Hope this post clarifies the reasons why you would need a XA Datasource when your JavaEE Application has to store data in two different places using a single transaction. (Or for example, when you want to use PVP to store the domain information from your project in a different database from the one used by jBPM to store its data.)
[jBPM7 QuickTips] Native Jobs
Summary of some native jobs currently available to be used within jBPM7
[jBPM7 QuickTips] Service Tasks
WIH Configuration Tips Service Task Configuration Tips: Service tasks need additional configuration, set in the Deployment Configuration, Work Item Handlers Section of the project. These configurations can either be set manually or added via the Service Tasks menu. Manual configuration of Work Item Handlers of Service Tasks (used for advanced configuration): Default Service Tasks default installation… Continue reading [jBPM7 QuickTips] Service Tasks
[jBPM7 QuickTips] Timers
The timer is an event activity, which asynchronously triggers subsequent activities based on a predetermined agenda. It can be used as: a start event (i.e. start this process instance after 30 days from now), as an intermediate catching event (wait 5 minutes before starting the next task) ,as a boundary catching event for tasks or subprocesses (if a user… Continue reading [jBPM7 QuickTips] Timers
ISO-8601 Time Standard
ISO-8601 standard was created with the objective of elaborating a crystal clear language to talk about dates and periods and avoid misinterpretation. Here are some tips on possible pattern usage: Dates can be defined in format YYYY-MM-DD, with a specific Day, Month and Year. Ex: 2019-04-12, means 12th April from 2019.It is also possible to use for example, YYYY-MM, necessarily with "-" in between… Continue reading ISO-8601 Time Standard
[jBPM7 QuickTips] Adding users
Quick guide on how to add users to jBPM running on WildFly.
Run and access PostgreSQL DB in 30 seconds [4steps]
Quick and simple, as should every technology be. Here's a quick step-by-step to bootstrap and access a local PSQL Database without needing to install it: Pre-req: Docker #TLDR; Ready... Set... Go: mkdir -p $HOME/docker/opt/db/psql docker run --rm --name psql-jbpm -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=psql@123 -d -p 6543:5432 -v $HOME/docker/opt/db/psql:/var/lib/postgresql/data postgres:9.4 That's it, now you have a local psql… Continue reading Run and access PostgreSQL DB in 30 seconds [4steps]
