Advanced Workflow for WCM March 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”?

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

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: Workflow Definition Workflow Association Workflow Instance

Based on JBoss jBPM

There are 3 levels of "workflow" in Alfresco:

Workflow Definition

Workflow Association

Workflow Instance

WCM Workflow Overview Change Sets Workflow Sandbox

Change Sets

Workflow Sandbox

Workflow Content Models Metadata for tasks Task names == type names

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

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.xml Or web-client-config-wcm.xml shared/classes/alfresco/extension Or /WEB-INF/classes/alfresco

An advanced workflow consists of:

Also needed: Spring configuration file

groupsubmit-workflow-context.xml  shared/classes/alfresco/extension/

Extending Workflow Javascript Java actions Workflow Service API/SPI Custom types jBPM API

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

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