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OSWorkflow: A guide for Java developers and architects to integrating open-source Business Process Management

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OSWorkflow: A guide for Java developers and architects to integrating open-source Business Process Management

Overview of this book

OSWorkflow is an open-source workflow engine written entirely in Java with a flexible approach and a technical user-base target. It is released under the Apache License. You can create simple or complex workflows, depending on your needs. You can focus your work on the business logic and rules. No more Petri Net or finite state machine coding! You can integrate OSWorkflow into your application with a minimum of fuss. OSWorkflow provides all of the workflow constructs that you might encounter in real-life processes, such as steps, conditions, loops, splits, joins, roles, etc.This book explains in detail all the various aspects of OSWorkflow, without assuming any prior knowledge of Business Process Management. Real-life examples are used to clarify concepts.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
OSWorkflow
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Introduction

Open-Source BPMS


This book discusses creating a complete open-source BPM solution stack using OSWorkflow, Pentaho, Quartz, JBoss Rules, and Esper, which are mature open-source solutions built with 100% Java code. The following figure shows the layers of our solution using open-source products.

OSWorkflow covers the process modeler and workflow engine complemented by Quartz to make asynchronous tasks possible. JBoss Rules is the rule engine used to easily define and centralize rules. Pentaho and Esper make up the BAM. Pentaho deals with the reporting and analysis and Esper with active event notifications enabling proactive monitoring.