Building a Workflow Portal with Liferay with BPMN
Modern enterprises need user-friendly portals where business users can: Start workflows View pending tasks Approve requests Track process status By combining Liferay DXP with BPMN-based workflow engines (like Camunda or jBPM), we can build a powerful workflow portal. In this article, we will explore: Why integrate Liferay with BPMN Architecture overview Integration approaches Implementation steps Best practices 1️⃣ Why Use Liferay as a Workflow Portal? Liferay provides: ✅ User management ✅ Role-based access control ✅ Custom portlets ✅ UI framework ✅ Authentication (LDAP / SSO) ✅ Enterprise security But Liferay alone is not a workflow engine. For complex process orchestration, we use: Camunda jBPM These engines execute BPMN processes. 2️⃣ High-Level Architecture Flow: User logs into Liferay. User starts workflow from a portlet. Liferay calls BPM engine REST API. Engine executes BPMN process. Human tasks appear in...