OAPIM 12c and OAG 11g are second generation API platforms, based on monolithic technology stacks and derived from appliance-based technologies such as the Oracle service bus. They can perform many functions, from message routing and data transformation, to service orchestrations and even implementation of business rules. To deliver such diverse capabilities, the footprint of second generation platforms tended to be quite large. However, implementing logic and business rules in the gateway is not considered to be best practice in modern architecture design since it is better to keep the gateway lean. Service logic, including message and protocol transformations should be encapsulated in the service implementation ...
Architectural differences
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