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Getting Started Guide

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Joget Workflow Getting Started Guide

CONTENTS

1. Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1.1. Overview................................................................................................................................ 3

1.2. Installation ................................................................................................................................... 10

1.2.1. Installation using the Windows Setup Wizard .................................................................... 10

1.2.2. Installation using the Demo Zip Bundle .............................................................................. 11

1.2.3. Advanced Installation for Apache Tomcat and MySQL ....................................................... 12

1.2.4. Advanced Installation For Other Java EE Application Servers ............................................. 12

1.3. Implementing Your First Process ................................................................................................. 13

1.3.1. Designing a process ............................................................................................................. 13

1.3.2. Deploying the process ......................................................................................................... 21

1.3.3. Mapping participants to users............................................................................................. 23

1.3.4. Building and mapping forms to activities ............................................................................ 26

1.3.5. Running and participating in the process ............................................................................ 31

1.3.6. Modifying the process ......................................................................................................... 32

1.3.7. Using plugins ....................................................................................................................... 37

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1. GETTING STARTED

1.1. INTRODUCTION

1.1.1. OVERVIEW

Joget Workflow is a workflow management system that serves as a platform for users to design, deploy and run

workflows for their organization's business processes. The system provides the following features:

• simple and rapid deployment - design, deploy, run

• process engine supporting XPDL standard

• graphical workflow designer

• graphical form builder

• process monitoring

• people-driven, long running processes

• plugin architecture

• integration via JSON or Java API

The system consists of the following components as shown in the diagram below:

FIGURE 1: SYSTEM COMPONENTS

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WORKFLOW DESIGNER

Workflow Designer is a graphical tool which allows Process Designers or Business Analysts to create visual process

flows based on their business processes. The Workflow Designer can be launched directly from the web browser

using Java Web Start technology. After being launched for the first time, it can also run offline.

FIGURE 2: WORKFLOW DESIGNER

Once the process is designed, the design can be automatically deployed to the Workflow Engine directly from

within the Workflow Designer, or saved as an XPDL file before uploading it. If there is an existing XPDL file, the user

can upload it without using the designer.

WORKFLOW ENGINE

The Workflow Engine is the heart of the system which executes processes deployed from the Workflow Designer.

Supporting the XPDL 1.0 standard, the Workflow Engine allows for easy integration to external systems by

providing a simple HTTP-based API along with Java and JavaScript libraries.

Once the process has been designed, processes are deployed and configured by mapping the activities with

participants, forms and tools using the Workflow Management Console. Once the mapping is completed, the users

can start and run the process to perform the tasks. The Process cycles can be repeated and each process is

versioned using the version control feature.

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WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT CONSOLE

The Workflow Management Console is a web based application that allows users and administrators to use the

system through a web browser.

FIGURE 3: WORKLOW MANAGEMENT CONSOLE MENU

INBOX

The Inbox or Task Manager enables users to view the relevant tasks that are assigned to him/her once processes

are running. When new task assignments are received, they are listed as bold items in the Inbox.

FIGURE 4: INBOX

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The Run a Process feature enables the users to begin a process that is currently available in the system. Processes

are versioned whereby when a process is updated the process becomes a newer version. The older version of the

process will still be available until it is permanently removed.

FORM BUILDER

The Form Builder facilitates the designers to create and manage forms to be used by end users to perform their

task. Form categories can be created to group related forms together.

Forms can be designed and edited using the Form Builder tool. The forms that are completed can be mapped to

activities defined in the workflow.

FIGURE 5: FORM BUILDER

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WORKFLOW MONITOR

The Workflow Monitor feature enables the system administrator to monitor the workflows running in the system.

The system admin can monitor the running processes and update the activities if required. Completed processes or

aborted processes and activities can also be monitored. An Audit Trail enables the system administrator to view

and monitor the users' activities in the system.

FIGURE 6: WORKFLOW MONITOR

USER MANAGER

The Manage Users feature enables the system admin to create and manage organizations, groups and individual

users in the system. The users will be used to map to the activities of the workflows.

Note: Other user directory implementation (e.g. connection to an LDAP server) can be performed using Directory

Manager plug-ins.

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FIGURE 7: MANAGE USERS

SYSTEM SETTINGS

SYSTEM SETUP

The System Setup feature facilitates the system admin to set CSS, system paths, locale and intervals for

the system. Multiple profiles of data sources can be created and modified to enable dynamic switching of

profiles when required.

