This document provides links to the information resources that are available for IBM® FileNet® Business Process Manager Version 5.0. The resources are organized according to the progression of key customer tasks.
Some documents linked from this information roadmap were created for prior releases of the products. Although these documents do not contain information about 5.0 functions, they have been included here because the information might be useful for Version 5.0.
| Product overview |
These resources provide a high-level introduction to the IBM® FileNet® Business Process Manager product.
IBM FileNet P8 Platform and Architecture (Type: IBM Redbooks®; Format: HTML, PDF)
In this IBM Redbooks publication, we provide an overview of IBM FileNet P8 and describe the core component architecture. We also introduce major expansion products that extend IBM FileNet P8 functionality in the areas of content ingestion, content accessing through connectors and federation, the application framework, and discovery and compliance.
IBM FileNet P8 Platform and Architecture (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: HTML, PDF)
Provides an overview of IBM FileNet P8 and describes the core component architecture. This Redbook also introduces major expansion products that extend IBM FileNet P8 functionality in the areas of content ingestion, content accessing through connectors and federation, the application framework, and discovery and compliance.
Introducing IBM FileNet Business Process Manager (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: PDF)
This IBM Redbooks publication provides a basic introduction to IBM FileNet Business Process Manager (BPM) V4.0. BPM enables organizations to create, modify, and manage content centric business processes. One key advantage of BPM is its ability to work with active content, which refers to the ability of content to trigger or affect business processes. In this book, we cover the key elements that make up a business process, including tasks, participants, roles, steps, routing, and deadlines. We describe how to use Process Designer (a BPM application) to design your business processes. In addition, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to implement a use case business process scenario.
Simulate your business process using IBM FileNet Process Simulator (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
Get an introduction to IBM FileNet Process Simulator, and walk through implementing a sample FileNet business process simulation scenario.
IBM FileNet P8 BPM XPDL 2.0 extensions (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
The IBM FileNet P8 Business Process Management (BPM) product uses the XML Process Definition Language (XPDL) V2.0 as a file format to store processes. XPDL is a standard process definition file format developed by the Workflow Management Coalition (www.wfmc.org) and used by a large group of products. The XPDL standard describes a process interchange language that can be extended.The IBM FileNet P8 BPM product extends XPDL 2.0 to make it executable in the P8 BPM Process Engine. This article documents the P8 BPM XPDL 2.0 extensions.
IBM FileNet P8 Platform and Architecture (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: HTML, PDF)
IBM FileNet P8 Platform is a next-generation, unified enterprise foundation for the integrated IBM FileNet P8 products. It combines the enterprise content management with comprehensive business process management and compliance capabilities. IBM FileNet P8 addresses the most demanding compliance, content, and process management needs for your entire organization. It is a key element in creating an agile, adaptable enterprise content management (ECM) environment necessary to support a dynamic organization that must respond quickly to change. In this IBM Redbooks publication, we provide an overview of IBM FileNet P8 and describe the core component architecture. We also introduce major expansion products that extend IBM FileNet P8 functionality in the areas of content ingestion, content accessing through connectors and federation, the application framework, and discovery and compliance. IBM FileNet P8 Platform supports enterprise content management. In this book, we discuss the anatomy of an ECM infrastructure, content event processing, content life cycle, and business processes.
Business Process Management with SOA, Part 1: Gathering monitoring metrics to analyze your business process (Type: developerWorks®; Format: HTML)
Learn how WebSphere® V6.1 products can help you get the full benefits of a BPM solution enabled by SOA. Part 1 shows you how to use WebSphere Business Monitor and WebSphere Business Modeler to analyze monitored data to help identify processes that need improvement.
| Scenarios |
These resources provide scenarios for using the IBM FileNet Business Process Manager product.
Business Process Management with SOA, Part 2: Improve your business process with business rules, forms and content management (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
In Part 2 of this series, you'll learn how to use some of the new features in WebSphere Business Modeler V6.1 to enhance your business process definitions so that process owners can model their end-to-end business processes regardless of where they are deployed.
| Planning |
Before you install IBM FileNet Business Process Manager, use the following resources to help you plan your solution.
IBM High Availability Solution for IBM FileNet P8 Systems (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: HTML, PDF)
This IBM Redbooks publication describes strategies and options for core IBM FileNet P8 system components. In addition, the book provides detailed, step-by-step procedures used to implement high availability for a case study IBM FileNet P8 system.
Scenario: Planning for a standard distributed Process Engine installation (Type: Information Center; Format: HTML)
In a typical distributed installation scenario, you install the FileNet P8 Platform components on a system of networked servers. You can install some components as standalone applications, or install multiple instances of a single component.
Use IBM FileNet P8 to develop case management solutions (Type: Help; Format: HTML)
This article describes how you can use the capabilities of IBM FileNet P8 to build competitive case management software solutions.
