Common Business Processes Catalog 2004 TBG 14 - BPA Presentation

Common Business Process Catalog Objective of Presentation To report on Progress with two Projects - Catalog Specification Project - Proof of Concept Project Seek Input for next steps

What is the common business process catalog ? A business library Hosted in a Global Registry/Repository Containing details of common business processes Where businesses can “publish” and find processes used by other trading partners Classified so as to provide ease of identifying candidate processes And support references to Core Components, BPSS etc and support e-business in accordance with UN/CEFACT standards

CBPC Specification The technical specification of the CBPC Is now available as Version 0.95 on the TBG web site Available for Comment/Approval prior to its issue as Version 2.0 of the specification The Specification includes :- - CBPC Information Model - Classification Scheme to classify Business Areas and Business Process Areas - Guides to Usage of Catalog etc.

Catalog Information Model -id -name -description -actionStatus -lifeCycleStatus -version -pattern (optional) BusinessProcessEntity -id -name -description -value B.E.Expression -id -name -description -value -type Bus.Entity State -referenceModel -name NormativeCategory -name NormativeSubCategory -id -name -description -uri Organization -id -name -description -type Role 1 subsetOf * classifes 1 1 contains * -id -name -description -value EconomicResource -id -name -description -value ExternalClassification -id -name -description -value -type ExtrenalIdentification 1 classifiedBy * * * * * BusinessProcessModel AssemblyDocument partOfCollaboration inflow outflow preCondition postCondition Involved Party domainIdentification * * ownership associatedWith * -type * * 1 1 ownership -uri identifiedBy * * -id -name -uri -id -name -uri 2.. * n * * * * * * 1 hierarchy * * hasModel 1 1 * * 1 * -id -name -description -value Context identifiedBy * * -id -name -description -value Event beginsWhen endsWhen

Usage of CBPC Store, query and integrate business process artifacts, such as: –Process descriptions and instances –Reusable business transactions Can provide the capability to associate key business elements: –Business processes –Business documents –Information elements (e.g., BIE, CC) Facilitate other business and technical operational components. Provide inputs for: –Technical agreements –Electronic exchange

Discover Prepare the service  Create the service  Identify the metadata Maintain the service  Validate against previous entry  Ensure conformance and integrity Populate into Global Registry / Repository  Apply Service naming convention  Harmonization  Classification  Conformance to business semantics  Validate integrity Discover web services  Registry Client Interface  Specify selection criteria/filter  Classification  Business Context  Evaluate selected candidates Global Registry Content Life Cycle Prepare Populate Maintain

Registry Information Model High Level Pubic View identificationScheme Address User AuditableEvent Slot RegistryEntry RegistryPackage RegistryEntry RegistryPackage RegistryObject TelephoneNumber PostalAddress RegistryEntry Service RegistryEntry Service Organization Service Binding ClassificationNode RegistryEntry ClassificaitonScheme RegistryEntry ClassificaitonScheme SpecificationLink Classification ExternalLink ExternalIdentifier Association classifications externalIdendifiers classificationScheme targetBinding parent bindingsparent primaryContact affiliatedWith requestor auditTrail members slots linkedObjects externalLinks packages 0.* 1.* * * 1 Registry / Repository Information Model V2.0

Technical View of Registry/Repository Registry Interface Life Cycle Manager Query Manager Security Manager Persistence Manager Authentication Authorization Soap Repository Database with RIM Registry Objects Organization CBPC (BPSS)

CBPC POC Architecture

CBPC metadataEbXML RIM equivalentComment Business Process Entity Extrinsic Object It may be either transaction or collaboration Business Process ModelSlot Business Process model will be added as slot of Extrinsic Object Assembly DocumentSlot Assembly document will be added as slot of Extrinsic Object Normative CategoryClassification Scheme Normative category values will appear as child node under UN- CEFACT classification scheme in tree Sub normative categoryClassification Scheme node Sub Normative category values will appear as child node under Normative category values User Organization Metadata Economic Resource TypeClassification Scheme node Child node under CBPC classification scheme in tree and values of economic resource type will appear as child of this classification node and can be associated with catalog being submitted. ContextClassification Scheme node Will appear as child scheme node under CBPC classification scheme in tree and values of context type will appear as child of this classification node and can be associated with catalog being submitted. CBPC and RIM mapping

CBPC and RIM mapping – Contd... RoleClassification Scheme node This will appear as classification scheme node under CBPC classification scheme in tree and values of Role type will appear as child of this classification node and can be associated with catalog being submitted. Business Entity StateClassification Scheme node This will appear as classification scheme node under CBPC classification scheme in tree and values of Business Entity State will appear as child of this classification node and can be associated with catalog being submitted. EventClassification Scheme node This will appear as classification scheme node under CBPC classification scheme in tree and values of Event will appear as child of this classification node and can be associated with catalog being submitted. Relationship InvolvesClassification Scheme node All the relationships will appear as child node under CBPC Association type classification scheme in tree. CBPC Association type is the child of CBPC scheme. Part of collaborationClassification Scheme node -do- Begin WhenClassification Scheme node -do- Ends WhenClassification Scheme node -do- Pre conditionClassification Scheme node -do- Post ConditionClassification Scheme node -do- Involved partyClassification Scheme node -do- Identified byClassification Scheme node -do-

Implementation in Client Login to the registry Discovery –Select CBPC query link under search option –Search by specifying parameters or thru browse and drill down Preparation –Submit entries to be incorporated in the CBPC –Enter the basic and additional information Population –Select the entries thru Discovery mechanism –Evaluate - Accept / reject / hold the submitted entries –Populate – Upload the accepted entries onto a centralized CBPC repository Maintenance –Select the entries thru Discovery mechanism –Update the Catalog details as in Preparation –Maintain metadata information for use in classifying CBPC information BACK

BIZ-REG Registry

Discovery phase – Browse and drill down

Discovery phase – Parameter based search

Populate Catalog ….Contd.

Acknowledgments Nita Scharma William McCarthy Colin Clark Brian Leapman Bob Haugen Alan Kotok Farrukh Najmi John Junker Monica Martin and Many Others

UN/CEFACT S IMPLE, T RANSPARENT AND E FFECTIVE P ROCESSES FOR G LOBAL B USINESS.