1. Dynamic BPM: Design by Doing
Oksana Kurysheva, ITD Systems
@aviriel

2. Sometimes your workflows are too complex
to use them as they are.
Like this:

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5. Dynamic BPM allows you to design your
workflow while doing.

6. The idea is to define simple workflows and
then combine them to build real complex
workflow.

7. Step 1. Design simple workflow-units

8. Step 2. Design a global workflow

9. Step 3. Use it

10. Step 3. Use it

11. Step 3. Use it

12. Configuration example
<type name="alvexwf:executeTask">
<parent>bpm:workflowTask</parent>
<mandatory-aspects>
<aspect>alvexrwf:relatedWorkflows</aspect>
</mandatory-aspects>
</type>

13. Configuration example
<appearance>
<field id=“” set="">
<control
template="/alvex/related_workflows_control.ftl">
<control-param
name="definitionsFilter">(activiti$)
</control-param>
</control>
</field>
</appearance>

14. Instead of editing workflow definition you
create hierarchy structure of workflows on
the fly.

15. Additional questions
• Attach parent workflow documents to related
workflow
• Check out documents from related workflow to a
parent after completing
• …

16. Result
• You can build one standard workflow definition for
many similar business processes

17. Result
• You can build one standard workflow definition for
many similar business processes
• You can reuse simple workflow-units in different
business processes

18. Result
• You can build one standard workflow definition for
many similar business processes
• You can reuse simple workflow-units in different
business processes
• You can build new workflow on the fly using simple
workflow-units

19. Alvex provides different features for real life
workflow building
• Document uploader on the task page
• Discussions integrated into workflow
• Access rights control for workflows
• My Team Tasks dashlet for Managers
• …

20. Alvex provides different features for real life
workflow building
• Document uploader on the task page
• Discussions integrated into workflow
• Access rights control for workflows
• My Team Tasks dashlet for Managers
• …

21. Download and use:
http://www.alvexcore.com/
Fork on Github and join development:
https://github.com/ITDSystems/alvex
Follow Alvex news on Twitter:
@itdsystems
* Workflow example and usernames used in this presentation are
completely fictional and has nothing to do with real life

22. Download and use:
http://www.alvexcore.com/
Fork on Github and join development:
https://github.com/ITDSystems/alvex
Follow Alvex news on Twitter:
@itdsystems
* Workflow example and usernames used in this presentation are
completely fictional and has nothing to do with real life