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http://kverlaen.blogspot.com/2011/12/jbpm-52-released.html
The team is proud to present the next release of jBPM.
http://www.jboss.org/jbpm jBPM is
an open-source business process engine, supporting BPMN2. I think we have a few very nice
new features in this release, with for example
* the
http://kverlaen.blogspot.com/2011/10/introducing-service-repository.html
domain-specific service repository: import existing services from a repository (e.g.
Twitter integration etc.) and start using them in your processes
* the
http://vimeo.com/30857949 advancements on the web-based process designer: support
for more node types, visual validation, migration support, etc.
* support for the lightning-fast
http://www.jboss.org/as7 JBoss AS7: install your
applications on AS7, which is now the default application server in the jbpm-installer
A full list of features is added below.
You can download the artefacts
https://sourceforge.net/projects/jbpm/files/jBPM%205/jbpm-5.2.0.Final/ here.
Documentation can be found
http://docs.jboss.org/jbpm/v5.2/userguide/ here.
To get started, it is probably best to download the
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jbpm/files/jBPM%205/jbpm-5.2.0.Final/jbpm...
full installer and follow the
http://docs.jboss.org/jbpm/v5.2/userguide/ch03.html
installer documentation, to guide you through the tools with a simple example. You can
also import the
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jbpm/files/jBPM%205/jbpm-5.2.0.Final/jbpm...
examples module to have look at the numerous examples included in there.
We'll be updating some of the documentation and adding some quick starts and more
examples in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!
Have fun!
Release notes
On top of some optimizations, bug fixes and small improvements, these are the most
important new features in jBPM 5.2.0.Final.
Core engine
* domain-specific service repository
(
http://kverlaen.blogspot.com/2011/10/introducing-service-repository.html): the ability to
import domain-specific services (
http://docs.jboss.org/jbpm/v5.2/userguide/ch13.html) from
a repository so you can immediately use them in your processes, e.g. twitter integration,
FTP, web or REST service, etc. This is ideal for non-technical users to integrate with
external services
* improved persistence support for multiple databases and backwards compatibility
* jbpm-test: new module that offers improved support for JUnit testing of processes
(
http://kverlaen.blogspot.com/2011/04/junit-testing-your-jbpm5-processes.html), including
the automatic setup of the necessary datasources and services on the fly
* support for Java7
Installer
* added support for JBoss AS7, which is now used as the default application server in the
jbpm-installer
Web-based designer
* Integration with the domain-specific service repository
* Visual Process Validation: new features allows users to visually validate their
processes at edit time
* Ability to view the process in ERDF, JSON, PDF, PNG, BPMN2, and SVG formats
* New Process Information section: contains information about the process, such as name,
creation date, version, etc
* jBPM 3.2 Process Migration: new feature allows users to migrate existing jBPM 3.2-based
processes to BPMN2
* Ability to import existing bpmn2 processes straight into designer
* Ability to create "sharable" process image, PDF, and ability to generate code
for embedding designer in custom applications
* Support four boundary events
* Visual support for Text Annotations, Groups, and Lanes
* Support for sub-processes
* Update to latest Guvnor
Human task service
* introduction of the task service interface, and interface to interact with the (default)
human task service (independent of the underlying communication pattern and technology)
* user group callback: easily integrate with your own service for user / group validation
and user-group-management (which users are part of which groups)
* local task service: a local implementation of the task service that runs locally, next
to the process engine, and (re)uses the same transaction of the core engine
* human task service war: deploy the human task service as a service on your application
server
jBPM console
* updated to latest version of the JBoss BPM console
* console synchronizes with the process definitions (and other assets) from all packages
in the Guvnor repository
* updated BIRT reporting to latest version
Eclipse plugin
* jBPM perspective: Eclipse perspective that simplifies workspace configuration
* more advanced jBPM project wizard
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