From Process Design to Process Automation

From Process Design to Process Automation Johan den Haan - Head R&D, Mendix

Model Driven Development (MDD)

Contents • Introducing Mendix • From software engineering to business engineering • Modeling method • Tool support • Mendix Solution stack

Introducing Mendix • Innovative, groundbreaking New Solution for Application Delivery • Awarded by Shell & Deloitte • Gartner acknowledgment: Cool Vendor in 2009 • University background • Backed by Venture Capital partner • Worldwide customer base. • Offices in Netherlands (Headquarters), US, Sweden & Thailand. • Extending Partner Network – Implementation partners in US, EMEA (Europe & UAE). – Technology partners

Introducing Mendix Business application delivery made: Fast Flexible Future-proof Develop and Extend the Easily adapt integrate dynamic development applications to business apps process to changing business in days business analysts requirements

From Software Engineering to Business Engineering • Software Engineering – Programmer (“technical expert”) – Writing code – Modeling the structure (“How”) • Business Engineering – Domain expert (“business analyst”) – Domain models – Modeling the function (“what”)

From Software Engineering to Business Engineering Model Driven Software Development: model model model model code code code code engine code code roundtrip code only model only visualization generation engineering

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From Software Engineering to Business Engineering • Involve non-programmer domain experts in the development process. • No complex transformation from model to code. • Models and code cannot be out-of-sync. • Changing an application is just changing the model. • Understanding the behavior of an application just asks for reading the models (instead of source code). • Debugging an application means debugging the models (i.e. debugging in terms of business models instead of source code).

Modeling method

Modeling method Legacy ?

Mendix Modeling Methodology deploy Functional Model test Process Functional Manage design requirements Component 1 Component 2 Component 3 Realization Business Process Improvement

Mendix Model Framework Process Domain Process analyst dictionary Process design Actors & systems Service identification Business Documentation engineer Functional Workflow requirements Architect Component identification Business & Decision service System service User service IT engineer Realisation Domain Rules Logic Forms Reports model

Mendix solution Optimizing collaboration between Business and IT Application Development Business Modelling • Data modeling • Business requirements • Business logic • Business rules • Architecture • Forms • Service design • Process models • Integration • Use cases New functionality

Mendix solution

Process design • Import XPDL (e.g. Bizzdesign) • Link to implementation elements • Tracing • Change impact analysis

Multiple DSL’s integrated in 1 platform  The model = the code  Open standards  Collaboration between business & IT  DSLs easy to extend with Java

Mendix Business Modeler: a unified modeling space Graphical “drag & drop” DSL editor “1-click-deploy&run” button DSL object properties Project explorer with direct access to all DSL editors and project resources Connector window for mapping DSLs Automatic console for real-time testing and consistency checking

Mendix Business Modeler - Microflow DSL

Mendix Business Modeler - Business rule DSL From Process Design to Process Automation - Johan den Haan

Mendix Business Modeler - Mapping

Mendix Solution stack Business solutions: Customer  Order-entry portal Customization  Customer Self-service services  CO2 management  Ticketing  Claims management Mendix partner  Salesforce automation community  Return logistics Best-practice  Account Management  Track & Trace Portal templates  Complaint Management Portal (“Mx AppStore”)  Inventory Management Mendix Labs  …and more Integration packs:  SAP Mendix Platform  Exact eSynergy  Google Apps  ConstantContact  Microsoft Exchange  … and more Integration

Questions? • Free Mendix Essentials Day – Every month: www.mendix.com/events • Mendix Community Portal – Learn Mendix – Wiki – Forums – Partner Portal – Extend Mendix – Share Templates & Plug-ins – Blogs – http://world.mendix.com • Personal blog on MDD, SOA, etc. – www.theenterprisearchitect.eu

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From Process Design to Process Automation

by Johan den Haan on Sep 23, 2009

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