Intermediate Events in jBPM – Complete Guide with Examples
Intermediate Events in jBPM are BPMN elements that occur between the start and end of a workflow. They allow you to pause, wait, send signals, catch messages, trigger timers, handle errors, and create real-life, production-ready business workflows. In jBPM, Intermediate Events work through the BPMN2 engine and behave exactly as defined in the BPMN specification — but with jBPM-specific execution semantics such as Event Nodes, Node Instances, Signals, WorkItem interruptions, boundary events, and process instance correlation . ⭐ What Are Intermediate Events? Intermediate Events in jBPM can: ✔ Catch something (wait) ✔ Throw something (send/trigger) They appear in the process flow , attached to an activity , or placed in the sequence path . Types of Intermediate Events in jBPM Below is the full list — with examples, XML snippets, and usage. 1️⃣ Timer Intermediate Event (Catch) Used to delay or schedule actions inside a process. đź“Ś Examples: Wait for 2 da...