[rules-users] Integrate jBPM with OptaPlanner

[Geoffrey De Smet]

On 01-05-14 16:36, jjn wrote:
> Hi Geoffrey
>
> I was thinking something like this
> 1. Create a data model for a request in jBPM, where there will be a fields -
> id, complexity
> 2. Create a process model in jBPM for incoming requests being processed by
> specific actors
> 3. Somehow call optaplanner (??)
>
> Now lets say there are 10 requests
> Optaplanner can be used to assign requests to employees (based on the
> capability of the employee and the complexity of the request), for eg.
> request id 1, request id 3 are done by employee 2.
Sounds like the CloudBalancing example: instead of processes you have 
requests, instead of machines you have employees.
The capacity of the employee should be at least the sum of the demand of 
the requests.

You might also want to add a soft constraints for fairness/load 
balancing (see docs section "fairness constraints").
>
> Now in jBPM, I want request 1 and request 3 to be processed by employee
> 2(actor)
I'd use "immovable planning entities" for that. See this blog:
http://www.optaplanner.org/blog/2013/10/11/WillSkynetControlOurSchedule.html
Basically, you're locking some requests to some employees
and ask OptaPlanner to schedule the rest around that.
>
> Maybe use a decision table -
> When there is request 1 and request 3, then  assign employee 2 to do a
> particular task
For decision tables, see my latest 2 video's and the dinner party 
example in 6.1.0.Beta3.
Decision tables already work in 6.0.1.Final already too (but there's no 
example there).
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