IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator and BPML

A basic understanding of BPML fundamentals will enhance your understanding of Sterling B2B Integrator and facilitate your monitoring, troubleshooting, business process modeling, and process analysis activities.

Business Process Modeling Language (BPML) is an XML-based language used to describe (model) and run business processes. Each business process is defined by a single, unique BPML document known as a business process model (.bpml or .bp file). Each business process model is the definition of the process as it will be run in Sterling B2B Integrator.

This topic explains the basic components of BPML that make up your business process models so that you can identify the components in your day-to-day interaction with Sterling B2B Integrator operations.