SAP NetWeaver BPM vs. TIBCO BPM Enterprise

It is well suited when we need to integrate business processes with SAP ERP and SAP CRM - the solution can be integrated with business rules/procedures defined in SAP ERP/CRM and NetWeaver can be used to monitor the rules and flag off exceptions. When there are multiple workflows running, it tends to slow down running of these processes. Also, it entirely depends on SAP portal for it to run efficiently.

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TIBCO BPM Enterprise allows integration with Corporate LDAP and at the same time define Role Based Access Control which helps in authentication and authorization of the users. It supports both default database and custom database. Drag and drop feature allows easy and faster way to do the development. It has support for deployment from design studio and scripted deployment as well. TIBCO BPM Enterprise has a wide range of plugins for development.

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• Virtual paper trail. Iterations of process and current documentation are all stored as "artifacts", leaving a great trail.
• Configuration of users. BPM somewhat magically determines which users will be impacted and automates rules.
• A pro (that is also a con) is the design interface. If you know what you are doing, it is incredibly powerful and malleable.

• Integration with corporate LDAP
• Reporting using BPM event capturing
• Email notifications and reminder emails
• Easy integration with Custom UI
• User Role Management

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• Live readings would be nice.
• Easier to maneuver
• Work with all systems with the press of one keystroke

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• Out of the box forms can be updated to a new and better version
• Java Script supports a limited functionality. It needs to allow use of more features of Java Script
• Testing can be done only after deployment. There should be some way to do a basic test without the need for deployment

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As a big fan of SAP in general, the BPM solution fits right in with all the other things SAP does well, and does it with incredible efficiency

TIBCO BPM Enterprise can be integrated with other technologies like React UI which can be used to customize front end and TIBCO Business Works for processing. Services created in TIBCO BPM Enterprise can be exposed to REST which can be shared as API to external systems. Users can be created and modifies very easily using out of the box TIBCO BPM Openspace and Workspace. Events can be customized and this data can be used to generate reports.

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We have our own tech support for systems, I would say they probably could use more training on it, I don't really think it's anything regarding the SAP system, but more the knowledge they have on the system itself. It seems to take longer for them to fix any issues we may come across.

Incentivized

I found the initial setup of NetWeaver is much simpler than other products especially in an SAP environment where we have SAP ERP/HRM/CRM as it can be well integrated with other SAP products. The only drawback is the need/dependency on SAP Portal. It is better suited in an environment where SAP ERP is running.

Incentivized

TIBCO BPM Enterprise was selected for its easy to use features for the developers. Out of the box TIBCO BPM Openspace and Workspace is very convenient for the Admin users for managing the users and application requests. Support for scripted deployment using ANT is very useful and apart from this, deployment can also be done within the TIBCO BPM Studio for Designers by connecting to a deployment server and deployment package can be bundled in a deployment archive (DAA file) and that can be shared with the deployment team who can use TIBCO BPM Administrator for deploying the application.

Incentivized

• Helped us harness integrated benefit from having SAP ERP/CRM by leveraging NetWeaver to define business processes/rules and monitor exceptions
• Did not have any negative experience except for the fact that at times when multiple rules run, it can be somewhat slow

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• Processing was faster with the use of TIBCO BPM Enterprise
• More organized way of doing things
• History was maintained, helped in reporting
• Can be difficult to understand for some using the tool for the first time

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