Alfresco Devcon 2010: Introduction to Activiti BPM
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Tom Baeyens
• Founder of Activiti & jBPM• Passionate about Java and BPM
Joram Barrez
• Ex-core developer JBoss jBPM• Core developer Activiti
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Agenda
• What is Activiti?• What is BPMN 2.0?• BPM for business people• BPM for developers• Example / demo
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What is Activiti?
• Apache licensed BPMN 2.0 engine• BPM for business and IT people
• Process definitions as input• Boxes and arrows• Execution flow
• Manages executions• Execute automatic steps• While waiting,
persist execution state
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What is Activiti
Activiti Modeler
Activiti Cycle
Activiti Explorer
Activiti Probe
Activiti Designer
REST interface
iPhoneExplorer
Activiti Engine
AndroidExplorer
Java Applications
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BPMN 2.0
• OMG standard• Shapes• Execution semantics• File format
• First pure play BPM standard• General endorsement
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1. Simplify business-IT collaboration
Software Project
Non-techBusiness Analyst Developer
•Java •XML •Buildscripts•Tests•…
TomcatJDK 5JBoss…
Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Activiti YourApp
Analyst
Developer
Requirements
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1. Simplify business-IT collaboration
• Abstract business process• Drawing• No technical details
• Executable business process• Drawing• Technical details• Executable on a BPM System
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1. Simplify business-IT collaboration
AnalystBusiness
Intelligence
ProcessCollaboration
Developer
Sys admin
Developer
DeveloperDeploy
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1. Simplify business-IT collaboration
Developer
Analyst
Developer
Developer
Sys admin
Shared network drive Doc mgmt systemAbstract process models
Doc mgmt systemAbstract process modelsJIRASVNMaven repo
Doc mgmt systemMaven repoDB instancesTomcat instancesActiviti instances
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1. Simplify business-IT collaboration
• Unified concept of repositories and artifacts• Repository
• Tree structure• Containing artifacts
• Artifacts• Different types• Links to other artifacts• Links to people
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1. Simplify business-IT collaboration
• Network drive• Word docs, PDFs, Screenshots
• Signavio model repository• BPMN process models
• Jira• Issues
• SVN (code, projects)• Java code• Executable process models• Rules• Forms
• Maven repo (deployable artifacts)• Jar, War, Ear files
• Tomcat instances• DB instances• Activiti instances
Analyst
Developer
Sys admin
Developer
Developer
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BPM for developers
• Embeds in • Your database• Your transaction• Your domain model• Your Spring configuration
Software Project
TomcatJDK 5JBoss…
Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Activiti YourApp
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Simple
• Activiti Engine is “just” a jar file• Power to the developer• Intuitive API• Activiti tables next to your app’s tables• Transaction integration• Spring integration• Great docs and examples • Spec 500 pages vs simple user guide
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Community
• Alfresco• Apache licensed jBPM replacement
• SpringSource• Signavio• Camunda• MuleSoft• Next Level Integration• Mimacom• Tijs Rademakers & Co (Eclipse designer plugin)• Yuri Horbach (iPhone / iPad)• Lim Chee Kin (Grails plugin)• And growing
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Activiti Eclipse designer
• Initiative started by Tijs, Ron, Yvo and Tiese• Activiti extension support, BPMN 2.0 validation,
hierarchical modeling
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Activiti & IPhone
• Mobile BPM == natural evolution of how work is done• Initiative started by Yuri Horbach
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Activiti Grails integration
• Community contribution by Lim Chee Kin• Seamless integration into grails app
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Activiti Grails integration
• Typical Grails convience capabilities• Activiti templates• Easy business archive
deployment• Generate controller/views
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Real-life demo
• Use case: banks shouldn’t lend money to just anybody• Thorough analysis is needed• All steps needs to be recorded in official documents• Decisions are done based on Excel decision tables