This presentation describes how to use the BPM Engine included with Alfresco ACS repository. All the different APIs are covered: Workflow Console UI, REST API and Java API.

1. Alfresco Embedded
Activiti Engine
ALFRESCO 7.3
©2023 Hy land Sof tware, Inc. and its af f iliates. All rights reserv ed. All Hy land product names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Hy land Sof tware, Inc. or its af f iliates in the United States and other countries.

2. ALFRESCO BPM
Alfresco Embedded Activiti Engine - ACS
• Provided with Alfresco Repository service
• UI integrated with Alfresco Share
• Available for Community and Enterprise
• Activiti Explorer (only available in Enterprise) has been removed from ACS 7.3
Alfresco Process Services - APS
• Available as additional product (requires licensing)
Alfresco Process Automation - APA
• Available only as PaaS (requires licensing)

3. ACS WORKFLOW RESOURCES
• Java API
https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/latest/develop/reference/java-
foundation-ref/#workflowservice
• Workflow Admin Console
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/admin/admin-workflowconsole
• REST API v0
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/index/package/org/alfresco/repository/workflow
• REST API v1
• http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/?urls.primaryName=Workflow%20API

4. NAMING CONVENTIONS
Alfresco
Repository
Variables
Definitions
Deployment
Processes
Workflows
xml
Values
Task
Activity
Items
addon
BPMN

5. DEPLOYMENT
Alfresco Addon
https://ecmarchitect.com/alfresco-developer-series-
tutorials/workflow/tutorial/tutorial.html
Register available in the Spring Bean workflowBootstrap
location=alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
Upload XML file to Repository > Data Dictionary > Workflow Definitions
• Check property Workflow Deployed
• location=/app:company_home/app:dictionary/app:workflow_defs/cm:hello-world.xml
addon
xml

6. JAVA API
JavaScript Console (by Order of the Bee)
var context =
Packages.org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.getCurrentWebApplicationContext();
var workflowBootstrap = context.getBean('workflowBootstrap',
Packages.org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowDeployer);
logger.log(workflowBootstrap.getWorkflowDefinitions());
redeploy=false,
location=alfresco/workflow/adhoc.bpmn20.xml,
mimetype=text/xml,
engineId=activiti

7. WORKFLOW ADMIN CONSOLE
show file alfresco/workflow/adhoc.bpmn20.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<definitions>
<process isExecutable="true" id="activitiAdhoc" name="Adhoc Activiti Process">
<startEvent id="start" activiti:formKey="wf:submitAdhocTask" />
<sequenceFlow id='flow1' sourceRef='start' targetRef='adhocTask’ />
<userTask id="adhocTask" name="Adhoc Task" activiti:formKey="wf:adhocTask">
<humanPerformer>${bpm_assignee.properties.userName}</humanPerformer>
</userTask>
</process>
</definitions>

8. REST API V1
• Get definition diagram
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/workflow/versions/1/process-
definitions/activitiAdhoc:1:3/image

9. REST API V0
• Get workflow diagram
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/workflow-instances/activiti$28/diagram