Human Workflow and Business Rule Differences Between Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle BPM Suite
Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management (BPM) Suite both provide support for business rules and human workflow. However, Oracle BPM Suite provides additional business rules and human workflow features that are not available in Oracle SOA Suite.
Table 27-1 identifies which business rule and human workflow features are supported in each suite.
Table 27-1 Business Rule and Human Workflow Features in Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle BPM Suite
| Feature | Supported in Oracle BPM Suite? | Supported in Oracle SOA Suite? |
|---|---|---|
|
Workspaces, process tracking, standard dashboards, case management, and applications menu |
Yes |
No |
|
Approval groups (participant list) |
Yes |
No |
|
Human workflow and business rules (participant list, routing rules) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Verbal rules |
Yes |
No |
|
Rules business phrases |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle BPM Composer - design time rules editing |
Yes |
No |
|
Process asset catalog (PAM) for source management between Oracle BPM Studio and Oracle BPM Composer |
Yes |
No |
|
Rules testing in both Oracle JDeveloper and SOA Composer with usability enhancements |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Microsoft Excel import/export for rules decision tables |
Yes |
Yes |
For more information about Oracle BPM Suite, see Developing Business Processes with Oracle Business Process Management Studio.