About the Book: A Java developers guide to the JBoss Business Process Management framework jBPM5 is a well known open source Business Process ManagementSystem (BPMS) used for defining and executing business processes.Java developers can use jBPM5 to analyze, improve, and maintainbusiness processes, which are integral to an organizationsmanagement. This book guides you through each level of the jBPM5platform, allowing you to model and build applications which willautomate your business scenarios. The "jBPM5 Developer Guide" covers two important standardspecifications that every software engineer must be familiar with;the BPMN2 specification and the WS-Human Tasks specification. BPMN2defines a standard business language that will be used to modelbusiness scenarios throughout the book, and WS-Human Tasks willhelp you to define how real people execute the human elements ofthose processes. Both standard specifications are covered with indepth examples. Using these two specifications and understandingthe BPM discipline will allow you to improve your software designsand guide successful implementations that will impact positively onperformance. "jBPM5 Developer Guide" allows you to adopt quickly the BPMframework to help you achieve your business goals; reducing theamount of time that you need to master BPM concepts and all theindividual components provided by the platform. The book is packedwith applicable examples, BPM diagrams and step-by-stepinstructions to help you master jBPM5. Contents Preface Chapter 1: Why Do We Need Business Process Management? Chapter 2: BPM Systems Structure Chapter 3: Using BPMN 2.0 to Model Business Scenarios Chapter 4: Knowing Your Toolbox Chapter 5: The Process Designer Chapter 6: Domain-specific Processes Chapter 7: Human Interactions Chapter 8: Persistence and Transactions Chapter 9: Smart Processes Using Rules Chapter 10: Reactive Processes Using Drools Fusion Chapter 11: Architectural and Integration Tips Index About the Authors: Maur.