Introducing IBM FileNet Business Process Manager (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: PDF)
This IBM Redbooks publication provides a basic introduction to IBM FileNet Business Process Manager (BPM) V4.0. BPM enables organizations to create, modify, and manage content centric business processes. One key advantage of BPM is its ability to work with active content, which refers to the ability of content to trigger or affect business processes. In this book, we cover the key elements that make up a business process, including tasks, participants, roles, steps, routing, and deadlines. We describe how to use Process Designer (a BPM application) to design your business processes. In addition, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to implement a use case business process scenario.
Simulate your business process using IBM FileNet Process Simulator (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
Get an introduction to IBM FileNet Process Simulator, and walk through implementing a sample FileNet business process simulation scenario.
IBM High Availability Solution for IBM FileNet P8 Systems (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: HTML, PDF)
Many organizations require almost continuous availability of their mission-critical, IBM FileNet P8 systems. This IBM Redbooks publication describes strategies and options for core IBM FileNet P8 system components. In addition, the book provides detailed, step-by-step procedures that we used to implement high availability for our case study IBM FileNet P8 system. This book serves as a practical reference when you design and implement highly available IBM FileNet P8 systems. This book is intended for IT architects, IT specialists, project managers, and decision makers identifying the best high availability strategies and integrating them into the IBM FileNet P8 system design process.
| Installing |
After carefully planning your system, you can begin installing the various prerequisites and components. These resources provide step-by-step instructions for installing IBM FileNet Business Process Manager components.
IBM FileNet Case Analyzer Installation and Upgrade (Type: Guide/Manual; Format: HTML)
This document provides information for installing and upgrading the IBM FileNet Process Analyzer.
IBM FileNet Process Simulator Installation and Upgrade (Type: Guide/Manual; Format: HTML)
This document provides information for installing and upgrading IBM FileNet Process Simulator.
Planning and installing the IBM FileNet P8 platform (Type: Guide/Manual; Format: HTML)
This document provides information for installing and configuring the IBM FileNet P8 Platform core components, including Content Content Search Engine, Process Engine, and Application Engine.
| Upgrading |
These resources provide information on upgrading IBM FileNet Business Process Manager components and custom applications.
IBM FileNet Case Analyzer Installation and Upgrade (Type: Guide/Manual; Format: HTML)
This document provides information for installing and upgrading the IBM FileNet Process Analyzer.
IBM FileNet Process Simulator Installation and Upgrade (Type: Guide/Manual; Format: HTML)
This document provides information for installing and upgrading IBM FileNet Process Simulator.
Planning and installing the IBM FileNet P8 platform (Type: Guide/Manual; Format: HTML)
This document provides information for installing and configuring the IBM FileNet P8 Platform core components, including Content Content Search Engine, Process Engine, and Application Engine.
| Integrating |
These resources provide information on integrating IBM FileNet Business Process Manager components with other products.
Integrate FileNet BPM with IBM Content Manager, Part 1: Analyze, design, and model using FileNet Business Process Manager and IBM Content Manager (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This is the first in a series of four articles that show you how to integrate FileNet Business Process Management with IBM Content Manager Version 8 (CM8). Leverage the best features of both FileNet and Content Manager by enabling BPM to use the IBM Content Manger as its content repository. If you already have IBM Content Manager, you can make use of FileNet BPM to manage your business process, and if you are new to IBM ECM software, you have more choices for FileNet BPM with different content repositories. The series uses the ABC Companys Auto Insurance Claim system as a fictitious example to show you how to integrate these two powerful products.
Integrate FileNet BPM with IBM Content Manager, Part 2: Implement the Java Business Entities and the gateway class for data in IBM Content Manager repository (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This is the second in a series of four articles that show you how to integrate FileNet Business Process Management with IBM DB2® Content Manager Version 8. In this article, learn about the work performers in FileNet P8, implement the Java business entities and create a Java gateway class. Also, see how to use Java serialization to circumvent certain limitations.
Integrate FileNet BPM with IBM Content Manager, Part 4: Create an Auto Insurance Claim Process using FileNet Workplace (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This is the last in a series of four articles that describe how to integrate FileNet BPM with IBM Content Manager. In this article, learn to create a business process to use the newly created component queue. You'll create a business process definition using the work performer created in Part 3 to meet ABC Company's business requirements. You will also execute the business process to validate your solution.
