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Hi guys,
I like it! With the converter I tried to highlight the possibility of using
it to migrate existing aspects because probably converting old files into a
new format probably won't be as exciting for readers which are not very
familiar with this matter.
Regards,
Chris
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: jwt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jwt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Im Auftrag von Florian Lautenbacher
> Gesendet: Montag, 21. Dezember 2009 18:02
> An: 'Java Workflow Toolbox'
> Betreff: AW: AW: [jwt-dev] JWT Version 0.7 - Draft for a press release
> and blog entry
>
> Hi there,
>
> as we now have two different ideas how such a press release might look
> like,
> please find below a version where I tried to combine the advantages of
> both
> (sorry, Chris, again with bullet points). I added a short sentence
> about our
> integration in Galileo which is worth mentioning, I guess, and also
> shows
> the importance of our release :-)
>
> Concerning the order of the improvements: I would rather like to start
> with
> the important ones and only include the less important things
> (bugfixes,
> etc.) at the end. But I took most of your text, here, Chris.
>
> Alas, I don't have an idea what you wanted to say with "A solid base
> for
> future extensions of the meta model, it can also be used to enhance JWT
> with
> the ability to support custom model aspects." How does the converter be
> a
> base for aspects?
>
> Here my second draft for a text:
>
> --------------
>
> The Eclipse project Java Workflow Tooling (JWT) released version 0.7
> which
> is now available for download. JWT aims to build design time,
> development
> time and runtime workflow tools and to foster an ecosystem of
> interoperable
> Business Process Management (BPM) platforms. JWT is integrated in the
> yearly
> release train of Eclipse and was already part of Eclipse Galileo.
>
> The main features of the new release are:
>
> - The meta model has been restructured: the project team separated the
> meta
> model that includes the business logic from the layout information. An
> independent meta model now allows developers to handle JWT workflows
> without
> causing unnecessary dependencies. View specific data like coordinates
> are
> now stored in a separate diagram file which makes the original files
> not
> only more robust, but also much lighter and easier to handle. Model
> transformations, like from and to BPMN, XPDL or the STP project's
> Intermediate Model are therefore easier to implement and maintain. To
> improve the visual representation of workflows, multiple layout
> information
> can now be stored for each element in the model.
>
> - Automatic layout algorithms, which have been included from the
> popular GEF
> Zest project, finally remove the need of tedious rearranging of
> positions.
> Simply using an horizontal, vertical, spring or tree-based theme, the
> workflow models can now easily be arranged to a preferred layout.
>
> - New converter: Full support for workflow files from previous version
> of
> JWT is now guaranteed by a new ATL-based converter. While the old
> converter
> transformed the model elements using Java code, the new converter
> allows an
> easy adaptation to future changes of the meta model.
>
> Besides the mentioned changes, version 0.7 provides a better support
> for
> aspect-oriented model extensions and significant improvements in
> performance
> and stability.
>
> Version 0.7 is a joint release by researchers and developers of the
> University of Augsburg (Institute for Software and Systems Engineering,
> group of Prof. Dr. Bernhard Bauer) and the French company OpenWide SA.
> The
> University of Augsburg is now also an official (associate) member of
> the
> Eclipse Foundation.
>
>
> --------------
>
> Would you agree with such a text?
>
> Florian
>
>
>
> > *Von:* jwt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:jwt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] *Im Auftrag von *Florian
> Lautenbacher
> > *Gesendet:* Montag, 21. Dezember 2009 16:00
> > *An:* 'Java Workflow Toolbox'
> > *Betreff:* [jwt-dev] JWT Version 0.7 - Draft for a press release and
> > blog entry
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > please find below a draft for the press release and blog entry for
> JWT
> > version 0.7 which we release today. Any comments are welcome.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Florian
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Title: *Java Workflow Tooling (JWT) 0.7 released*
> >
> > Content:
> >
> > The Eclipse project Java Workflow Tooling (JWT) released version 0.7
> > which is available for download now. JWT aims to build design time,
> > development time and runtime workflow tools and to foster an
> ecosystem
> > of interoperable Business Process Management (BPM) platforms.
> >
> > The main features of the new release are:
> >
> > - The underlying *metamodel has been outsourced*: view specific
> > information as well as layouting data are now stored in an own file
> > and separated from the original model (similar as in GMF). This makes
> > the workflow files much smaller and easier to handle for existing
> > model-to-model transformations (e.g. from and to BPMN or to STP-IM)
> as
> > well as for model-to-text transformations (generating XPDL code, BPEL
> > code, etc.).
> >
> > - *Automatic layout mechanisms* for workflow and process models: JWT
> > does now include layout algorithms for formatting the shown workflow
> > model in different ways. Workflow models can be arranged based on an
> > horizontal tree, vertical or using a Spring theme. These and other
> > layout algorithms from the Eclipse project Zest have been integrated
> > into JWT.
> >
> > - *New converter*: Old versions of JWT are now converted into version
> > 0.7 using ATL transformations. While the old converter transformed
> the
> > model elements using Java code, the new converter allows an easy
> > adaptation to future changes of the metamodel.
> >
> > Besides the mentioned changes, the project team implemented an
> > improved aspect handling, committed several bugfixes and improved the
> > performance of JWT significantly.
> >
> > Version 0.7 is a joint release by developers of the University of
> > Augsburg and the French company OpenWide SA. The University of
> > Augsburg is now an official (associate) member of the Eclipse
> Foundation.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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