mapping in BPM

[Former Member]

Hey guys

suppose i m doin a async FIle to File sceenario using BPM(jst for educational purpose)both sender and receiver have different structure.

here is how i m trying to design this scenario

DATATYPES

DT_sender ,DT_receiver

MESSAGETYPES

MT_sender,MT_receiver

MESSAGE INTERFACE

Outbound async,Abstract async,Inbound,async,Abstract,async.

MESSAGE MAPPING

Outbound async<-> Abstract asyn (mapping 1) and Inbound asyn<->Abstract async.(mapping 2).

INTERFACE MAPPING

Outbound ayns<-> Abstract asyn(using mapping 1) and Inbound asyn<->Abstract async.(using mapping 2)

and then in BPM

Start>>Receive>>Send>>Stop.

Please let me know if my design serves the purpose.my main concern is for message mapping and interface mappin.

is it because BPM takes care of mapping that we dont define a mapping between Abstract<->Abstract interface?

also will the flow be something like this

DT_sender>>MT_sender>>Outbound async>>Abstract async>>BPM>>Abstract async>>Inbound async>>MT_receiver>>DT_receiver

thanx

ahmad

[agasthuri_doss · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To my knowledge BPM is concerned about Abstract interface.

When we say Abstract it can flow in the both the direction.

Regards

Agasthuri Doss

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hey

yeah abstract is bi-directional but my source and target structures are different,thats why i have two abstract interfaces.

please let me know if my design is correct

thanx

ahmad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi ,

I dont think you need mapping for

Inbound asyn<->Abstract async

instead of this you need mapping for

Abstract async <-> Inbound asyn

thanks

pooja

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ahmad -

I have to assume that by not having a mapping/transformation step in the BPM, you intend to just pass the message through. In that case, you only need one abstract interface. But assuming you have two mappings as you have described, this would mean the target message resulting from the first mapping would be the source message in your second mapping - implying you're trying to map the message back to it's original format. For test purposes, that's fine, but doesn't make much sense. Maybe you can clarify more what you're trying to do.

Regards,

Jin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hey

my source and target structures are different and i m tryin to perform my mapping outside BPM,i m using BPM jst to pass on the message.

if i make only one abstract interface will that use MT_sender or MT_receiver?

thanx

ahmad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ahmad -

<i>>>>my source and target structures are different</i>

You only need one mapping then. In your case, it could be at the inbound end of the BPM or the outbound end. Unless your mapping to some intermediate format, which it doesn't sound like you're doing, you don't need another mapping.

The abstract interface will use whatever the target message type is of your first mapping.

Regards.

Jin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

thanx Jin

so now i have to design my scenario like this

Datatypes:

DT_sender,DT_receiver

Messagetypes

MT_sender,MT_receiver

Message interface

Outboud,Inbound,Abstract(using DT_receiver)

Message mappin

DT_sender<->DT_receiver

Interface mapping

by making use of Message mappin

does dis sound ok to u?

also why i m making just one abstract interface even my sender and receiver are different and also why i m makin that one abstract interface make use of target message type of mapping?

thanx

ahmad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ahmad -

>>>why i m making just one abstract interface even my sender and receiver are different

In your scenario, you're not really doing anything within the BPM (just a pass through from Receive step to Send step). In that sense, you can essentially accomplish this scenario without having BPM in between at all - same result if you take BPM out. But since you're just testing and getting a feel for it, this is fine.

<i>>>>why i m makin that one abstract interface make use of target message type of mapping</i>

Before message is sent to BPM, you mentioned you're going to have a mapping. Since you're BPM process is the receiver initially, the process will receive mapped message.

><i>>>Message mappin

>>>DT_sender<->DT_receiver</i>

Use MTs here.

Regards,

Jin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanx Jin

appreciate ur help

ahmad