jBPM 6 Developer Guide

Learn about the components, tooling, and integration points that are part of the JBoss Business Process Management (BPM) framework

Who This Book Is For

If you are a Java developer or architect who needs to have a better understanding of how Business Process Management frameworks behave in real-life implementations, this book is for you.

This book assumes that you know the Java language well and are familiar with some widely used frameworks such as Hibernate. You should also know the basics of relational databases and Maven-based applications.

About This Book

• Model and implement different business processes using the BPMN2 standard notation
• Understand how and when to use the different tools provided by the JBoss Business Process Management (BPM) platform
• Learn how to model complex business scenarios and environments through a step-by-step approach

In Detail

jBPM6 Developer Guide will guide you through each level of the jBPM6 platform, allowing you to model and build applications that will automate your business scenarios. This book will provide you with the knowledge that you need to get up and running with developing applications that use Business Processes (BPM) as a foundation.

This book will help you understand the pieces and components inside a Business Process Management System (BPMS). Furthermore, you will learn about the shared mechanisms that the Drools and jBPM projects use to store information and define transaction boundaries.

By the end of the book, you will know how to use the KIE Workbench extension points to communicate external systems with it, and also how to use these extension points to configure the KIE Workbench in a distributed environment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Why Do We Need Business Process Management?
Chapter 2. BPM Systems’ Structure
Chapter 3. Using BPMN 2.0 to Model Business Scenarios
Chapter 4. Understanding the KIE Workbench
Chapter 5. Creating a Process Project in the KIE Workbench
Chapter 6. Human Interactions
Chapter 7. Defining Your Environment with the Runtime Manager
Chapter 8. Implementing Persistence and Transactions
Chapter 9. Integration with Other Knowledge Definitions
Chapter 10. Integrating KIE Workbench with External Systems