IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler products provide easy-to-use tools for modeling your business processes on demand
IBM United States Software Announcement 204-177August 10, 2004
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At a glance(Corrected on October 11, 2004)
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WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition and Entry Edition both:
- Provide comprehensive, user-friendly business process modeling and collaboration capabilities to graphically design processes across people, partners, and applications
- Allow businesses to quickly redesign processes as business needs change
- Support multiple modeling methodologies and industry standards
- Simulate and validate modeled processes
- Provide team environment to share and maintain versions of models
- Help unify in one solution: activity costing, quality documentation, business process re-engineering, costing and return on investment (ROI) data
- Enable integration with process automation
- Allow the models to be published on the Web
- Include Visio import capability
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition also provides:
- Capability to optimize and project business benefits through "what-if" simulation of models
- Capability to transform business level models to IT models and artifacts to minimize coding
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| Overview |
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As your company strives to become leaner and more competitive, the cost and effectiveness of your business operations continue to be scrutinized. If you require the ability to model and monitor processes as well as the choice of operating environments on which to deploy and monitor these processes, then you will be interested in this first delivery of the next generation of WebSphere® Business Integration Modeling and Monitoring tools. This delivery allows companies to deploy modeled processes to multiple automation environments with WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition and WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition.
IBM has previously stated support for the Eclipse development platform as a standard environment for
application development and process modeling tools. Both WebSphere Business Integration Modeler
Advanced Edition and WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition are based on and utilize
the Eclipse development platform.
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| Key prerequisites |
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Microsoft™ Windows™ XP or Windows 2000
For details, refer to the
Hardware requirements
and
Software requirements
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| Planned availability dates |
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Electronic delivery:
- August 12, 2004 — English
- September 30, 2004 — National Language
Media:
- September 10, 2004 — English
- October 29, 2004 — National Language
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| Description |
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WebSphere Business Integration Modeler is a core component for Business Performance Management. Business Performance Management allows an organization to understand the status of business processes across business and IT, put that understanding in context against goals and trends, and then take action quickly to improve execution. The solution delivers a structure for continuous business improvement. A core underlying functionality is the ability to analyze and model business processes. WebSphere Business Integration Modeler provides software tools to help you model, simulate, and analyze complex business processes quickly and effectively. Line-of-business managers as well as business analysts can more easily design and develop process flows that improve how you do business. With WebSphere Business Integration Modeler products, you will be able to maximize business effectiveness by optimizing processes that give you competitive leadership in today's on demand business environment.
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition bridges the gap between Line of Business and IT. It provides robust functionality for process modeling, enterprise modeling, essential data and artifact modeling, organization modeling, resource modeling, timeline and location modeling, and business process analysis. The Modeler is intuitive and easy to use with three user profiles for modeling. The three user profiles are: basic, intermediate, and advanced. The Business and IT communities utilize an Eclipse-based shared workspace. The three technology modes, operational, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), WebSphere MQ Workflow Flow Definition Language (FDL), allow users to work in the profile with which they will be deploying. Business analysis is core for improving your business. Many business process modeling efforts stop at developing flow diagrams or process maps. With the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition, the effort is extended to include simulation, analysis, and redesign.
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition includes a simulation engine that allows users to simulate the dynamic behavior of their process, permitting analysis of workloads and bottlenecks. Users can view analysis on the process, resources, activity, and queue during or after the simulation is complete. The flows are animated in a step-by-step simulation that allows you to see real-time data on the flows. Simulation snapshots are available for reference. The simulation engine enables you to determine the most efficient model prior to implementation by quickly conducting the "what-if" analysis.
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition includes a reporting tool that can automatically create written, numerical, and graphical reports. The reports provide valuable guidance in the process analysis and redesign. Some of the predefined reports are:
- Process Summary Report
- Process Comparison Reports — Combines and compares the Process Summary Reports from two process simulations for comparisons and provides ROI comparisons of As-Is and To-Be flows
- Documentation Report — Provides an overview of the attributes of business items, resource, or other model elements
- Procedure Report — Documents the sequence of steps within a process, and the relationships of that process to other processes and roles
These reports allow for a detailed weighted average analysis to validate and optimize the processes defined. You can improve your business by understanding the processes' time and cost performances. All of this can be rolled up into comprehensive communication tools through charts, tables, reports, graphs, or diagrams. If a customized report is needed, there is a Report Builder to help you generate it. This release also includes support for publishing models to the Web.
