Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook

CHAPTER 16What Is Going On: Monitoring SOA Composite Applications

It is sometimes easy to forget that for a developer, his or her work is only the tip of the iceberg. When the applications are developed, it may feel as if everyone can lean back and relax because the most important part of the job is done. Okay, a little testing and, of course, deployment to a production environment (see Chapter 17), but that’s it. Job done.

Of course, we all know that it is only after deployment that applications can start to add value to the organization. Production usage is the only reason for being when it comes to applications—and ultimately developers. At that time, we know longer only care about composites but also about instances. Every instance of a composite ...