Oracle BPM 11g Install for a Development Environment

Who is finally ready to get off their laurels and start looking at Oracle BPM 11g? I knew I was, the question I had was: where do I start? I figured the best place to start would be to actually install the software. A special thanks to one of our Systems Engineer, Les Harris who helped in getting me going on installing the software. I installed the entire Oracle BPM 11g stack on my laptop and documented the procedure.

The following outline is not for a production install, but rather for getting a development environment up and running. A production install would be different and require different install packages as well as a few more steps. This install is strictly for setting up a development environment which is why I used the versions of the software listed below. Sorry I didn’t take screenshots, but I documented everything I did and using these steps I have been able to install multiple environments without issue.

The first thing I had to do was go and download all of the different install packages that comprise the Oracle BPM stack, those are:

• JRockit (JDK R28.1.4)
• Oracle Database (10G Express Edition – Universal)
• Oracle Repository Creation Utility (version 11.1.1.5.0)
• Oracle Web Logic Server (version 10.3.5)
• Oracle SOA Suite (version 11.1.1.5.0)
• Oracle JDeveloper Studio Edition (version 11.1.1.5)

Next I had to unzip all the packages that came zipped up. I recommend 7-zip or pretty much anything else that isn’t the built in Windows utility, that thing is just too slow for these large files.

Now it’s time to start installing.

Step 1

Install JRockit. Since I’ll need to type the path a lot I installed it to C:Java.

Step 2

Install the database server. It’s a very typical install, I used all the defaults. Be sure to write down the sys account password.

After installed launch SQL plus and run the following commands to up the process count:

• Connect
• Enter the credentials (username: sys as sydba, password: whatever you specified during your database install)
• alter system reset sessions scope=spfile sid=’*’;
• alter system set processes=400 scope=spfile;
• shutdown immediate
• startup
• exit

Step 3

Install the RCU utility. This creates all the necessary components in the database.

• This must be done from the command line. Install as follows:

• Cd:<path to RCU install>rcuhomebin
• Set RCU_JDBC_TRIM_BLOCKS=TRUE
• Rcu.bat
• Use all the defaults, pointing it to the database server that was just installed (hostname = localhost, port = 1521, servicename = xe,)
  • You will see an error message about the database not being supported. Ignore it, this isn’t a production install.When prompted for which components to install select SOA at the top level in order to get all the other necessary requirements.

Step 4

Install Web Logic Server. This is the underlying foundation upon which the application runs.

• This must be done from the command line. Install as follows:
  • Cd:<path to weblogic install>
  • C:JavaBinJava.exe – jar wls1035_generic.jar
• Select a custom install but choose all the defaults when prompted.

Step 5

Install SOA. This is the meatiest part of the Fusion Middleware stack.

• This must be done from the command line. Install as follows:
  • Cd: path to RCU install>Disk1
  • Setup.exe –jreLoc c:Java
• Select all the defaults.

Step 6

Create the SOA domain.
This must be done from the command line. Install as follows:

• Cd:oraclemiddlewareoracle_SOA1commonbin
• Config.cmd
• When prompted select the ‘Create domain’ option
  • Select the BPM Suite for Development and Enterprise Manager option
  • Select the Admin Server, Managed Servers, and Deployments options

Step 7

Now it’s time to test the install out (this may take a while, be patient)

• This must be done from the command line
  • Cd: oraclemiddlewareuser_projectsdomainsbase_domain
  • Startweblogic.cmd
• When the server is all done with its first start-up the command window should say something like: ‘SOA platform is now running and accepting requests’)
• You can now close out the WebLogic server (CTRL+C)

Step 8

Install JDeveloper

• Use all the defaults
• Once installed, launch JDeveloper Studio from the start menu (it will be under Oracle WebLogic)
• Go to Help|Check for Updates
  • Select Next on the Source
  • In the search box type in SOA and select the SOA update, then type in BPM and select the BPM update.
  • elect Next, then Finish. When it is done, close out of JDeveloper.

Step 9

Now it is time to create your very first BPM 11g project

• Launch JDeveloper Studio
  • Select File|New
  • In the prompt select Applications in the left pane and BPM Application in the right pane.
  • Select OK
  • Now you’ll be prompted to give your application a name, name it whatever you want or leave it default and select Next.
  • Now you’ll be prompted to give your Project a name, name it whatever you want or leave it default. Make sure BPM and SOA are selected form the list of available technologies. Select Next.
  • Select the Composite with BPMN Process option and select Finish.
  • You should now be prompted to create a BPMN process, just select Finish and you can start from there.

You should now be looking at an empty project with a Start and an End event. Here is where the fun begins…

John Linehan
Sr. Systems Engineer
ImageSource Inc.