This blog is aimed at the beginner who has started to learn Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) and want to get familiar with Process Cloud Service (PCS). In this post we will cover :
- What is Process Cloud Service
- Process Cloud Service Overview
- PCS Composer Page
- Process Cloud Service : Forms
- Features of PCS
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What Is Process Cloud Service?
Oracle Process Cloud Service is used for process automation, its a subscription-based cloud service for process automation. Allowing you to easily extend your existing SaaS and On-Premise.
PCS offers insights and management of business processes, and a full lifecycle process management environment including development, test, and production.
Process Cloud Service Overview
PCS offers rapid design, automate, and manage business processes in the cloud.
It utilizes two work environments the design-time environment used for developing and testing applications, and the runtime environment used for monitoring process applications.
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Design-Time Environment:
- User-friendly UI for designing process, rules, forms, data, and metrics
- Includes QuickStart Apps to quickly create custom business applications
- Provides test environments for refining and testing processes
- Allows process applications (metadata and data) from cloud to on-premises
The Runtime Environment:
- Makes it easy for you to view, complete, reassign, and delegate tasks
- Lets you stay organized with filters
- Lets you share documents and collaborate with others on your team
- Provides tools to track process flows, view detailed audit trails, troubleshoot, and fix processes
The design-time environment is also called Composer, and the runtime environment is also called the Workspace. The terms design time and Composer, and runtime and Workspace are used interchangeably throughout this guide.
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PCS Composer Page
When you click Develop Processes on the Home page, the Composer page opens.
The Composer page is a core component of the design-time environment. It provides access to common application-related features.
When you sign in for the first time, the system automatically creates a default space called My Space which will be used for creating the process.
Process Cloud Service: Forms
Forms define the interface that application users see during runtime. It like a form that has to be filled by the applicant to start a process.
Features Of Forms:
- You can create forms from the ground up or you can base them on an existing data structure.
- Add controls to a form, and customize the layout of a form.
- Within a form, you can define the behavior of a form
- Preview the Form
- Design forms for multiple devices (Screen size)
- Change styling of Forms
Features of PCS
1. Rapid Process Automation & Change using starter patterns without needing to code.
2. Business Friendly Forms Design to create responsive, dynamic web forms.
3. Powerful Rules Design by simple If-Then statements
4. User-friendly Sandbox for testing of business applications
5. Full Lifecycle Management for managing application lifecycle
6. Instant deployment, automatic versioning, and promotion from the Test environment to Production
7. Process Cloud UI is designed to run on Computers, Tablets, and mobiles to improve the user experience.
8. Oracle Process Cloud Service provides integration to both cloud and On-Premise applications.
9. Oracle SaaS and PaaS platform promotes the exchange of information in a hassle-free fashion and accelerates productivity
10 PCS uses BPM Mobile Apps to integrate with mobile features such as Contacts and Camera.
11. BPM Mobile Apps works in offline mode.
12. BPM Mobile Apps can utilize REST APIs and Oracle Mobile Application Framework
Conclusion
In this post, we gave an overview of PCS and what does it offer.
If you find this post useful and have further related questions then comment below.
Related Links/References:
- [Free Masterclass] Oracle Integration Cloud Services
- 6 Docs Every Oracle Cloud Integrator Must Read
- Oracle Cloud Documentation Links: OIC | SOA-CS | OCI
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- To know more using Oracle Process Cloud Service, click here
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Hi, I was developing a process but don’t know why it is going in locked mode. My process is getting locked after sometime for no reason, Did this happen with you also?
Hello Chetan,
Please check the below link, it will help you:
https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/integration-cloud/user-processes/using-processes-oracle-integration.pdf
Regards,
Team k21
Hi Surbhi, I am making a process where in form i selected the table and inserted the columns as well, but i am unable to see the columns while mapping to input payload in data association, only i am able to see is table name. can you please provide me the solution.
Hi Loki,
It seems like you are facing an issue while mapping columns to input payload in data association in Process Cloud Service (PCS).
Unfortunately, the search results do not provide a solution to this specific issue. However, here are some general steps that might help you resolve the issue:
1. Make sure that the table and columns you selected in the form are correctly defined in the database and are accessible to PCS.
2. Check if the columns are visible in the data modeler. If not, try refreshing the data modeler or re-importing the table.
3. Ensure that the columns are selected in the data association mapping. You can expand the table to see the list of columns and select the ones you want to map.
4. If the issue persists, try deleting the table and columns from the form and re-adding them.
If none of these steps work, you may need to consult the PCS documentation or contact Oracle support for further assistance.
Hope this helps.
Thanks and Regards
Rahul Dangayach
Team K21Academy