JaWE - Java Workflow Editor

Hi, the new version of JaWE XPDL editor is now released and available for download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/jawe/files/jawe/4.0-1. This is the first JaWE version based on XPDL 2.1 specification and BPMN graphical notation. When opening old XPDL 1.0 files with JaWE 4.0-1, they are automatically being converted into XPDL 2.1 model according to XPDL 2.1 spec and BPMN rules, such as: - Inserting pools and lanes for each workflow process definition - Migrating Ids for activities and activity sets - must be unique on the package level - Migrating Tool activities into Task-Application activities, if there are more than one tool for the activity - new activities get created and connected sequentially - Migrating activities (other than Route activities) with Join type different than XOR and Split type different than AND by creating additional Route (gateway) activities that are containing those Join/Split types, and connecting them sequentially - Migrating Route activities with different Join/Split type into two seperate activities and connecting them sequentially - Migrating old Deadline's DeadlineCondition into DeadlineDuration sub-element, according to new schema - Migrating old XOR/AND Join/Split types into Exclusive/Parallel, according to new schema - Removing FormalParameter Index attribute, according to new schema - Migrating IsArray attribute value (of DataField element) from TRUE into true and from FALSE into false, according to new schema - Migrating Activity's Start/Finish mode elements into appropriate attributes according to new schema - Migrating Activity's Performer element into Performers element according to new schema - Migrating order of WorkflowProcess sub-elements(DataFields,Participants,Applications -> Participants, Applications, DataFields) The resulting XPDL 2.1 file does NOT use deprecated XPDL 1.0 elements. BPMN is also respected by JaWE 4.0-1, so the process graphs are now rendered according to this specification. Partial XPDL2.1/BPMN support includes: - Using Pools and Lanes (supported nesting of lanes) - Support for Artifacts (DataObject and Annotation type) and Associations - Support for Start and End event Activities - Support for Task-Application activities (Tool activities from XPDL 2.1 converted into Task-Application activities) - Support for Graphical notation elements that hold information about position, color, etc. of the objects (removed extended attributes previously used for that purpose) Now, there is also possibility to change graphical element colors and sizes (information written into appropriate XPDL2.1 entities), option to show/hide transition conditions and artifacts and associations in the graph. There is a new project on sourceforge used by JaWE called jXPDL (http://sourceforge.net/projects/jxpdl). It is a library that is now used by JaWE (and will be used by Shark workflow engine) to handle XPDL 2.1 model. It was previously the part of Shark project. Enhydra Shark 4.0-1 release with XPDL2.1 support is coming soon. Best Regards, Sasa.