For other user directory implementations such as connecting to an LDAP server, the system admin can a

select and configure the Directory Manager plug-ins in the system. Therefore, the use of the internal

users' management may not be required.

MANAGE PLUG-INS

The Manage Plug-ins feature enables users to add and update plug-ins dynamically to extend the

functionality of the system. Users can upload and update plug-ins on the fly without restarting the

system.

As the system is using a plug-in architecture, different types of plug-ins namely form variable plug-ins,

application plug-ins, participant plug-ins, audit trail plug-ins and Directory Manager plug-ins can be

uploaded into the system.

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MANAGE FORM VARIABLES

The Manage Form Variables feature enables the users to create form variables by uploading Form

Variable plug-ins. This enables the users to extend the options of form fields in the system.

MANAGE MESSAGES

The Manage Messages feature facilitates users to dynamically create and modify messages and labels

within the system.

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1.2. INSTALLATION

1.2.1. INSTALLATION USING THE WINDOWS SETUP WIZARD

This tutorial will explain the installation based on the Windows Setup Wizard that contains everything you need to

get started. The steps to install are:

1. Run the setup file joget-setup-1.0.0.exe to launch the Setup Wizard.

FIGURE 8: SETUP WIZARD

2. Click Next on the Introduction page.

3. Click I Agree on the License page.

4. Click Next on the Components page.

5. Change the Destination folder if required (default is C:\Joget), and click Install.

6. Once the installation is complete, click on Finish.

7. To start the Joget Server, go to the Start Menu > Programs > Joget Workflow and click on the green Start Joget

Server icon under Joget Workflow. The startup might take some time, so please wait until the message "INFO:

Server startup in XXXX ms" appears (XXXX represents the time taken for the startup). Do not close the

command window.

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8. Go to the Start Menu > Programs > Joget Workflow and click on the Workflow Management Console. The

web browser will launch and you should see the Workflow Management Console login.

FIGURE 9: LOGIN

9. To stop the Joget Server, go to the Start Menu > Programs > Joget Workflow and click on the red Stop Joget

Server icon under Joget Workflow.

1.2.2. INSTALLATION USING THE DEMO ZIP BUNDLE

This tutorial will explain the installation based on the pre-packaged demo zip bundle for Windows that contains

everything you need to get started. The steps to install the demo bundle are:

1. Obtain the demo bundle joget-demo-windows-1.0.0.zip

2. Create a new directory e.g. C:\joget. Extract the file into that newly created directory.

3. To start the Joget Server, execute joget-start.bat. This will start the MySQL database server and Apache

Tomcat application server. The startup might take some time, so please wait until the message "INFO: Server

startup in XXXX ms" appears (XXXX represents the time taken for the startup). Do not close the command

window.

4. Open the browser to access http://hostname:8080/wflow-wfweb (hostname is the name of the server, e.g.

http://localhost:8080/wflow-wfweb) and you should see the Workflow Management Console login.

5. To stop the Joget Server, execute joget-stop.bat and close the previous command window if it is still open.

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1.2.3. ADVANCED INSTALLATION FOR APACHE TOMCAT AND MYSQL

There is another available bundle that is just packaged together with Apache Tomcat. The steps to install on

Apache Tomcat and MySQL are:

1. Install Java SDK version 5 and above

2. Install MySQL version 5.0 and above

3. Create a MySQL database with the name "wflowdb"

4. Obtain the bundle joget-windows-1.0.0.zip

5. Create a new directory e.g. D:\joget. Extract the file into that newly created directory.

6. Use the SQL script in the "data" directory to create the necessary database tables in the "wflowdb" database

7. Start the Apache Tomcat web application server by executing the file tomcat6-run.bat. The startup might take

some time, so please wait until the message "INFO: Server startup in XXXX ms" appears (XXXX represents the

time taken for the startup). Do not close the Tomcat command window.

8. Open the browser to access http://hostname:8080/wflow-wfweb (hostname is the name of the server, e.g.

http://localhost:8080/wflow-wfweb) and you should see the Workflow Management Console login.

1.2.4. ADVANCED INSTALLATION FOR OTHER JAVA EE APPLICATION SERVERS

The workflow system consists of several Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) web applications, packaged in standard

WAR (web archive) format that can be deployed on Java EE application servers.

