Liferay with jBPM Workflow Integration – Complete Guide
Introduction Enterprises often use Liferay as a powerful portal and content management platform, while jBPM serves as a robust workflow and business process management (BPM) engine. When integrated together, Liferay can act as the front-end portal and jBPM as the workflow engine , enabling approval flows, case management, decision automation, and business orchestration. In this blog, we will explore: Why integrate Liferay with jBPM Architecture overview Integration approaches Sample use cases Step-by-step integration outline Best practices Why Integrate Liferay with jBPM? Liferay handles UI, portals, users, roles, permissions, and content , while jBPM handles process logic, workflows, rules, and decisions . Key Benefits Separation of concerns: UI in Liferay, workflow in jBPM BPMN 2.0 based workflows Flexible REST integration Decision automation using DMN Scalable and loosely coupled architecture High-Level Architecture Flow User performs an action in Liferay (e.g., submits a ...