Activiti in Action

Summary Activiti in Action is a comprehensive tutorial designed to introduce developers to the world of business process modeling using Activiti. Before diving into the nuts and bolts of Activiti, this book presents a solid introduction to BPMN 2.0 from a developers perspective. About the Technology Activiti streamlines the implemention of your business processes: with Activiti Designer you draw your business process using BPMN. Its XML output goes to the Activiti Engine which then creates the web forms and performs the communications that implement your process. Its as simple as that. Activiti is lightweight, integrates seamlessly with standard frameworks, and includes easy-to-use design and management tools. About the Book Activiti in Action introduces developers to business process modeling with Activiti. Youll start by exploring BPMN 2.0 from a developers perspective. Then, youll quickly move to examples that show you how to implement processes with Activiti. Youll dive into key areas of process modeling, including workflow, ESB usage, process monitoring, event handling, business rule engines, and document management integration. Written for business application developers. Familiarity with Java and BPMN is helpful but not required. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. Whats Inside Activiti from the ground up Dozens of real-world examples Integrate with standard Java tooling Table of Contents PART 1 INTRODUCING BPMN 2.0 AND ACTIVITI Introducing the Activiti framework BPMN 2.0: whats in it for developers? Introducing the Activiti tool stack Working with the Activiti process engine PART 2 IMPLEMENTING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES WITH ACTIVITI Implementing a BPMN 2.0 process Applying advanced BPMN 2.0 and extensions Dealing with error handling Deploying and configuring the Activiti Engine Exploring additional Activiti modules PART 3 ENHANCING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES Implementing advanced workflow Integrating services with a BPMN 2.0 process Ruling the business rule engine Document management using Alfresco Business monitoring and Activiti PART 4 MANAGING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES? Managing the Activiti Engine