Activiti in Action: Executable Business Processes in BPMN 2.0

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 developer's 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. It's 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. You'll start by exploring BPMN 2.0 from a developer's perspective. Then, you'll quickly move to examples that show you how to implement processes with Activiti. You'll 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.

What's 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
  1. Introducing the Activiti framework
  2. BPMN 2.0: what's in it for developers?
  3. Introducing the Activiti tool stack
  4. Working with the Activiti process engine
  5. PART 2 IMPLEMENTING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES WITH ACTIVITI
  6. Implementing a BPMN 2.0 process
  7. Applying advanced BPMN 2.0 and extensions
  8. Dealing with error handling
  9. Deploying and configuring the Activiti Engine
  10. Exploring additional Activiti modules
  11. PART 3 ENHANCING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES
  12. Implementing advanced workflow
  13. Integrating services with a BPMN 2.0 process
  14. Ruling the business rule engine
  15. Document management using Alfresco
  16. Business monitoring and Activiti
  17. PART 4 MANAGING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES
  18. Managing the Activiti Engine
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Activiti in Action: Executable Business Processes in BPMN 2.0

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 developer's 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. It's 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. You'll start by exploring BPMN 2.0 from a developer's perspective. Then, you'll quickly move to examples that show you how to implement processes with Activiti. You'll 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.

What's 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
  1. Introducing the Activiti framework
  2. BPMN 2.0: what's in it for developers?
  3. Introducing the Activiti tool stack
  4. Working with the Activiti process engine
  5. PART 2 IMPLEMENTING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES WITH ACTIVITI
  6. Implementing a BPMN 2.0 process
  7. Applying advanced BPMN 2.0 and extensions
  8. Dealing with error handling
  9. Deploying and configuring the Activiti Engine
  10. Exploring additional Activiti modules
  11. PART 3 ENHANCING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES
  12. Implementing advanced workflow
  13. Integrating services with a BPMN 2.0 process
  14. Ruling the business rule engine
  15. Document management using Alfresco
  16. Business monitoring and Activiti
  17. PART 4 MANAGING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES
  18. Managing the Activiti Engine
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Activiti in Action: Executable Business Processes in BPMN 2.0

by Tijs Rademakers
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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 developer's 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. It's 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. You'll start by exploring BPMN 2.0 from a developer's perspective. Then, you'll quickly move to examples that show you how to implement processes with Activiti. You'll 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.

What's 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
  1. Introducing the Activiti framework
  2. BPMN 2.0: what's in it for developers?
  3. Introducing the Activiti tool stack
  4. Working with the Activiti process engine
  5. PART 2 IMPLEMENTING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES WITH ACTIVITI
  6. Implementing a BPMN 2.0 process
  7. Applying advanced BPMN 2.0 and extensions
  8. Dealing with error handling
  9. Deploying and configuring the Activiti Engine
  10. Exploring additional Activiti modules
  11. PART 3 ENHANCING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES
  12. Implementing advanced workflow
  13. Integrating services with a BPMN 2.0 process
  14. Ruling the business rule engine
  15. Document management using Alfresco
  16. Business monitoring and Activiti
  17. PART 4 MANAGING BPMN 2.0 PROCESSES
  18. Managing the Activiti Engine

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781617290121
Publisher: Manning Publications Company
Publication date: 07/15/2012
Pages: 456
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Tijs Rademakers is a senior software engineer specializing in open source BPM, lead developer of Activiti Designer, and member of the core Activiti development team. He's also the coauthor of Manning's Open Source ESBs in Action.

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