1. BPM of things
BPM Day
Oct 27th
A new market opportunity?
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2. Rodrigue Le Gall
Bonitasoft Cofounder
BonitaBPM is the open source BPMS
Background in web, telecom, IT &
BPM ;-)
Head of innovation and
evangelization programs
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3. Agenda
The Opportunity
What is a smart
connected
object?
How to integrate
object in a
process ?
Proof of concept
: Sharing
Lockers
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4. What could be the place of BPM in IoT area?
The opportunity
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Population
Mobiles
Connected
objects
Figures from the future

7. In 2020
10 times more connected objects than
mobiles or people
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8. As today mobility is a must have for BPM projects
Objects will impact IT approach and push
the boundaries of BPM projects
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9. Integration of objects in Business Process
BPM of things : A market to discover
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10. Ok, a connected object… What is it?
What is a smart connected object?
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11. Basic features of an object
Object
Sensor
Actuator
Connectivit
y
Logic
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12. Sensor is for data collection and analysis
Big data market
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13. Sensor object: outputs
data
Sensor
alarm event
Usefull in a process…
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14. Real world
Actuator object
Object Acting on …
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15. Actuator object
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16. Smart object
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Embed a part of the
business logic…
To be more free

17. Smart connected object
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Logic
External IS

18. Well, I have an object… What can I do now?
How to integrate an object in a process?
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19. Need to define a mapping with BPMN2
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20. Sensor
Send
• Events
• Data
• Alarm
Link to events in
BPMN2
Need to know
where to send
Need to define
an API
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21. Sensor BPMN2 events mapping proposal
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22. Actuator
Link to
activity in
BPMN2
Need to
define an
API
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23. Logic
Link to activity
in BPMN2
• Service
Need to
define an API
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24. To be technically integrated,
An object need to provide an API
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25. An object ready to be integrated in your IS
Logic
API
• Configuration
• Customization
• Logs
Sensor
API
• Configuration
• Pull request
(Read)
Actuator
• Configuration
• Push request
(Act)
• Read state
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26. A new User Experience for your process?
Replace web based User
Experience by a dedicated object
to do the tasks…
• A real innovative opportunity for all
business processes with Human and
Manual tasks
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27. A proof of concept
Sharing Lockers
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28. Sharing lockers concept
Provide smart lockers to
securely exchange things
between people
• Prevent agenda issue
• Could be used to deliver package
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29. Technical Components of the PoC
Bonita BPM
• Ready for smart
applications
RaspberryPi
NodeRed PostgreSQL
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DESIGN.
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Bonita Studio
• BPMN 2.0
• Drag-n-drop application
development
• Powerful form builder
• Easy connectivity

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CONNECT.
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… to almost any Information System

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RUN. ...in Bonita BPM Portal...
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Desktop & Mobile

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… or as a standalone application
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35. Architecture

36. The object
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37. Inside the object
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38. The process
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39. Bonita BPM
Your Process
BonitaBPM <-> Object
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REST
CNT
REST
API
SendMsg

40. POC in 2 days
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41. Conclusion
Connected Objects
will become a part
of our life
New way to monitor
and act will appear
Sensors will be
helpfull for Business
Process
• Health, production, …
Processes will be
able to actuate the
real world easily
Smart connected
object will empower
User Experience by
avoiding classic
application
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42. Bonita BPM is a good way to start
innovative services
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43. Thanks
@rodrigue @bonitasoft
www.bonitasoft.com community.bonitasoft.com
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