Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Tom Baeyens
Foreword by Joram Barrez
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this Book
About the Cover Illustration
1. Introducing BPMN 2.0 and Activiti
Chapter 1. Introducing the Activiti framework
1.1. The Activiti tool stack
1.2. Getting to know Activiti
1.2.1. A little bit of history
1.2.2. The basics of the Activiti Engine
1.2.3. Knowing the competitors
1.3. Installing the Activiti framework
1.4. Implementing your first process in Activiti
1.4.1. Say hello to Activiti
1.4.2. Implementing a simple book order process
1.5. Summary
Chapter 2. BPMN 2.0: what’s in it for developers?
2.1. Taking a closer look at BPM
2.1.1. Walking around the BPM life cycle
2.2. Evolution to BPMN 2.0
2.2.1. Wasn’t there a standard called WS-BPEL?
2.2.2. And then there was BPMN 2.0
2.2.3. Getting your head around all the BPMN 2.0 constructs
2.3. Introducing BPMN 2.0 from a developer’s viewpoint
2.3.1. High-level modeling with BPMN 2.0
2.3.2. Detailed process modeling
2.4. Summary
Chapter 3. Introducing the Activiti tool stack
3.1. Working with the Activiti Modeler
3.1.1. Installing the Activiti Modeler
3.1.2. Modeling processes with the Activiti Modeler
3.2. Adding technical details with the Activiti Designer
3.2.1. Getting up and running with Activiti Designer
3.2.2. Designing a process from scratch
3.2.3. Testing processes with the Activiti Designer
3.2.4. Importing a Modeler process into the Designer
3.3. Managing the Engine using the Activiti Explorer