Chapter 5 Building a Collaborative Business Process Model

Reverse Engineering ebXML BPSS

You can reverse engineer from an XML file an ebXML Business Process Specification Schema (BPSS) and build a Business Process Model from it. The supported versions of the Business Process Specification Schema are 1.01 and 1.04.

To reverse engineer ebXML BPSS files:

Select Language→Reverse Engineer ebXML BPSS File to display the Reverse ebXML BPSS File dialog box.

Click the Add button in the Selection tab to display a standard Open dialog box.

Select the .xml files you want to reverse and click Open.

Multi-selection
You select several files simultaneously using the ctrl or shift keys.

The Reverse ebXML BPSS File dialog box displays the files you selected.

Click OK.

A progress box is displayed. If the model in which you are reverse engineering already contains data, the Merge Models dialog box is displayed.

For more information on merging models, see section Merging Models, in chapter Comparing and Merging Models in the General Features Guide.

The reversed objects are added to your model. They are visible in the diagram and in the Browser. They are also listed in the Reverse tab of the Output window, located at the bottom part of the main window.

Reverse engineering in a new BPM
You can also reverse engineer ebXML BPSS files from the File menu and create a new BPM. For more information, see chapter Reverse Engineering in a BPM.