WebSphere Business Modeler

What are the software products that compose WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V4.2.4?
The IBM WebSphere® Business Integration Modeler V4.2.4 is composed of:

• WebSphere Business Integration Workbench V4.2.4, used for modeling and analysis, contains three components that launch as separate modules:
  
  
  
  • Business Modeler
  
  
  • UML Modeler
  
  
  • Xform Designer
  
  


• WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4, used to share process information via the Internet/intranet.

What does the WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V4.2.4 do?
Process Modeling

• Create a process diagram of a current, or As-Is, business process. Define business measures for a process model.


• Analyze a process model for costs, cycle times, bottlenecks, resource utilization, etc.


• Compare As-Is with To-Be process models.


• Produce comprehensive process reports with the ability to export the reports to Microsoft® Excel or Microsoft Word files.


• Perform process modeling in order to export the process information to a workflow application.

Application Design
The UML Modeler component of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Workbench allows you to use the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to model applications that are associated with tasks in a process model.

User-interface Design
Business users can use the Xform component of the WebSphere Business Integration Workbench to design forms (user interfaces) for the applications associated with tasks in a business process model.

What does WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4 do?
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4 is a Web-based application that uses the Internet/intranet to allow users to:

• Store the business-process models created in WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4 on a central server that is accessible via the Web


• Allow multi-user access to the process information


• Display process models

Organizations can use WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4 to automatically inform employees of the latest policies, procedures, business rules, process changes and the names of employees who perform tasks. WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server contains three components: Repository, Web Publisher, and Security.

Does WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4 use any external software?

WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server V4.2.4 uses either IBM DB2® or an Oracle database, and IBM WebSphere Application Server.