Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Part 1 Patterns for e-business -- Chapter 1. Patterns for e-business -- 1.1 The Patterns for e-business layered asset model -- 1.2 How to use the Patterns for e-business -- 1.2.1 Select a Business, Integration, or Composite pattern, or a Custom design -- 1.2.2 Select an Application pattern -- 1.2.3 Review Runtime patterns -- 1.2.4 Review Product mappings -- 1.2.5 Review guidelines and related links -- 1.3 Summary -- Chapter 2. Self-Service business pattern -- 2.1 Self-service applications -- 2.2 Self-Service application patterns -- 2.3 Application patterns used in this book -- 2.4 Decomposition application pattern -- 2.4.1 Business and IT drivers -- 2.4.2 Solution -- 2.4.3 Considerations -- 2.4.4 Guidelines for use -- 2.4.5 Benefits -- 2.4.6 Limitations -- 2.4.7 Putting the Application pattern to use -- 2.5 Agent application pattern -- 2.5.1 Business and IT drivers -- 2.5.2 Solution -- 2.5.3 Guidelines for use -- 2.5.4 Benefits -- 2.5.5 Limitations -- 2.5.6 Putting the Application pattern to use -- 2.6 Agent: Federation variation -- Chapter 3. Runtime patterns and product mappings -- 3.1 An introduction to the node types -- 3.1.1 Web application server node -- 3.1.2 User node -- 3.1.3 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) front-end -- 3.1.4 Domain Name System (DNS) node -- 3.1.5 Protocol firewall node -- 3.1.6 Domain firewall node -- 3.1.7 Directory and security services node -- 3.1.8 Existing applications and data node -- 3.1.9 Web server redirector node -- 3.1.10 Application server node -- 3.1.11 Integration server node -- 3.1.12 Process manager node -- 3.1.13 Data Server / Services node -- 3.2 Runtime patterns -- 3.2.1 Decomposition runtime patterns -- 3.2.2 Agent runtime pattern -- 3.3 Product mappings.

3.3.1 Decomposition product mapping -- 3.3.2 Agent product mapping -- 3.4 Runtime product overview -- 3.4.1 WebSphere Application Server -- 3.4.2 IBM HTTP Server and Web server plug-in -- 3.4.3 IBM Directory Server V5.2 -- 3.4.4 WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation -- 3.4.5 IBM DB2 Universal Database product family -- 3.4.6 DB2 Information Integrator portfolio -- Part 2 Guidelines -- Chapter 4. Technology options -- 4.1 Web services -- 4.1.1 Static and dynamic Web services -- 4.1.2 JAX-RPC -- 4.1.3 Web services and the service-oriented architecture -- 4.1.4 Web services security -- 4.1.5 For more information on Web services -- 4.2 Flow languages -- 4.2.1 Flow Definition Language -- 4.2.2 Flow Definition Markup Language -- 4.2.3 Business Process Execution Language for Web Services -- 4.3 Java Connector Architecture (JCA) -- 4.4 Java Message Service -- 4.4.1 What messaging is -- 4.4.2 JMS and IBM WebSphere MQ -- 4.4.3 Advantages of JMS -- 4.4.4 Disadvantages of JMS -- 4.5 Business Rule Bean framework -- 4.6 Information integration -- 4.6.1 Data consolidation -- 4.6.2 Distributed access -- 4.6.3 For more information -- Chapter 5. Designing business processes -- 5.1 What is a "business process"? -- 5.2 Modeling business processes -- 5.3 Process choreographer programming model -- 5.4 Developing business processes -- 5.4.1 Elements of a business process -- 5.4.2 Business process clients -- 5.4.3 Enterprise services -- 5.4.4 Deployment of business processes -- 5.5 Design guidelines for business processes -- 5.5.1 Non-interruptible versus interruptible processes -- 5.5.2 Synchronous versus asynchronous processes -- 5.5.3 Human interaction -- 5.5.4 Flow versus sequence structures -- 5.5.5 Process security -- 5.5.6 Parallel processing -- 5.5.7 Audit trails -- 5.5.8 Business process monitoring -- 5.5.9 Performance and process analysis.

5.5.10 Exception situations -- 5.5.11 Business rules -- 5.6 Using an Operational Data Store (ODS) -- 5.6.1 Why use an ODS? -- 5.6.2 ODS design issues -- 5.6.3 Accessing an ODS from a business process -- 5.7 For more information -- Part 3 Scenarios -- Chapter 6. Building business processes with WebSphere Studio -- 6.1 WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition -- 6.1.1 Business integration tools -- 6.2 Building business processes -- 6.2.1 Create a service project -- 6.2.2 Create a business process -- 6.2.3 Update the process WSDL -- 6.2.4 Add activities -- 6.2.5 Add variables -- 6.2.6 Add partner links -- 6.3 Deploying and testing business processes -- 6.3.1 Generate the deploy code -- 6.3.2 Create the test server environment -- 6.3.3 Test the process with the Web Client -- 6.4 For more information -- Chapter 7. Business scenario overview -- 7.1 Customer overview -- 7.1.1 Business profile -- 7.1.2 Business goals -- 7.1.3 Existing environment -- 7.1.4 Non-functional requirements -- 7.2 Scenario overview -- 7.2.1 Spot Loan scenario: online funds transfer with spot loan -- 7.2.2 Staff Assisted Loan scenario: pre-approval for loans -- 7.2.3 Extended Spot Loan scenario: extended loan approval data -- Chapter 8. Decomposition application pattern -- 8.1 Business scenario -- 8.2 Business process model -- 8.3 Design guidelines -- 8.4 Development guidelines -- 8.4.1 Process overview -- 8.4.2 Preparing the workspace -- 8.4.3 Process interface definition -- 8.4.4 Banking partner interface -- 8.4.5 Business process activities and links -- 8.4.6 Triggering the business rule -- 8.5 Deploying and testing the business process -- Chapter 9. Decomposition application pattern with human interaction -- 9.1 Business scenario -- 9.2 Business process model -- 9.3 Design guidelines -- 9.4 Development guidelines -- 9.4.1 Process overview.

9.4.2 Preparing the workspace -- 9.4.3 Process interface definition -- 9.4.4 Banking partner interface -- 9.4.5 Business process activities and links -- 9.5 Deploying and testing the business process -- Chapter 10. Agent application pattern -- 10.1 Business scenario -- 10.2 Business process model -- 10.3 Design guidelines -- 10.3.1 ODS implementation -- 10.3.2 ODS access -- 10.4 Development guidelines -- 10.4.1 Process overview -- 10.4.2 Process development -- 10.5 Deploying and testing the business process -- Part 4 Appendixes -- Appendix A. Setting up and installing the scenarios -- Setting up the environment -- Install WebSphere Studio -- Using the sample applications -- Installing and using the Spot Loan scenario -- Installing and using the Staff Assisted Loan scenario -- Installing and using the Extended Spot Loan scenario -- Building a service interface for an EJB -- Appendix B. Business rule beans -- Preparing to use Business Rule Beans -- Update the server properties -- Create the BRBean database -- Running the Rule Management Application -- Define business rules -- Spot Loan scenario -- qualifyForSpotLoan() method -- BankRules/LevelRule -- LevelAssessor.java -- Staff Assisted Loan scenario -- needManagerApproval() method -- BankRules/RiskRule -- RiskAssessor.java -- Extended Spot Loan scenario -- LevelAssessor.java -- Appendix C. Additional material -- Locating the Web material -- Using the Web material -- How to use the Web material -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.