How would you develop a workflow application in Java?

Question

I want to develop an application that allows its users to define workflows and then execute them.

My JBoss environment is so natural that I am considering jBPM.

I can’t use the graphical jBPM workflow development tools because my workflows are very specific and I don’t want to show my users all the jBPM functions.

Questions:

• Is jBPM reliable and scalable?
• JBPM standard (i.e. used by enough people)?
• How to bind your own workflow GUI to jBPM engine?
• Is jBPM suitable for the job, should I consider another platform or maybe do it (workflow logic) myself?

Answer 1

• Is jBPM reliable and scalable?

  Ans: Yes, Jbpm is reliable and scalable. It is necessary to configure / develop correctly.

• JBPM standard (i.e. used by enough people)?

  Ans: You should ask the jbpm forum.

• How to bind your own workflow GUI to jBPM engine?

  Ans: you need to develop a ProcessConfiguration file for each workflow and deploy this configuration file (xml file), this updates the jbpm related tables and your workflow related tables.

• Is jBPM suitable for specifying whether to consider another platform or perhaps do it (workflow logic)?

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Trying to create a simple workflow mechanism probably requires more effort than you might think, since you can start with a simple one, but usually end up adding features like saving, monitoring, integration, dynamically loading new process descriptions and instance migration process, etc. and ultimately with a makeshift workflow engine that you must support;) You get these functions out of the box using jBPM.

Kris