Ever felt that designers need to know too much about BPEL and WebSphere Process Server to prepare their solutions? This article, based on experiences from countless implementations, explains the most common 'process implementation types', along with examples and key caveats regarding the anti-patterns that lurk nearby. It provides a set of tried and tested building blocks that are implemented in a more consistent and repeatable way. It also provides a 'pattern language' that allows designers to communicate their requirements for Process Server implementations accurately and succinctly without needing to know the depths of the product.
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* Part 1 of this series * Service Integration Maturity Model (SIMM) * Part 2 * Versioned long running process * Task based process * anti-patterns * potential anti-patterns * Related topics * Associated short running components * Related topics * workflow patterns * business space style interface * Synchronous transactional process * Asynchronously initiated transactional process * next section * Response time vs. throughput requirements * Avoiding pitfalls in page flow