[jbpm-dev] Re: jBPM 4 limitations

Burr, In jBPM 4 one of the main goals is to improve the supportability. Therefor we are seriously expanding the QA capabilities in the project. Another part of that is clearly indicate what environments and configurations we support and which not. Here are a couple of limitations that I'ld like to start with from a product perspective: * only one jBPM instance on a jboss server * only installation and configuration of jbpm as in the soa platform - distribution ships with an ant based installer that installs jbpm into jboss - jbpm is installed in jbpm as a service archive - jbpm ProcessEngine is published in JNDI - hibernate session factory configuration as part of the jbpm installation - jta transaction integration - timer and async message run through our JobExecutor * only jboss idm identity component integration * no async messaging through JMS * no timer support through EJB Timer * no spring transaction integration. We might be offering those to the community in order to get feedback and flesh these out. But until those extra features get stable and we have the necessary QA build out, I would like not to introduce those into the product. This focus will help us to deliver in time. Do these seem reasonable limitations to you ? Do you see other jBPM aspects that need clarification if they are supported or not ?