The steps to install on another Java EE application server and database are:

1. Create a database with the name "wflowdb"

2. Obtain the bundle joget-windows-1.0.0.zip

3. Create a new directory e.g. D:\joget. Extract the file into that newly created directory.

4. Use the appropriate SQL script in the "data" directory to create the necessary database tables in the

"wflowdb" database

5. Deploy the WAR files under apache-tomcat-6.0.18\webapps to the desired application server. For instructions

on deploying the WAR files, please refer to the documentation for the respective application server.

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1.3. IMPLEMENTING YOUR FIRST PROCESS

The following section will guide you through the steps in designing, deploying, running and modifying a sample

process.

FIGURE 10: DESIGNING & DEPLOYING A PROCESS

1.3.1. DESIGNING A PROCESS

LAUNCHING THE WORKFLOW DESIGNER

• Access the Workflow Management Console at http://hostname:8080/wflow-wfweb (Replace "hostname"

with the name or IP of your server e.g. http://localhost:8080/wflow-wfweb)

• Login as an administrator (Default username: admin, password: admin)

• Select the "Design Processes" tab and click on the "Design New Process" menu item

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FIGURE 11: DESIGN NEW PROCESS

• Click on the Launch Workflow Designer button. Depending on the browser that you are using, you might

be prompted to Open or Save, in which case you can just select Open.

• If launched for the first time, the Workflow Designer will be downloaded to your computer. A dialog box

will appear asking for permission to run the application, so click on Run and the Workflow Designer

window will appear. (NOTE: You will need to have a Java runtime installed on your computer)

FIGURE 12: WORKFLOW DESIGNER WINDOW

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CREATING A NEW PACKAGE AND PROCESS

• Select the menu item File > New. This will create a new Package. A Package is a grouping of related

processes. Each Package may contain more than one Process.

• Open the Package Properties dialog (Double-click the New Package item in the Navigator pane on the left,

or right-click and select Properties)

FIGURE 13: WORKFLOW PACKAGE MENU

• Key in an appropriate ID (no space allowed) and Name for the Package, and click on the Apply button

(green tick icon on the top left hand corner) or press Enter

FIGURE 14: WORKLOW PACKAGE PROPERTIES

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• Open the Process Properties dialog (Double-click the Workflow Process item in the Navigator pane on the

left, or right-click and select Properties)

• Key in an appropriate ID (no space allowed) and Name for the Process, and click on the Apply button

ADDING PARTICIPANTS

• Click on the Add Participant icon on the toolbar. You are now ready to add participants to the process.

FIGURE 15: ADD PARTICIPANT ICON

• Add participants to the process by clicking inside the diagram. Each click will add a new participant. A

participant is represented as a horizontal bar called a swimlane.

• To stop adding participants, either press Esc, right-click, or click on the Arrow selection icon on the

toolbar.

• For each participant, open the Process Properties dialog (Double-click the Participant name on the left of

the swimlane, or right-click the name and select Properties)

• Key in an appropriate ID (no space allowed) and Name for the participant. You can also set the participant

type. For human participants, leave it as Participant. To represent a system, choose System. Click on the

Apply button.

• You can move swimlanes up or down by first clicking on the Participant name and then clicking on the

green up or down icons on the toolbar. You can also right-click on the Participant name and select either

"Move participant up" or "Move participant down"

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FIGURE 16: PARTICIPANT SWIMLANES

ADDING ACTIVITIES

• Click on the Add Activity icon on the toolbar. You are now ready to add activities to the process. Each

activity represents a Form that the participant will interact with.

• Add activities to the process by clicking inside the desired swimlane, which represents the participant that

will perform the activity. Each click will add a new activity.

FIGURE 17: ADD ACTIVITY ICON

• To stop adding activities, either press Esc, right-click, or click on the Arrow selection icon on the toolbar.

• For each activity, open the Activity Properties dialog (Double-click the activity, or right-click the activity

and select Properties)

• Key in an appropriate ID (no space allowed) and Name for the activity. Click on the Apply button.

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• You can place the activities in the process by dragging them.

• Note: Do not add an activity into the System swimlane. Only System Tools are allowed to be placed in the

System swimlane.

ADDING TOOLS

• Click on the Add Tool icon on the toolbar. You are now ready to add tools to the process. Each tool

represents a system-related process that performs a specific task e.g. sending an email or updating a

database.

