Description

Introduction of Camunda for Workflow

Camunda is a robust open-source platform for workflow and business process automation that enables developers to design, execute, and monitor business processes. It is widely used for BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) workflows, CMMN (Case Management Model and Notation), and DMN (Decision Model and Notation). This course focuses on extending and customizing Camunda to meet the specific needs of your organization or project.

By understanding the core components and customization capabilities of Camunda, developers will be able to build tailored workflows, integrate external systems, enhance performance, and leverage the full potential of the platform. This course is designed for developers and technical teams who are familiar with process automation and want to master Camunda’s extensibility features.

Prerequisites of Camunda for Workflow

• A solid understanding of Java and object-oriented programming.
• Familiarity with BPMN, CMMN, and DMN concepts.
• Experience with workflow automation or business process modeling.
• Basic knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services.
• Familiarity with the Camunda platform’s basic setup and usage.

TABLE OF CONTENT

• 1.Installation and Setup
  1.1 System requirements
  1.2 Installing and configuring Camunda
• 2.Camunda Modeler
  2.1 Introduction to BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation)
  2.2 Using Camunda Modeler for process modeling
• 3.BPMN 2.0 Basics
  3.1 Understanding BPMN elements
  3.2 Creating BPMN diagrams
• 4.Camunda Engine
  4.1 Core components of the Camunda engine
  4.2 Process execution and instance management
• 5.Service Tasks and Connectors
  5.1 Integrating external services
  5.2 Implementing service tasks
• 6.User Tasks and Forms
  6.1 Human-centric processes(Ref: BigCommerce for Business Growth: Scaling Your E-Commerce Platform)
  6.2 Designing user tasks and forms
• 7.Variables and Expression Language
  7.1 Working with process variables
  7.2 Expression language usage
• 8.Gateways and Flow Control
  8.1 Exclusive, inclusive, and parallel gateways
  8.2 Managing process flow
• 9.Error Handling and Compensation
  9.1 Handling errors in BPMN
  9.2 Implementing compensation
• 10.Camunda Cockpit
  10.1 Monitoring and analyzing process instances
  10.2 Performance optimization
• 11.Camunda Tasklist
  11.1 Managing human tasks
  11.2 User task assignments
• 12.External Task Pattern
  12.1 Asynchronous and distributed processing
  12.2 External task handling
• 13.Camunda REST API
  13.1 Interacting with Camunda using the REST API
  13.2 Integration possibilities
• 14.Advanced Topics
  14.1 Subprocesses and Call Activities
  14.2 Event-based processes
  14.3 Decision tables and DMN (Decision Model and Notation)
• 15.Case Management with Camunda
  15.1 Introduction to CMMN (Case Management Model and Notation)
  15.2 Case instance management
• 16.Testing and Debugging
  16.1 Unit testing of processes
  16.2 Debugging processes in Camunda
• 17.Security and Authorization
  17.1 Configuring access control
  17.2 User authentication and authorization
• 18.Deployment and DevOps
  18.1 Packaging and deploying Camunda applications
  18.2 Integration with CI/CD pipelines

Conclusion

In this course, participants will have gained a deep understanding of how to extend and customize Camunda to meet unique business requirements. From developing custom tasks and delegates to integrating with external systems, this course empowers developers to harness the full power of the Camunda platform. By applying these skills, developers will be able to design and implement highly efficient, scalable workflows that drive business process automation, improve performance, and ensure seamless system integration.

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