An event-driven framework for integrating IBM Content Manager with IBM FileNet Business Process Manager (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
IBM Content Manager is a scalable, high performing content repository, while IBM FileNet Business Process Manager (BPM) is a comprehensive suite of products for managing business processes involving people, content, and systems. The integration of IBM Content Manager with FileNet BPM enables you to convert content objects into active content by using an event framework. In addition, the events that are supported in Content Manager automatically start processes in FileNet BPM. By using a callback interface (content extended operations), FileNet BPM can access and search documents in Content Manager. Learn how to integrate IBM Content Manager Version 8.4.1 with FileNet BPM, and follow an example auto claims scenario demonstrating how to start a FileNet BPM process from Content Manager.
Understanding WebSphere Business Modeler and FileNet integration (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
IBM WebSphere Business Modeler can export models to several different target platforms, and its newest export capability is for IBM FileNet P8 Business Process Manager. This article explains which modeling constructs are supported for FileNet, and shows you how to prepare a model for export using a practical follow-along example. This content is part of the IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal.
Building SOA composite business services, Part 12: Combine document-centric workflows in IBM FileNet with business state machines in IBM WebSphere Process Server (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
Integrate event-driven Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) business processes modeled in IBM WebSphere Process Server with document-centric business processes in IBM FileNet P8. This article takes you through the process using a simple loan application scenario in a fictitious banking application.
Integrate IBM FileNet Business Process Manager and IBM Content Manager using IBM WEBi as a widget (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This article describes the business background, the architecture, and the procedures for integrating BPM and CM8 repositories at runtime.
| Administering |
These resources provide information on administration of IBM FileNet Business Process Manager applications and servers.
IBM FileNet Process Engine Administration (Type: Help; Format: HTML)
This article provides information about administering the Process Engine.
| Developing |
These resources provide information on how to optimally use IBM FileNet Business Process Manager development tools.
Developing Applications with IBM FileNet P8 APIs (Type: IBM Redbooks; Format: HTML, PDF)
This IBM Redbooks publication can help you develop content and process management applications with IBM FileNet APIs. The IBM FileNet P8 suite of products contains a set of robust APIs that range from core platform APIs to supporting application APIs. This book focuses specifically on Content Engine and Process Engine APIs.
IBM developerWorks: ECM Zone (Type: Web page; Format: HTML)
Find developer resources, tutorials and articles for Enterprise Content Management software.
Build BPM applications using FileNet, Part 1: A guided tour to content and process modeling with the FileNet P8 platform (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This is the first of a series of three articles introducing you to the process of building Business Process Management (BPM) applications using the IBM FileNet P8 platform and the Business Process Framework (BPF). Taking a fictitious trading company called XYZ Company as an example, we walk you through the process of building a BPM application called Contract Management. You'll see how to start from scratch and create a new content model, new process maps, and a new BPF configuration.
Build BPM applications using FileNet, Part 2: Configure a FileNet Web application using the Business Process Framework Explorer (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This article is the second in a series of three articles that guide you in learning how to build your own custom Business Process Management Web application. You'll start from scratch, using the IBM FileNet P8 platform and the Business Process Framework (BPF), with an example based on a case study of a fictitious company, XYZ Company. Part 2 introduces the Business Process Framework and shows you how to use the BPF Explorer and to run the application. The Contract Management Web application and its related configuration files for Content Engine, Process Engine, and BPF Explorer are included as a final result.
Build BPM applications using FileNet, Part 3: A guided tour to using your Business Process Framework Web application (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This article is the third in a series of three articles that guide you in learning how to build a business process management (BPM) application using the FileNet P8 platform and the FileNet Business Process Framework (BPF). Taking a fictitious company, XYZ Company, as an example, the first and second articles walked you through how to build a BPM application called Contract Management, creating a new content model, new process maps, and a new BPF configuration. In this article, you'll see how to use this Web Application. In addition, the article introduces other powerful BPF capabilities to enrich your application.
Develop FileNet P8 BPM 4.0 custom components using Eclipse (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
The IBM FileNet P8 4.0 product suite includes the Business Process Manager (BPM). This product provides the ability for users to define custom action in a workflow using the Java™ programming language. For example, the user can add sending email, logging work progress for a particular participant, setting document properties, and querying external databases. This article presents steps for developing such custom actions using Eclipse.
FileNet P8 Web Application Toolkit Basic Step Processor Sample Code (Type: Sample; Format: HTML)
Product samples for creating various process applications.
Writing great code with the IBM FileNet P8 APIs, Part 1: Hello, Document! (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This article gets you started with developing a simple application, HelloDocument, with the IBM FileNet P8 Content API.
Writing great code with the IBM FileNet P8 APIs, Part 2: Spying on your handiwork (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This article shows three different techniques to see how much data you are putting on the network and holding in your objects in memory when using FileNet P8 APIs.
Writing great code with the IBM FileNet P8 APIs, Part 3: Take a number (Type: Article; Format: HTML)
This article discusses implementation techniques for getting reliably unique sequence numbers from an IBM FileNet P8 repository.
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