FIGURE 18: ADD TOOL ICON

• Add tools to the process by clicking inside the desired swimlane. Each click will add a new tool.

• To stop adding tools, either press Esc, right-click, or click on the Arrow selection icon on the toolbar.

• For each tool, open the Tool Properties dialog (Double-click the tool, or right-click the tool and select

Properties)

• Key in an appropriate ID (no space allowed) and Name for the tool. Click on the Apply button.

• Note: Tools can be placed in any swimlane, but is recommended to be in the System swimlane for clarity.

CONNECTING ACTIVITIES AND TOOLS WITH TRANSITIONS

• Click on the Add Transition icon on the toolbar. You are now ready to connect activities and tools within

the process.

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FIGURE 19: ADD ACTIVITY ICON

• To connect two activities, click on the first activity and then click on the second activity. Another way to

do it is to drag from the first to the second activity.

FIGURE 20: CONNECTING ACTIVITIES

• To complete the sample process, add a Start (green circle on the toolbar) and End (red circle on toolbar)

and connect them as appropriate. Alternatively, you can use the "Insert missing start and end bubbles"

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utility on the toolbar.

FIGURE 21: INSERT START AND END ICON

• Once the process design has been completed, you can check on the validity by selecting the "Check

validity" option under the Process menu. This will list down errors within the process if there are any.

FIGURE 22: CHECK VALIDITY MENU ITEM

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1.3.2. DEPLOYING THE PROCESS

DEPLOYING VIA XPDL FILE

• One of the ways to deploy a new process to the Workflow Engine is to save the designed process as an

XPDL file.

• Select Save under the File menu and key in an appropriate filename and file location.

• You can open the file and edit the process as often as you like.

• Once you are ready to deploy, login to the Workflow Management Console.

• Select the "Design Processes" tab and click on the "Design New Process" menu item.

• Under "Upload Process XPDL File" input field, browse for the saved file and click on the Upload button.

FIGURE 23: UPLOAD XPDL FILE

• If the upload is successful and the process is valid, you will be brought to the "Update Existing Process"

page, showing the package and processes that were deployed.

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FIGURE 24: UPDATE EXISTING PROCESS

DEPLOYING DIRECTLY FROM THE WORKFLOW DESIGNER

• You can also deploy a new package to the Workflow Engine directly from the Workflow Designer.

• Select Deploy under the File menu and click Yes when confirmation is requested.

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FIGURE 25: DEPLOY FROM WORKFLOW DESIGNER

• If the process is valid and the deployment is successful, a confirmation dialog will be shown and the

Workflow Designer will close.

• To confirm that the package has been deployed, login to the Workflow Management Console.

• Select the "Design Processes" tab and click on the "Update Existing Process" menu item. The processes

should be listed in the list of processes. You can filter according to the package by selecting the "Filter by

Package" drop-down.

1.3.3. MAPPING PARTICIPANTS TO USERS

CREATING GROUPS AND USERS

• Once a package has been deployed, the processes are ready to be executed. However, in order for

activities to be routed to the correct users, participants should be mapped to the appropriate users or

group of users.

• First, create the users for the process. In the Workflow Management Console, select the "Setup Users" tab

and click on the "Manage Users" menu item.

• Click on the "Create New User" button at the bottom of the page.

• In the Create User popup dialog, enter the relevant details. For the Role, select either Admin for

administrators or User for a normal user.

• Click on Save to create the user.

• Repeat for each of the users you would like to create.

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• Next, create the relevant group of users. In the Workflow Management Console, select the "Setup Users"

tab and click on the "Manage Groups" menu item.

• Click on the "Create New Group" button at the bottom of the page.

FIGURE 26: CREATE NEW GROUP

• Enter a Group Code, Group Name, and optionally a description for the group.

• Click on Save to create the group.

• Repeat for each of the groups you would like to create.

• To set the users for a group, click on the Group in the list.

• Click on the "Assign Users" button at the bottom of the page.

• Click on desired users (you can select multiple rows) and click on the Assign button.

MAPPING A PARTICIPANT TO A GROUP OR USER

• Select the "Design Processes" tab and click on the "Update Existing Process" menu item. Click on the

process to update.

• In the "Update Process" page, the "Participant Mapping" tab displays the list of participants defined in the

process.

