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JBoss jBPM is a flexible, extensible framework for process languages. jPDL is one process language that is build on top of that common framework. It is an intuitive process language to express business processes graphically in terms of tasks, wait states for asynchronous communication, timers, automated actions,... To bind these operations together, jPDL has the most powerful and  extensible control flow mechanism.

jPDL has minimal dependencies and can be used as easy as using a java library. But it can also be used in environments where extreme throughput is crucial by deploying it on a J2EE clustered application server.

jPDL can be configured with any database and it can be deployed on any application server.

== Resources ==
You can download workflow examples and also some exercises that you should do.

The idea is like a student you take it as a reference, not simply executing the workflow exercises we've prepared, this material is only for your reference, but you must work on workflow exercises we propose to really get the skills on doing it.

* Download the eclipse project [File:Workflows.zip].
* Extract in your computer.
* Use Eclipse import feature.

{{Advice|See a example execution of a workflow at [[Sample Workflow Execution]].}}

* [[Overview]]
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* [[Install JBoss Developer Studio]] [[File:new.png]]
* [[Configure JBoss Developer Studio]] [[File:new.png]]
* [[Download jBPM3]] [[File:new.png]]
* [[Install jBPM3]] [[File:new.png]]
* [[Configure jBPM3 in JBoss Developer Studio]] [[File:new.png]]
* [[jBPM3 mail configuration]]
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* [[Process modelling]]
* [[Hello world!]]
* [[Basic workflow creation]] [[File:new.png]]
* [[Starting a workflow]] 
* [[Use of node node]]
* [[Use of decision node]]
* [[Use of task node]]
* [[User input request]]
* [[Workflow Forms definition]]
* [[Administration interface]]
* [[Examples]]
** [[Examples: Simple]]
** [[Examples: Medium]]
** [[Examples: Advanced]]
** [[Examples: Purchase]]
** [[Examples: Process Handler]]

Here you have some links with documentation and tutorials:

* [http://docs.jboss.com/jbpm/v3.2/userguide/html/ jBPM User Guide]
* [http://www.mastertheboss.com/en/jbpm/51-jbpm-tutorial-part.html jBPM Tutorial]
* [http://www.bpm-guide.de/open-source-bpm/jbpm-simulation-tutorial/ jBPM Simulation Tutorial]
* [http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/ JBoss Tools News and Noteworthy]

Also there are some interesting books:

* [http://www.packtpub.com/jboss-jbpm/book Business Process Management with JBoss jBPM]
* [http://www.packtpub.com/jbpm-developer-guide/book jBPM Developer Guide]

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