[...]... extend the functionality of the SOA Suite run-time engine by registering custom XPath functions that can add functionality to BPEL, Mediator, and Human Workflow actions Part I Introducing SOA, St Matthews, and the Oracle SOA Suite This page intentionally left blank Chapter 1 A Typical Case of SOA: Introduction of St Matthews Hospital Center 3 4  Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook S OA is BAD! So there,... specific conditions nevertheless You will find these online appendices from this URL: http://groups google.com/group/the -oracle- soa- suite- 11g- handbook- /web Appendix A: Migration from SOA Suite 10g to 11g Appendix A describes the aspects and approaches for migrating from SOA Suite 10g to 11g The online complement for this appendix discusses several detailed scenarios for specific components and artifacts... Server 11g Design Time  Related Suites and Products in FMW 11g Getting Started with SOA Suite 11g Installation of SOA Suite 11g Create and Run the “HelloWorld” of Service Composite Applications  Migrating from SOA Suite. .. functions xxiv   Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook ■■ Advanced BPEL characteristics, fault policies, unit test suites ■■ Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM) ■■ Technology adapters (WebService, JMS, AQ, and Database) Appendix B: XML Fundamentals Chapter 4 contains a high-level introduction of the standards and technologies that form the foundation of the SOA Suite: XML and XSD, WSDL, and SOAP For many readers,... book and worked out in detail in the complement Introduction  xxiii FIGURE 1.  The wiki for SOA Suite 11g Handbook with references to online resources You will find the online chapter complements as PDF documents organized per chapter on the website http://groups.google.com/group/the -oracle- soa- suite- 11g- handbook- /web Online Appendixes In addition to the 21 chapters and one appendix in the book you...viii   Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook SOA Suite 11g: The Key Components  Adapters  Event Delivery Network  Oracle Service Bus  Business Activity... components that have been analyzed and designed, there is a need for an SOA platform—a run-time infrastructure that executes the applications and processes, handles service calls, and provides facilities around security, exception handling, and management Enter Oracle SOA Suite 11g SOA Suite 11g is one of the key components in Oracle Fusion Middleware, a prominent platform to create and run agile and... many different countries will be able to relate to xxii   Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook How to Use This Book The book you are holding is not intended as a reference manual that is easily used to look up specific details on an operation or feature in the SOA Suite This book is primarily a guide that invites you to come along and explore the SOA Suite It introduces concepts and real-life requirements,... of Oracle FMW—including ADF and WebCenter—and concluding with a glimpse into the future xvi Foreword  xvii The publication of this book comes at a good moment—at the time when Fusion Applications, as the biggest proof point of Fusion Middleware to date and the best example of applying SOA Suite 11g, has started its rollout And at a time when key components such as BPM 11g, OSB 11g, OER 11g, CEP 11g, ... are closely related to the SOA Suite core run time, but provide functionality that is usually considered nonessential and more advanced These products are Oracle Complex Event Processor and Oracle Business Activity Monitor This part also discusses the integration between SOA Suite and the Application Development Framework (ADF) The last chapter looks at the application of SOA concepts to user interfaces . alt="" PB Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook ® Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook ii Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook About the Author Lucas Jellema is CTO at AMIS, an Oracle, Java, and SOA specialist. successful SOA projects in The Netherlands using Oracle Fusion Middleware. He runs his own blog on SOA at http://soamastery.blogspot.com. ii Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook ® Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook Lucas. Open, and Integrated—2009 and Beyond 57 vii viii Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook Contents ix viii Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook SOA Suite 11g: The Key Components 60 Adapters 61 Event Delivery