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OSWorkflow: A guide for Java developers and architects to integrating open-source Business Process Management Table of Contents
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: BPM and Workflow Basics
Chapter 2: OSWorkflow Introduction and Basics
Chapter 3: Adding Code to our Definitions
Chapter 4: Using OSWorkflow in your Application
Chapter 5: Integrating Business Rules with JBoss Rules
Chapter 6: Task Scheduling with Quartz
Chapter 7: Complex Event Processing
Chapter 8: Dashboards with Pentaho
Index
  • Chapter 1: BPM and Workflow Basics
    • Business Process Orientation
      • BPR and BPM
      • Business Process Improvement
    • What's a BPMS?
      • Traceability and Auditing
    • Different Kinds of BPMS
      • System Orchestration with System-Oriented BPMS
      • System Orchestration
      • Enabling Workgroup Collaboration with People-Oriented BPMS
    • Components of a BPM Solution
      • The Workflow Management Coalition
      • How Components Map to the BPM Lifecycle
    • Open-Source BPMS
    • Summary
    • Chapter 2: OSWorkflow Introduction and Basics
      • Downloading and Installing OSWorkflow
        • Getting a Taste from the Distribution
      • Navigating the Sample User Interface
      • OSWorkflow Basics
        • XML Definition Files
        • An Example Workflow
        • Steps, Actions, and Results: The Workflow Building Blocks
          • Testing the Workflow Definition
          • Splits and Joins
      • Setting Status and Old Status Values
        • Sending an Email Automatically
      • Visual Process Modeling
        • Visually Creating the Holiday Example
        • Looking at the End Result
      • Ways to Implement OSWorkflow
        • OSWorkflow as a Workflow Layer
        • OSWorkflow as a Centralized Workflow Server
          • Adding the SOAP Bindings
      • Summary
      • Chapter 3: Adding Code to our Definitions
        • How to Deal with Transient Data
          • Variable Interpolation in the Definition
        • PropertySet and Transient Variables
          • Exploring PropertySet
          • Using the PropertySet to Store Variable Data
          • Using the PropertySet to Retrieve Stored Data
          • Cleaning the PropertySet
          • Configuring the PropertySet
        • Adding Code to our Definition
          • FunctionProviders
            • Creating our first FunctionProvider
            • FunctionProvider Types
            • Defining a Custom Function Provider
          • BeanShell Scripting
          • Built-in Functions
          • Conditions
            • Creating our own Condition
          • Registers
            • Using the LogRegister
            • Implementing a Register
          • Validators
            • Creating a Customer Identifier Validator
            • BeanShell Validators
        • Other Useful Descriptor Concepts
          • Finish Actions
          • Auto Actions
        • Summary
        • Chapter 4: Using OSWorkflow in your Application
          • OSWorkflow Configuration
            • Registering our Process Descriptors
          • Embedding OSWorkflow into your Application
            • Starting a Workflow
            • Executing Actions
            • What's the Status?
            • What can I Do?
            • The Useful Abstract States
            • Querying the Workflow Store
            • Querying the Workflow Factory
            • Inspecting the Workflow Descriptor from Code
            • Using the Workflow Configuration Object
            • Workflow Interface Implementations
            • Loading the Descriptors—the Workflow Factory
              • Loading Descriptors from a Database
          • Persisting Instance Information
            • Persistence Choices
              • Configuring the JDBC Store
            • PropertySet Persistence
              • Configuring the JDBC PropertySet
          • Unit Testing your Workflow
            • What is JUnit?
            • Running the Tests
          • Integrating with Spring
            • The Object Registry—BeanFactory
            • Using our BeanFactory
            • Transaction Support in Spring
            • The SpringTypeResolver
          • Workflow Security
            • Step Permissions
            • Action Restrictions
            • Step Ownership
            • Extending User and Group Authentication and Authorization
          • Summary
          • Chapter 5: Integrating Business Rules with JBoss Rules
            • Incorporating Business Logic into Business Processes
            • Simple Logic with Conditional Results
            • Complex Business Logic
              • What is "JBoss Rules"?
              • Creating a Rule
              • Executing a Rule
            • Integrating with OSWorkflow
              • RulesCondition
              • RulesFunctionProvider
            • Summary
            • Chapter 6: Task Scheduling with Quartz
              • What is Quartz?
                • Installing
                • Basic Concepts
                • Integration with OSWorkflow
                • Creating a Custom Job
              • Trigger Functions
                • More about Triggers
                  • SimpleTrigger
                  • CronTrigger
              • Scheduling a Job
              • Scheduling from a Workflow Definition
                • Transactions in Quartz
              • JobStores
              • Example Application—Customer Support
              • Example Application—Claims Processing
              • Summary
              • Chapter 7: Complex Event Processing
                • Complex Event Processing (CEP)
                  • Patterns and Data
                  • CEP in BPM
                • What is Esper?
                  • The Esper Architecture
                  • Downloading and Installing Esper
                  • Hello World from Esper
                  • Push and Pull Mode
                  • EQL Queries
                • Integration with OSWorkflow
                  • Esper Function Provider
                • Real-World Examples
                • Summary
                • Chapter 8: Dashboards with Pentaho
                  • What is Pentaho?
                  • Pentaho Requirements
                  • Downloading and Installing Pentaho
                  • Setting up Pentaho to use the OSWorkflow Database
                  • Using the Design Studio to Create our First Chart
                  • Useful Charts for BAM Consoles
                  • Summary
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