[jbpm-users] BPM engine within different tools

[Florent Georges]

  Hi, 

  This is not strictly speaking a jBPM question, but rather more 
a general BPM question, but I don't know where to post it else. 
I am interested in the position of a BPM engine within a whole 
system, composed of different tools. 

  Let's say we have for instance an ECM. Should this ECM rely on 
an external BPM engine (for instance jBPM installed standalone)? 
Or should it embed an existing BPM engine? Or write its own one? 

  A priori, I think this is more like the first option: rely on 
an external BPM engine, and provide support for instance by being 
able to be the BPM engine's UI, by providing a tasks widget, and 
by adding actions on documents like "go to the step X." 

  But that's not clear to me. Any additional thoughts? And 
specific advantages, drawbacks...? 

  PS: Cross-posted to the ML and the forum, not sure which one is 
better. 

  Best regards, 

-- 
Florent Georges 
http://www.fgeorges.org/