I know many of our readers already know what SOA is — in fact, many of you probably have your own definition. However, the below is a nice animation that helps provide a simple explanation that a business user can appreciate.
Oracle SOA Environment Performance Tuning Options – Quick Notes
Tuning OAS and BPEL Console.
SOA is dead? Sure, the same as Java is dead.
There is a LOT of hoopla lately over an article proclaiming that SOA is Dead. Of course, the title is attention-grabbing and not an accurate representation of the article’s content (the author even suggests that “SOA” is dead, but not “service-oriented architecture”). None-the-less, you can’t have it both ways; you can’t label something as an “obituary” and then go on to write how the right arm will still work if you prop it up at 45 degrees and twist it three times. So, I will simply state that the author is wrong and suggest a more accurate picture of the … Read More
Data Validation and Cleansing – Technology, a New “Mouse Trap”
You lie in wait, looking for your prey, it approaches, and looks around. You spring the trap and
find the spoils of war…the dreaded %20
Ok, maybe not all that exciting, but it brings up an important problem in data conversion and in
application development projects. Namely the importance of input data trapping and input
validation.
JDeveloper 11g Installation Screenshots – Windows XP
Below is a link to a PDF document containing all (or most of the screens) you will find when going through the JDeveloper 11g install on Windows (XP or Server 2003). The install itself is very easy without many options, so you will not see any commentary alongside the screenshots. However, if you do have questions about it, feel free to ask. Oracle JDeveloper 11g Install – Screenshots (PDF Document) I find myself going through installers sometimes and wondering what all the words were that were flashing in front of me. Someone certainly put some real thought and care into … Read More
Oracle BPA Suite and SOA Suite – Combined
Oracle has made some great strides with their BPM and SOA offerings. For M&S, combining process and technology has become even more exciting with Oracle’s tools. For the first time, Oracle has made it possible for our consultants to more easily bring together best of breed solutions (IDS Scheer’s ARIS and Oracle SOA) and leading industry standards (BPMN, BPEL, and BPEL4People) to our implementations, which typically involve some level of process management/improvement and technology automation (workflow and reporting). Following is a quick image of how each person in an organization fits into our approach when combining process with technology using … Read More
Staging Data with MySQL, CSVed, and XAMPP
The Task: Take and load, using MySQL, a flatfile of over 450 colums and over 145,000 rows of data and put it into a staging table.
The Conditions: The data may not be altered prior to the staging load, or in the staging load. Only when the data is loaded from staging to the final tables may it be altered.
BPA Suite 10.1.3.4 Download
Oracle BPA Suite 10.1.3.4 is now available from Oracle and has some excellent enhancements, especially in the way of transformation and integration with Oracle BPEL: Oracle BPA 10.1.3.4 Download for Windows Oracle_BPA_Suite_10.1.3.4_download.zip The download comes with: Oracle Business Process Architect (Windows) Oracle Business Process Publisher (Windows) Important Note: Unlike the previous Oracle BPA downloads on oracle.com, the 10.1.3.4 download does NOT contain the Oracle Business Process Repository Server (Windows and Solaris). We have been using BPA Suite since beta, but for those of you who don’t already know, Oracle BPA Suite provides tools for process modeling and simulation, with integration … Read More