Setup Joget Workflow v5 for Beginners

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Joget Workflow v5
Setting up Joget Workflow
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Prerequisites
• Introduced to Joget Workflow
• Good understanding on how to operate a computer as an
end user.
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Content
1. System Requirements
2. Installation
3. Overview of User Management
4. Joget Workflow End User Experience
5. Joget Workflow App Generator

Chapter 1
System Requirements

System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows or Linux
• Free system memory: 512MB
• Free disk space: 500MB
• Note: This is only good for the purpose of learning
• Note: Strictly NOT for production

System Requirements for Production
• It varies… wildly.
– More reading at Joget Workflow Deployment Best Practices
http://dev.joget.org/community/display/KBv4/Joget+Workflow+Deployment+Best+Practices

Chapter 2
Installation

Installation
• Installers can be downloaded from
www.joget.org/download
• Instructions are available at
http://dev.joget.org/community/display/KBv5/Installation

What’s needed?
• (RDBMS) database system such as MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle
DB2…
• Web Application Server such as Apache Tomcat, Web
Logic…

Installation Bundles
• On Windows
– Community Edition with Tomcat and MySQL server bundled.
• Tomcat runs at port 8080 by default.
• MySQL runs at port 3307 with default credential.
– Enterprise Edition with Tomcat bundled.
• On Linux
– Joget with Tomcat bundled
• Tomcat runs at port 8080 by default.
Apache Tomcat 7 (JSP Servlet Container) MySQL (Database)

On Windows - Starting and Stopping
Joget Workflow
• To Start:
Start > Programs > Joget Workflow > Start Joget Server
Leave the Tomcat console window open. Closing the
console window will terminate Tomcat (and Joget Server).
• To Stop:
Start > Programs > Joget Workflow > Stop Joget Server
On certain systems, you will need to manually close the
Tomcat console window after stopping the Joget Server.

On Linux - Starting and Stopping Joget
Workflow
• To Start:
– Start the Database server used to host database used by Joget.
– Start Tomcat server accordingly.
• To Stop:
– Likewise, in reverse order, stop the Tomcat server, then the
database server.

Optional - Setting up the database
• Once you have the App Server started, navigate to
http://[domain]:[port]/[context path]
Default values
[domain] = localhost
[port] = 8080
[context path] = jw
http://localhost:8080/jw

Optional - Setting up the database
• Follow the on screen instructions to initialize your new
Joget Workflow database accordingly.

Optional - Java Runtime Environment
• JRE 5 and above (JRE 7 is the most recommended) is
needed to run Workflow Designer

Interacting with Joget Workflow
• Use the shortcut in the Programs group, or go to address:
http://localhost:8080/jw
– Username: admin
– Password: admin

Introducing the App Center
• The landing page for Joget Workflow by default
(customizable) is the App Center where *all the Joget
Workflow Apps will be listed down.

Introducing the Admin Bar
• Once logged in as administrator, the Admin Bar will show
up. It is conveniently placed on the right of the page all
the time for easy access to all administrative features.

Chapter 3
Overview of User
Management

Accessing the User Management
• From the Admin bar, click on Users.

Overview of User Management

Organization
Department
Sub-Department (Optional)
User

Sample Organization Chart
First Name is the username,
and password is “password”.
e.g: cat/password

Discussion
• Can we use LDAP/AD alongside with Joget?

Chapter 4
Joget Workflow End User
Experience

Try out the Joget Experience
• From the list of sample apps pre-installed in your Joget,
try out one of the apps as an end user.
– HR Expenses Claim App
• Submit as Cat
• Approve as Clark
• Verify as Admin
• Study the App design
– Process design
– Form design
– Datalist design
– Userview design

Chapter 5
Joget Workflow App
Generator

Joget App Generator
• Quick and convenient way of creating a new Joget App
based on ready/existing template.
• THINK! App Generator as the boilerplate for your App
design.

Let’s try it out!
• Create a new App
– Name it as Express Leave App
• Create a new Form
– Name it as Application Form.
(id: applicationForm, table: eleave_applications)
• On top right of the Form Builder
– Click on Generate App
– Check all
– Generate

Try out the Joget Experience (again) on
this newly created App

Module Review
1. System Requirements
2. Installation
3. Overview of User Management
4. Joget Workflow End User Experience
5. Joget Workflow App Generator

Recommended Further Learning
• Designing your first Process

Stay Connected with Joget Workflow
• http://www.joget.org
• http://community.joget.org
• http://twitter.com/jogetworkflow
• http://facebook.com/jogetworkflow
• http://youtube.com/jogetworkflow
• http://slideshare.net/joget

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