BPMN | Workflow Engine

Workflow Engine BPMN 2.0 Support

Here at Workflow Engine we’ve been receiving requests on Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) support every now and then. You asked for it, we delivered. Now you can use your BPMN tools of choice to model business processes and execute them in Workflow Engine, enabling your analysts and developers to work more efficiently when using Workflow Engine as part of your BPM software.

Import

Workflow Engine supports importing models in the BPMN 2.0 format, making you less dependent on our proprietary notation and enabling you to use other BPM tools to implement a platform independent exchange.

Export

You can export your scheme from Workflow Engine to a BPMN 2.0 format to share it with third-party business process modelling tools and software products that support the BPMN 2.0 import, and perform necessary changes.

Mapping BPMN 2.0 Constructs

Let’s have a quick look at a document approval in BPMN 2.0:

Here’s what mapping looks like:

BPMN 2.0

Workflow Engine

Comments

Converted to Activity with the Initial flag

Converted to a regular Activity

Converted to Activity with a Final flag

Converted to a Transition with an AA type (automatic transition)

Converted to a Transition with a CA type (transition triggered by a command)

Converted to a Transition with a TA type (transition triggered by a timer)

Scheme Enrichment

BPMN 2.0 does not have all the capabilities Workflow Engine possesses. That’s why you have to enrich your scheme upon import:

Set a Classifier’s value Add Actors Add Restrictions Add CodeActions Add Implementation/Pre-Implementation to Transitions

Got an idea?

We will continue enhancing Workflow Engine’s BPMN 2.0 support. We’d be happy to hear your feedback and suggestions. If you have any, please, use the contact form below.

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BPMN in Workflow Engine