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Alfresco's Advanced Workflow for Web Content ManagementIntroduces a review process by individuals, or groups. It allows different content to be reviewed by different people or groups. And advanced workflow consists of:1. Process definition2. Task model3. Resource bundle4. Web client configurationAlfresco Workflow is based on JBoss jBPM. And there are 3 levels of "workflow" in Alfresco: 1. Workflow Definition 2. Workflow Association 3. Workflow InstanceA workflow can be associated with a Web FormAssociation can be done via the Data DictionaryApplies to all Web Projects that use the Web FormOnce associated, the workflow’s default parameters can be overridden per Web ProjectWorkflow parameters are defined when a Web Form is associated with a Web ProjectAuto-submission to workflow upon web form submissionMore info:Group Submit Workflow and Expedited Workflow for WCM: https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALFCOM-206Configurable E-Mail jBPM action:https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALFCOM-2555Tech Talk Live – Episode 19 is on advanced workflow:http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Live
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Advanced Workflow for WCMMarch 19, 2009
Brian R. Robinson
Agenda
● Why “Advanced Workflow”?
● WCM Workflow Overview
● Workflow Content Models
● Group Assignment
● XML Forms & Workflow
● Configuration
● Extension points
● Q&A
Why Advanced Workflow?
● Introduce a review process● By individuals● By groups
● Different content to be reviewed by different people or groups● By content type● By path pattern● By file pattern
WCM Workflow Overview
● Based on JBoss jBPM
● There are 3 levels of "workflow" in Alfresco:
1. Workflow Definition
2. Workflow Association
3. Workflow Instance
WCM Workflow Overview
● Change Sets
● Workflow Sandbox
Workflow Content Models
● Metadata for tasks
● Task names == type names
Workflow Content Models
Workflow Content Models
Workflow Content Models
Workflow Content Models
XML Forms & Workflow
● A workflow can be associated with a Web Form
● Association can be done via the Data Dictionary● Applies to all Web Projects that use the Web Form
● Once associated, the workflow’s default parameters can be overridden per Web Project
● Workflow parameters are defined when a Web Form is associated with a Web Project
● Auto-submission to workflow upon web form submission
Configuration
● An advanced workflow consists of:
● Also needed: Spring configuration file● groupsubmit-workflow-context.xml shared/classes/alfresco/extension/
Process definition groupsubmit_processdefinition.xml shared/classes/alfresco/extension/workflow/group
Task model groupsubmit-content-model.xml shared/classes/alfresco/extension/workflow/group
Resource bundle groupsubmit-messages.properties shared/classes/alfresco/extension/workflow/group
Web client configuration web-client-config-custom.xmlOrweb-client-config-wcm.xml
shared/classes/alfresco/extensionOr/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco
Extending Workflow
● Javascript
● Java actions
● Workflow Service API/SPI
● Custom types
● jBPM API
Q&A
Resources
● Group Submit Workflow and Expedited Workflow for WCM: ● https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALFCOM-206
● Configurable E-Mail jBPM action:● https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALFCOM-2555
● Tech Talk Live – Episode 19 is on advanced workflow:● http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Live