Once the models have been built, simulated, analyzed, and corrected, they can be deployed to multiple code generation tools. The models can be exported to the WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition V5.1 for deployment to WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation V5.1 through BPEL, Web Services Description Language (WSDL), and XSDs. WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition also supports the capability to export to Rational® XDE®, under the Business Modeling Profile. And finally, the tool still supports integration with WebSphere MQ Workflow through FDL. The FDL can be exported directly to WebSphere MQ Workflow Build-time.
The WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition is able to import FDL from WebSphere MQ Workflow and models from WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V4.2.4. Included with the product is Visio import capabilities.
The Modeler allows you to support and implement enterprise initiatives, such as:
- Workflow automation
- Policy and procedure documentation
- Application development
- Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives
- HIPAA
The WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition provides support for:
- WebSphere MQ Workflow by exporting in FDL
- WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation by exporting in BPEL
- Rational XDE through UML 1.4 export
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition
The WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition is a low-cost entry edition providing basic modeling to capture data. The Entry Edition is for enterprise departments and individual users who do not require the full capabilities of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition. The Entry Edition is used for modeling, validation, and documentation. All three user profiles (basic, intermediate, and advanced) are available in the Entry Edition. Once the models are entered, the validation rules still apply, however, to utilize the simulation engine and analysis, the Advanced Edition is needed. The reporting tool and the complete set of static documentation reports are available in this entry release. The models can be captured, validated, and documented in this version. The advanced version is needed to run simulation and export to the multiple code generation tools. This entry edition provides an easy-to-use tool at an affordable price.
Following are the key functional differences between the Advanced and Entry editions:
Modeler Entry Modeler Advanced
Feature Edition Edition
Modeling Profiles Basic, Basic,
Intermediate, Intermediate,
Advanced Advanced
Editing modes Operational Operational, BPEL,
FDL
Teaming Yes Yes
(check-in/check-out)
Simulation No Yes
Static and Dynamic No Yes
Analysis
Reporting (create Yes Yes
reports)
- Query Yes Yes
- Basis Report Yes Yes
Templates (available)
Printing Yes Yes
Modeler Project Yes Yes
Import/Export
Delimited file Yes Yes
Import/Export
ADF Import Yes Yes
XSD Import/Export No Yes
UML Export No Yes
FDL and BPEL Export No Yes
FDL Import No Yes
For more information on WebSphere Business Integration Modeler and other related products and services, visit:
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| Statement of direction |
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IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V5.1 is available supporting WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition V5.1 and WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation V5.1, as forecasted in the Server Foundation announcement on April 6, 2004.
On July 14, 2004, IBM stated an intent to acquire Alphablox and to utilize the Alphablox product technology within WebSphere Business Integration Monitor. This will enhance the analysis capabilities of WebSphere Business Integration Monitor, as well as the visualization, reporting, and presentation capabilities. Business managers will be able to better understand the trends in business operations set against their key performance indicators, and "drill down" to understand cause and effect. This will, therefore, significantly enhance the ability for companies and IBM partners to deliver business performance management projects.
IBM intends to deliver these enhanced capabilities, as well as support for WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation V5.1, in WebSphere Business Integration Monitor in the first half of 2005.
All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal
without notice.
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| Reference information |
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Software Announcement 204-058 , dated April 6, 2004.
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| Offering information |
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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® Web site
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Product documentation is provided for both IBM WebSphere® Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition and IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition.
The following documents are shipped with the product:
- Installation Guide
- Quickstart Guide
- Context-sensitive help
The following documents are available for downloading from the product Web site at
- Installation Guide
- Quickstart Guide
- Migration Guide
- Release Notes
- Information Roadmap
- Product Overview
- Product Tour
- Tutorials
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Key Concepts
- Detailed task information on how to use each component of the product
- Glossary
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
Recommended system requirements:
- Pentium™ III 500 MHz, or higher
- Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum (768 MB RAM recommended)
- Disk space: 500 MB required for installation and additional user files
- Display resolution: 1024 x 768 minimum
Software requirements
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition
- Microsoft™ Windows™ XP or Windows 2000 with service pack 4, or later.
- To use the team support functionality, you must have network access to a CVS server compatible with the Eclipse CVS Windows client 2.1.1 plug-in. For more information, visit
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 with service pack 4, or later.
- Installing and running the product as a plug-in requires IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer, Integration Edition for Linux™ and Windows V5.1, or later.
- To use the team support functionality, you must have network access to a CVS server compatible with the Eclipse CVS Windows client 2.1.1 plug-in. For more information, visit
Compatibility: WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V5.1 provides support for the following functions:
- Export UML compatible with Rational® XDE® Modeler 2003.06.00 and 2003.06.12
- Export BPEL code compatible with WebSphere Application Developer Integration Edition V5.1
- Import/Export FDL code compatible with WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.5
- Import from WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V4.2.4
- Import from Microsoft Visio Professional 2002 and 2003
Planning information
Direct customer support: Direct customer support is provided by IBM Operational Support Services — Support Line. This fee service enhances customers' productivity by providing voice and electronic access into the IBM support organization. IBM Operational Support Services — Support Line will help answer questions pertaining to usage and suspected software defects for eligible products.
