The document discusses Business Process Management (BPM) and the Activiti open-source BPM platform. It provides an overview of Activiti and how it can be used to model business processes, execute processes, and integrate with other applications and databases. Key features highlighted include its use of the BPMN 2.0 standard, Apache license, intuitive Java-based APIs, and support for process modeling, execution, administration and monitoring.

1. Tom Baeyens & Joram Barrez
Alfresco
twitter: @tombaeyens @jbarrez
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2. • Founder of Activiti & jBPM
• Passionate about Java and BPM
• Ex-core developer JBossjBPM
• Core developer Activiti
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3. • What is Activiti?
• What is BPMN 2.0?
• BPM for business people
• BPM for developers
• Example / demo
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4. • Apache licensed BPMN 2.0 engine
• BPM for business and IT people
• Process definitions as input
• Boxes and arrows
• Execution flow
• Manages executions
• Execute automatic steps
• While waiting,
persist execution state
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5. Activiti Java Applications
Modeler
Activiti
Designer
Activiti
Activiti
Probe
Engine
Activiti
Explorer
Activiti REST interface
Cycle
iPhone Android
Explorer Explorer
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6. • OMG standard
• Shapes
• Execution semantics
• File format
• First pure play BPM standard
• General endorsement
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7. • BPM as a management discipline
• BPM as software engineering
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8. Software Project
Requirements
•Java
•XML
•Buildscripts
Non-tech •Tests
Business •…
Analyst Developer
Analyst
Developer
Tomcat Activiti Your
JDK 5 App
JBoss
…
Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
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9. • Abstract business process
• Drawing
• No technical details
• Executable business process
• Drawing
• Technical details
• Executable on a BPM System
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10. Process
Business Collaboration
Intelligence Analyst
Developer
Developer
Sys admin Deploy Developer
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11. Shared network drive
Doc mgmt system
Abstract process models
Doc mgmt system
Analyst Abstract process models
JIRA
SVN
Sys admin Maven repo
Developer
Developer
Doc mgmt system Developer
Maven repo
DB instances
Tomcat instances
12 Activiti instances

12. • Unified concept of repositories and artifacts
• Repository
• Tree structure
• Containing artifacts
• Artifacts
• Different types
• Links to other artifacts
• Links to people
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13. • Network drive
• Word docs, PDFs, Screenshots
• Signavio model repository
Analyst
• BPMN process models
• Jira
• Issues
• SVN (code, projects)
• Java code
Devel • Executable process models
oper • Rules
Developer
• Forms
• Maven repo (deployable artifacts)
• Jar, War, Ear files
• Tomcat instances
• DB instances
Develo • Activiti instances
per
Sys admin
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14. Mockup
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15. • Embeds in
• Your database Software Project
• Your transaction
• Your domain model
• Your Spring configuration
Tomcat Activiti Your
JDK 5 App
JBoss
…
Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
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16. • Activiti Engine is “just” a jar file
• Power to the developer
• Intuitive API
• Activiti tables next to your app’s tables
• Transaction integration
• Spring integration
• Great docs and examples
• Spec 500 pages vs simple user guide
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17. • Alfresco
• Apache licensed jBPM replacement
• SpringSource
• Signavio
• Camunda
• MuleSoft
• Next Level Integration
• Mimacom
• Tijs Rademakers & Co (Eclipse designer plugin)
• Yuri Horbach (iPhone / iPad)
• Lim Chee Kin (Grails plugin)
• And growing
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18. • World-class rock-solid BPM and workflow engine
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19. • Webbased, powerful BPMN 2.0 graphical editor
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20. • Task management
• Near future: reporting / process inspection
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21. • System admin functionalities
• activiti log inspection, handle stuck jobs, …
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22. • BPM collaboration 2.0
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25. • Remote communication with Activiti
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26. • Initiative started by Tijs, Ron, Yvo and Tiese
• Activiti extension support, BPMN 2.0 validation,
hierarchical modeling
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27. • Mobile BPM == natural evolution of how work is done
• Initiative started by Yuri Horbach
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28. • Community contribution by Lim Chee Kin
• Seamless integration into grails app
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29. • Typical Grails convience capabilities
• Activiti templates
• Easy business archive
deployment
• Generate controller/views
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30. • Use case: banks shouldn’t lend money to just anybody
• Thorough analysis is needed
• All steps needs to be recorded in official documents
• Decisions are done based on Excel decision tables
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33. = CMIS call
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