In mid 2013, the KIE platform lacked key capabilities like modularity, component model, extensibility, and perspectives. The focus was on Drools/jBPM 6.0 and the UF Workbench for authoring, building, deploying, running, and managing apps. The near term roadmap included improving the look and feel (L&F), adding tool windows, improving collaborative authoring, and security features. For jBPM, priorities were basic case management and improved querying. For Drools, priorities were improving decision tables and rule engine stability. The longer term vision included "Live Spark" for cloud-based app development, full case management for jBPM, and connected decision tables with pan