• To map a participant, click on the "Add/Edit Mapping" button on the right of the participant name.

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FIGURE 27: MAPPING A PARTICIPANT

• In the "Participant Mapping" popup dialog, there are several tabs representing the mapping options. In

the first "Map to User or Group" tab, you can either "Map to Group" or "Map to User". Click on "Map to

Group".

• In the listing of groups, click on the group that you would like to map this participant to.

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FIGURE 28: PARTICIPANT MAPPING DIALOG

• Click on the Submit button. Based on this mapping, any of the activities for the participant will be assigned

to the selected Group of users.

• Perform the mapping for each of the participants as desired.

1.3.4. BUILDING AND MAPPING FORMS TO ACTIVITIES

CREATING A NEW FORM

• Select the "Design Processes" tab and click on the "Manage Forms" menu item.

• Click on the "Create New Form" button.

• In the "Create Form" popup dialog, enter a Form ID (space not allowed), Form Name, and Table Name.

Table Name is the name of the database table that will be created to store the form data. (Note: Multiple

forms are allowed to point to the same database table to share data across a process).

• Select a Category for the form. Additional form categories can be managed from the "Manage Form

Categories" menu item under the "Design Processes" tab.

• Click on the Save button.

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FIGURE 29: CREATING A NEW FORM

BUILDING THE FORM WITH THE FORM BUILDER

• In the "Manage Forms" page, click on the desired form.

• In the "View Form" page, click on the "Launch Form Builder" button. This will launch the Form Builder in a

new window.

• Click on the Form Title to edit it. Key in the desired form title and press Enter.

FIGURE 30: EDITING FORM TITLE

• A fieldset is a grouping of related fields. Click on the fieldset legend to edit it.

• The Elements palette on the right contains a list of available field types that can be inserted into the form.

Clicking on a desired field type will insert it into the fieldset.

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FIGURE 31: ADDING FORM FIELDS

• Click on the Name and Description of each field to change the labels. Clicking on the Red minus icon on

the left will remove the field, while the Yellow star icon indicates a mandatory field. The green Up and

Down arrows can be used to move the field up and down within the fieldset.

• Click on the Advanced Properties icon on the left to open the Advanced Properties dialog. The Name of

field is the name of the database column that will be used to store the field data. Click on Save to update

the field properties.

FIGURE 32: ADVANCED FIELD PROPERTIES

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• Once the form has been designed, click on the Save button at the top of the page to save the form.

FIGURE 33: SAVING A FORM

• Click on the Preview button to display a preview of the form in a separate window.

• When you are done, close the Form Builder window. Click OK when prompted to confirm.

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process to update.

• In the "Update Process" page, the "Activity Mapping" tab displays the list of activities and tools defined in

the process.

• To map an activity, click on the "Add/Edit Form" button on the right of the activity name.

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FIGURE 34: MAPPING A FORM TO AN ACTIVITY

• In the "Activity Mapping" popup dialog, there is a list of current available forms. Click on the form that

you would like to map this activity to.

FIGURE 35: ACTIVITY FORM MAPPING DIALOG

• Perform the mapping for each of the activities as desired.

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1.3.5. RUNNING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS

RUNNING/STARTING A PROCESS

• Select the "Home" tab and click on the "Run a Process" menu item. Click on the process to run.

• In the popup that displays the process details, click on the Run Process button.

FIGURE 36: RUN A PROCESS

• If the first activity in the process is assigned to you, then the Task details will be displayed for your action.

Otherwise, the popup window will close and a task will be assigned to the appropriate user.

VIEWING PENDING AND ACCEPTED TASKS

• To view your pending (newly created) tasks, select the "Home" tab and click on the "Inbox". This displays

the list of tasks assigned to you. New pending tasks are displayed as bold items. Click on the task that you

would like to view.

• In the popup that displays the Task details, an Accept Task button will be shown if there are several

assignees that are assigned to that task. To accept the task, click on the Accept Task button. If you are the

only assignee for the task, then the task will be automatically accepted.

• When you accept a task, the form mapped to the activity it will be displayed for you to fill up.

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FIGURE 37: ACCEPTING A TASK

• You have an option to save it as draft by clicking on the Save As Draft button. In this case, the task will still

be in your Accepted Tasks list for future action.

• Clicking on the Withdraw Task button will withdraw your acceptance of the task and mark it as pending

(bold).

