Process Deadlines plugin - bluesoft-rnd/aperte-workflow-core GitHub Wiki

Process Deadlines plugin allows to setup task deadlines for Aperte Workflow processes. This mechanism consists of two main components: process step implementation that calculates the deadline and underlying engine that handles the deadline evaluation and notification. Upon reaching the deadline this plugin sends email notification to workflow users.

Plugin capabilities

• Calculating desired deadlines for process steps.
• Processing deadlines without colliding with workflow activities.
• Independence from any specific mail vendor or protocol, by using the Java Mail.
• Advanced text formatting and transformations, by utilizing the Freemarker template engine.

Provided components

• DeadlineEngine
• SetupDeadlineStep

Plugin downloads

The plugin source code can be obtained from its Aperte Workflow github repository.

Compiled version can be downloaded with Aperte Workflow Bundle from sourceforge repository.

Plugin installation

Copy the plugin jar into your existing Aperte Workflow installation. Place it into bundle installation directory. If not changed in PluginServlet init parameters it should be either ${aperte.workflow.home}/osgi-plugins or ${liferay.home}/osgi-plugins.