The execution environment of the service platform is used to implement SOA. The execution environment provides the following main functionality:

• Distributing services
• Invoking various types of services
• Executing business processes

The following subsections give an overview of the functionality.

Organization of this section

1.2.1 Functionality for distributing services

1.2.2 Functionality for invoking various services

1.2.3 Functionality for executing business processes