• Click on the Complete Task button to submit the form and proceed with the next steps in the process

where tasks will be assigned to the relevant users.

1.3.6. MODIFYING THE PROCESS

LAUNCHING THE WORKFLOW DESIGNER TO MODIFY THE PROCESS


process to update.

• In the "Update Process" page, click on the "Update via Workflow Designer" button. This will start the

Workflow Designer

ADDING A ROUTE

• Click on the Add Route icon on the toolbar. You are now ready to add routes to the process. Each Route

represents a decision node that can decide on the activity flow of the process.

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FIGURE 38: ADD ROUTE ICON

• Add routes to the process by clicking within a swimlane. Each click will add a new route.

• Using transitions (described earlier), connect the route to the desired activities. You can move other

transitions by dragging either end of the transitions.

FIGURE 39: CONNECTING ROUTES TO ACTIVITIES

• By default, each route's behaviour is exclusive-OR (XOR), which means that only 1 of the transitions will

be followed. If you would like to set the route to support multiple parallel transitions, you need to set the

Transition Restriction to AND. In this case, open the Route Properties dialog (Double-click the route, or

right-click on the route and select Properties). Select the Transition Restriction tab, and select the Split

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Type drop-down to AND. Click on the Green apply button, and the Route symbol will change to one with a

cross.

FIGURE 40: ROUTE TRANSITION RESTRICTION

ADDING WORKFLOW VARIABLES

• In order to be able to control the flow of the process using routes, Workflow Variables are needed.

• Open the Package Properties dialog (Double-click the New Package item in the Navigator pane on the left,

or right-click and select Properties)

• Select the "Workflow variables" tab, and click on the "Create new element" icon on the top left. A new

row representing variable will be listed in the table.

FIGURE 41: ADDING WORKFLOW VARIABLE

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• Double-click on the variable row, and in the ensuing popup enter an appropriate ID and Name for the

variable.

FIGURE 42: WORKFLOW VARIABLE PROPERTIES

• Click on the green Apply icon to save the variable.

• Set the activity that will be allowed to update the variable. Open the Activity Properties dialog for the

desired activity and select the "Activity form editor" tab. Click on the checkbox for the variable to change

it to "Edit".

FIGURE 43: ACTIVITY FORM EDITOR

• Click on the green Apply icon to save the activity.

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ADDING TRANSITION CONDITIONS

• Open the Transition Properties dialog (Double-click the transition, or right-click and select Properties).

• Set the Condition type drop-down to "Condition".

• Key in a condition (using JavaScript syntax) in the Expression box. For example, status=='rejected' is the

condition that the variable with the ID status is equal to the value 'rejected'.

FIGURE 44: TRANSITION CONDITION

• Click on the green Apply icon to save the transition. The expression will show up beside the transition.

• To set another transition as a default transition that is followed if no other condition is met, set the

Condition type to "Otherwise". In this case, the color of the transition will be changed to orange.

FIGURE 45: MODIFIED PROCESS

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DEPLOYING THE UPDATED PROCESS DIRECTLY FROM THE WORKFLOW DESIGNER

• You can deploy the updated package to the Workflow Engine directly from the Workflow Designer.

• Select Update under the File menu and click Yes when confirmation is requested.

• If the process is valid and the deployment is successful, a confirmation dialog will be shown and the

Workflow Designer will close.

• To confirm that the package has been deployed, login to the Workflow Management Console.

• Select the "Design Processes" tab and click on the "Update Existing Process" menu item. The processes

should be listed in the list of processes with a new version number.

• You can update the process configuration accordingly by performing the desired participant and activity

mapping.

1.3.7. USING PLUGINS

MAPPING SYSTEM TOOLS TO PLUGINS


process to update.

• In the "Update Process" page, the "Activity Mapping" tab displays the list of activities and tools defined in

the process.

• To map an tool, click on the "Add/Edit Plugin" button on the right of the tool name.

FIGURE 46: MAPPING PLUGIN TO A TOOL

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• In the ensuing popup dialog, you are presented with a list of plugins that are available in the system. Click

on the desired plugin e.g. EmailPlugin

• The Plugin Configuration dialog will be displayed. Each plugin will have its own configuration page, key in

the appropriate settings for the plugin.

FIGURE 47: PLUGIN CONFIGURATION DIALOG

• Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the dialog to save the configuration settings.