Installation and technical support is provided by Global Services. For more information call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
Packaging: WebSphere Business Integration Modeler products are shipped on the following CD-ROMs:
- IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition
- IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition
Security, auditability, and control
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler products use the security and auditability features of the host hardware or software.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features,
administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication
facilities.
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Product information
Licensed function Product group Product category title IBM WebSphere IBM WebSphere WebSphere Tools Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition IBM WebSphere IBM WebSphere WebSphere Tools Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition
Passport Advantage program licenses
IBM WebSphere Business Integration (WBI) Modeler AE
Part description Part number IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition WBI Modeler Advanced Edition E01B1LL Users SW Maintenance Annual Renewal WBI Modeler Advanced Edition D53V1LL Users License & SW Maintenance 12 Months WBI Modeler Advanced Edition D53V2LL Users SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler EE
Part description Part number IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition WBI Modeler Entry Edition Users E01B2LL SW Maintenance Annual Renewal WBI Modeler Entry Edition Users D53V3LL License & SW Maintenance 12 Months WBI Modeler Entry Edition Users D53V4LL SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months
Passport Advantage supply
Program name/description Part number WBI Modeler Advanced Edition V5.1.0 Media Pack English US Windows XP AF08SNA CD-ROM Digital Disk -- ISO 9660 Standard V5.1.0 Media Pack Multilingual (French, AF08SML Russian, Arabic, Korean, Chinese -- Simplified, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese -- Traditional, Hungarian, English US, Greek, Turkish, Czech, Italian, Polish) Windows 2000, Windows XP CD-ROM Digital Disk -- ISO 9660 Standard V5.1.0 WBI Modeler Entry Edition V5.1.0 Media Pack English US Windows AF08TNA 2000, Windows XP CD-ROM Digital Disk -- ISO 9660 Standard V5.1.0 Media Pack Multilingual (French, AF08TML Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Korean, Chinese -- Simplified, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese -- Traditional, Hungarian, English US, Greek, Turkish, Czech, Italian, Polish) Windows 2000, Windows XP CD-ROM Digital Disk -- ISO 9660 Standard V5.1.0
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details
Customers with active Maintenance or Subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Advanced Edition V5.1.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs Part
offerings description description number
IBM WebSphere WBI Modeler Advanced AF08SNA
Business Integration Edition English US
Modeler Advanced Ed Windows XP CD-ROM
User Digital Disk -- ISO
9660 Standard
IBM WebSphere WBI Modeler Advanced AF08SML
Business Integration Edition
Modeler Advanced Ed Multilingual(French,
User Russian, Arabic,
Korean, Chinese --
Simplified, Spanish,
Brazilian Portuguese,
German, Japanese,
Chinese --
Traditional,
Hungarian, English
US, Greek, Turkish,
Czech, Italian,
Polish) Windows 2000,
Windows XP CD-ROM
Digital Disk -- ISO
9660 Standard
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Entry Edition V5.1.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs Part
offerings description description number
IBM WebSphere WBI Modeler Entry AF08TNA
Business Integration Edition English US
Modeler Entry Ed User Windows 2000, Windows
XP CD-ROM Digital
Disk -- ISO 9660
Standard
IBM WebSphere WBI Modeler Entry AF08TML
Business Integration Edition
Modeler Entry Ed User Multilingual(French,
Russian, Hebrew,
Arabic, Korean,
Chinese -- Simplified,
Spanish, Brazilian
Portuguese, German,
Japanese, Chinese --
Traditional,
Hungarian, English
US, Greek, Turkish,
Czech, Italian,
Polish) Windows 2000,
Windows XP CD-ROM
Digital Disk -- ISO
9660 Standard
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Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement. Proofs of Entitlement (PoE) are required for all authorized use.
Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance.
License information form number(s)
Program Form
Program name number number
IBM WebSphere 5724-I74 L-WBID-5Y9RQC
Business Integration
Modeler EE
IBM WebSphere 5724-I75 L-WBID-5Y9PZ5
Business Integration
Modeler AE
Limited warranty applies: Yes
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Copy and use on home/portable computer
Copy and use on
home/portable
Product name computer?
IBM WebSphere Business No
Integration Modeler EE
IBM WebSphere Business No
Integration Modeler AE
Volume orders (IVO): No
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Educational allowance available:
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