Preface

jBPM is a leading open source BPM and workflow platform whose development is sponsored by Red Hat under Apache Software License (ASL) licensing. The jBPM product has been around for almost 10 years; its strongest points rely on flexibility, extensibility, and lightness, and it is a modular, cross-platform pure Java engine that is BPMN2 compliant.

It features a robust management console and development tools that support the user during the business process life cycle: development, deployment, and versioning. It integrates with widely-adopted frameworks and technologies (SOAP, REST, Spring, Java EE CDI, and OSGi) and provides off-the-shelf support to Git and Maven.

It fits into different system architectures and can be deployed as a full-fledged web application or as a service; it can be tightly embedded into a classical desktop application or loosely integrated into a complex event-driven architecture. In its default configuration, jBPM can be hosted by the enterprise class application server Red Hat EAP 6.x or the bleeding-edge Red Hat WildFly 8 server.

Mastering JBPM6 takes you through a practical approach to using and extending jBPM 6.2. This book provides a detailed jBPM 6.2 overview; it covers the BPM notation supported by the engine and explains the advanced engine and API topics focusing, as much as possible, on several working practical examples.

The book presents the user with solutions to common real-time issues like BAM (which stands for business activity monitoring) and production scenarios.