business process Modeling.
We are working in an upgrade project. R/3 4.6 C to ECC 6.0. The customer decide to use Solution manager to map their process, based on the transactions of the new version.
Company Business Process:
1.Based on ISO standards.
2.By product line
3.The process are defined using an structure with 4 Levels: Macro Process, Business scenarios, Business Process and Steps/activities.
There are 2 possibilities to map the process into the Sap Solution Manager:
1. Map the process by component.
- Single Project
-It means to make a list of all sap components with their process without mattering the business process.
-Each product line can be a variant for an specific process. e.g: Sales by line
2. Map the process as ISO Standards
- Several projects : For each product line
Which cold be the better option in order to:
- Easy configuration activities
- Easy design of Unit and integration test
- Easy activities of Process enhancement and optimization
Theres another option?
Thanks
Alvaro Hernán Rojas R

Hi Alvaro Hernán Rojas R ,
The product line is the hierarchy of the finished goods.
It is pertinent that the finished goods has emerged due to some process(es) carried on the raw material.
Thus logically you should map in solution manager based on the process only.
The macro process while depicts the processes at the highest level.The Business scenarios, Business Process gives a good idea about how you should go about configuring.The Steps/activities helps you to map in to SAP thro' T/Codes.
From the point of view of all of the below three,namely,
Easy configuration activities
Easy design of Unit and integration test
Easy activities of Process enhancement and optimization,
the option Map the process as ISO Standards
- Several projects : For each product line,will be most ideal.
It is the processes that drives the activities.The control activities like internal control etc are all process based.Given these,divorcing the business process from the configuration -as in -is certainly not a good practice.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Ramesh

Business Process Modelling Methodologies

Hi,
I am looking for graphical images of the following Business Process Modelling Methodologies:
FI
CO
Project System.
I am also looking for a graphical presentation of the interaction of the modules in the All In One System.

Hi Gossmann,
I have attached the following links based on your requirement.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/0c/650b378a545944e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/0c/650b378a545944e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/0c/650b378a545944e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/0c/650b378a545944e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
Hope this helps. Please confirm.
Regards
R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

Business Process Modelling

Hi,
What would be the 5 main things required during Business Process Modelling?
Thanks

Could you be more specific?
Are you interested in the skills involved? (e.g. BPMN, facilitation sessions, knowledge of the business)
Are you interested in a knowledge of the artifacts (activities / tasks)?
Tough to answer unless you can narrow it down a bit.
Dan

Business Process Modeling and Organizational Change Management

Many Change Management interventions are based on the business understanding the TO BE processes, how the process will change end-to-end, including not only the processes within SAP but also how they will interface with the entire application landscape. Id like to hear experiences and best practices. Who, how and when should those business process models be completed? What would be the role of Change Management in this piece?

Hi Claudia
Very interesting question!. This is the most challenging task an org unit is facing today. Before implementation you must be able to foresee what impact a new end to end business process would have on the present organizational set up. To visualize you need to have people who has knowledge in their respective business. It is no easy task. That is why you need to break & analyse each process in minute detail and compare to be process with the present process. To have an effective process in place you have to examine who is the Business process owner, if the owner does not follow or comply with the new process what is the risk involved, & what makes it mandatory that the process owner follows it and so is all down the line managers. What I mean to say is that by analyzing each and every new process you should be able to derive some KPI from this. This is how control can be built. This is all simple management technique but I have seen many new processes in ERP failing or not being used because of lack of Management control. I have answered who & how part. Now coming back to when part. The change management initiative has to start long before the actual ERP implementation. One has to prepare the organisation for taking a massive leap from a mere paper based organisation to accepting a system that can touch almost any business application. An organisation which has not prepared itself to accept the changes and hurriedly implements a system for the sake of project completion can see that the benefits projected in the business case may never be realized.
Reward points if found useful
Regards
Alok Sengupta

Current Business Process Model document

Hi,
Does anybody have any sample Current Business Process Model BP040 documents??

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Guided Business Process modelling with Activity Guide

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Please suggest where the bmp-services-client.jar will be available?
I am getting the following error upon deployment of human task forms which are using the ADF data controls for workflow :-
Caused By: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.bpel.services.datacontrol.types.Number
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Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Shailendra Nema.

Another roadblock when trying "Guided Business Process modelling with Activity Guide"
I get the following error when trying to access the AG instance from the AG ADF client --
Runtime error in AG Query Service. Failure in queryAGDisplayInfos.
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     at oracle.bpel.services.workflow.activityguide.query.soap.AGQueryServiceSOAP.queryAGDisplayInfos(AGQueryServiceSOAP.java:57)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
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     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.BpmAGQueryService.constructTaskDisplayInfo(BpmAGQueryService.java:1160)
     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.BpmAGQueryService.constructMilestoneDisplayInfo(BpmAGQueryService.java:1060)
     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.BpmAGQueryService.constructMilestoneDisplayInfoList(BpmAGQueryService.java:869)
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     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.BpmAGQueryService.constructMilestoneDisplayInfoList(BpmAGQueryService.java:869)
     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.BpmAGQueryService.constructAGDisplayInfo(BpmAGQueryService.java:730)
     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.BpmAGQueryService.queryAGDisplayInfos(BpmAGQueryService.java:268)
     at oracle.bpm.services.activityguide.impl.CombinedAGQueryService.queryAGDisplayInfos(CombinedAGQueryService.java:58)
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