A business rule has an IF part and a THEN part. The IF part tests one or more business terms. If the tests pass, one or more actions are performed in the THEN part, such as adding or changing business terms. For instance, assume there exists a rule that computes the discount percentage based on the account type.

Using OBR Designer, you can model this rule as shown:

In this tutorial, we show how to integrate OBR into a Siebel SOA application that invokes QueryById to obtain the account information. The account type is then extracted from the output and a business rule is invoked to set the appropriate discount percentage.

The supporting files needed to run the tutorial are here. The tutorial assumes these files will be extracted to c:\FMW4Apps\LabFiles\Siebel.

There are several new features in Fusion Middleware 11g that enable the creation of Service Oriented Architectures with Siebel applications and to develop business processes and composite applications using the relevant Fusion Middleware technology.

New features include:

• Simplified development experience via support for Service Component Architecture and the SOA Composite Editor (JDeveloper)
• Enhanced human workflow offers new JSF based rich client framework, ADF task flow forms and integration with Microsoft Office
• WebCenter Spaces to facilitate efficient interaction and collaboration among project teams
• Unified management and monitoring capability, including end-to-end instance tracking across all service engines
• Automated upgrade path from 10g
• Robust performance and scalability via the underlying WebLogic Application Server infrastructure

While a detailed discussion (or the list) of the new features is outside the scope of this discussion, this whitepaper talks about "What's new in Oracle SOA Suite 11g".

- Service-enable Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle SOA Suite BPEL Process Manager
- Service-enable PeopleSoft with Oracle SOA Suite BPEL Process Manager
- Service-enable JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with Oracle SOA Suite BPEL Process Manager
- Service-enable Siebel CRM with Oracle SOA Suite BPEL Process Manager
- AIA: Best Practices Integration to Oracle Applications using AIA Foundation Pack
- BPA: Model and Automate Oracle Applications' Processes using BPA Suite
- BI Apps: Dashboard and Reports using Oracle Business Intelligence Applications for E-Business Suite
- IdM: Automate, Secure, and Audit Your E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Applications with Oracle Identity Management

The hands-on labs are offered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (9 total sessions), and are open to all registered Collaborate attendees but require additional reservations here.
http://www.oracle.com/webapps/dialogue/dlgpage.jsp?p_ext=Y&p_dlg_id=4136274&src=2931347&Act=69

Come along, and you will also have a chance to win an iPod Shuffle at each Workshop.

In this tutorial, we demonstrate some of the core OSB features.

S298410: Content Enabling Siebel CRM for Competitive Advantage

S299089: Using SOA Suite and BPEL to Integrate and Extend Siebel CRM

S299691: "Show Me The Money" AIA: Order-to-Cash PIP - Customer Showcase

S299695: Oracle AIA for Siebel CRM

S300059: Siebel Reporting BI Publisher

We hope you find these useful.

See the invite for all the details. Be sure to enrol today!

We hope you can join us.

Hands-On Labs
The following sessions give you an opportunity to get some hands-on experience with Siebel and Oracle Fusion Middleware. These sessions were a hit at the OAUG Collaborate conference earlier this year, in Denver.

Hands-on Lab: Service-Enable Siebel with Oracle SOA Suite BPEL Process Manager
· Session S299797 Tuesday, Sept 23 11:30 - 12:30 PM
· Location: Marriott Golden Gate A3

Hands-on Lab: Integrated Universal Content Management for Siebel Applications
· Siebel S299239 Tuesday, September 23 - 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
· Siebel S299241 Thursday, September 25 - 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
· Location: Marriott Golden Gate A3

Sessions
Session: A Real-World Integration of the Entire Siebel and Oracle Stack to Transform the Government of Canada Service Delivery Model
· Session S299840 Mon, Sept 22: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
· Location: Westin SF Market Street Metropolitan II
Session: Using Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle BPEL PM to Integrate and Extend Siebel Applications
· Session S299089 Mon, Sept 22: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
· Location: Marriott Salon 08
Session: Siebel Reporting: Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
· Session S300059 Tue, Sept 23: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
· Location: Moscone South Rm 310
Session: Content Enabling Siebel CRM for Competitive Advantage
· Session S298410 Tue, Sept 23: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
· Location: Moscone South Room 300

Session: . Oracle Application Integration Architecture for Siebel Customer Relationship Management
· Session S299695 Wed, Sept 24: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
· Location: Moscone West Room 2020
Session: Show Me the Money: Oracle Application Integration Architecture Order-to-Cash Process Integration Pack Customer Showcase
· Session S299691 Thu, Sept 25: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
· Location: Moscone West Room 2020

We look forward to meeting you in person at one of the sessions, or stop by the Fusion Middleware for Oracle Applications Demo Pod in the Exhibition Hall.