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[stp-dev] Java Workflow Tooling (JWT) 0.5 Released

Hi all,

I am happy to announce that the next release (0.5) of Java Workflow Tooling (JWT) [1], an STP friend project [2], has been finalized.

In this "compatibility and stabilization"-themed new release, the Workflow Editor (WE) of
JWT has been enhanced by several features, some bugs have been fixed (see detailed release notes below) and the JWT bundle now also includes new plugins such as new views (e.g. a view of UML activity diagrams) or transformations (e.g. from JWT to XPDL). Find more information about JWT and download it on http://www.eclipse.org/jwt. JWT currently prepares to get integrated into the yearly release train of Eclipse and will be part of Eclipse Galileo in 2009. With several new committers and support by a new mentor and more companies than before, we are looking forward to manage this important step for our project.

I am also happy to announce that we deployed the newest version of AgilPro (v1.5.0) on SourceForge. AgilPro is an implementation and integration of JWT into a RCP application. It consists of a modeling tool (AgilPro LiMo) as well as a previewer for modeled processes (AgilPro Simulator). AgilPro LiMo builds upon JWT and includes additional features such as BPEL code generation or the creation of an HTML documentation from your workflow. The AgilPro Simulator enables to preview your process without having a process engine installed. It is a desktop tool which can open existing applications on your desktop PC such as the Internet browser, Adobe PDF files, OpenOffice documents, etc. The AgilPro tools are available under GPL at https://sourceforge.net/projects/agilpro.

As last time, I'd like to say thanks to the whole project team for their support and assistance!

If you have any feedback or comments, please don't hesitate to publish them as a bug on the Eclipse Bugzilla (see www.eclipse.org/jwt) or on SourceForge or contact us under mailto:jwt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx or mailto:support@xxxxxxxxxx.

[1] JWT provides open, extensible tools for the whole workflow production chain. JWT currently comprises
   - A graphical Workflow Editor (WE) with Overview page, Business- and Technical-level views, palette, outline and several wizards. JWT WE allows for custom views, actions, additional editor and property sheets, custom property editors and listeners, outline filters...
   - Transformations that allow JWT-designed processes to be executable on runtime platforms as well as compatible with other process formats. Currently : Bonita XPDL, STP-IM, STP BPMN.
In addition to being fully usable on its own, JWT aims to be a strong, compatibility-minded foundation on top of which other actors (e.g. process engine vendors, information system integrators, but also users developing their own workflow DSL) can build their tooling. This will more specifically be the theme of the next (0.6) release.

[2] JWT provides transformations to STP BPMN and Intermediate Metamodel (STP-IM) formats, and its next release (0.7) will focus on designing workflows in an STP-ready SOA environment. A use-case driven vision of how to use STP and JWT together to address crossover SOA and BPM needs is being built together (see http://wiki.eclipse.org/JWT_and_STP_STPIM ).

Best regards,

Florian Lautenbacher and Marc Dutoo

-JWT project co-leads-

 

Release notes:
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Features:

[238879] add feedback figure when inserting objects
[238880] add shadow to figures
[214897] Colors in the graphical editor
[239408] Allow several routers
[225706] Extend views with different figures
[238259] Add extension point for views
[240499] Add of an extension point to customise PropertyEditor
[240502] Add an extension point for changeNotification
[221479] Language pack: French
[238405] drag and drop in the outline view
[238883] show additional information in the status bar
[248528] add extension point for additional property tabs
[248531] filter options for outline view
[248395] provide extension mechanism for custom editor sheets

Changed :

[201188] rewrite ReferenceEdge code
[207000] add offset to pasted objects
[238882] improve quality of several figures/figure icons
[238885] add external functions to context menu
[248529] put views and external actions in the toolbar into dropdowns
[248450] Remove info from toolbar and from WE completely

Bugfixes:

[201185] bug when manipulating reference-edges when the corresponding scope is not displayed
[201186] Problems handling connections
[205155] Edges are still displayed if resizing a StructuredActivityNode
[215151] bug when copying, cutting, pasting connections
[216521] cuttoclipboard acts as delete command
[221646] Load from URL does not work
[221647] "Save as" does not work
[223607] Ganymede: Unable to open files
[238402] Zoom problems: nullpointerexception and enablement error
[201193] add tutorial to plugin
[242203] Silent NullPointerException when cancelling New Workflow from Wizard
[241936] (catched) npe when setting an edge‘s target
[241934] NullPointerException when switching between JWT and development Eclipse
[238884] exception when renaming elements which are not shown in the graphical editor
[238404] Aborting a drag of a scope from outline to editor affects the commandstack
[248532] create refelements on subprocess bug
[248534] bug when deleting referenced objects and their references at the same time
[248535] bug in dragndrop from outline to editor
+ many more small bugfixes


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