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Currently the userguide and devguide only show well in firefox. We'll fix this in one of the next versions. See JBPM-1895.

Link	Description
User guide	Userguide docs describing the stable and supported ways of how to work with jBPM.
Javadocs	Javadocs describing the stable and supported API
Schemadocs	Javadoc-like documentation of the jPDL XML schema and the jBPM configuration file XML schema
Developers guide	Describes more configuration, usage and tweaking options. Unleash all the flexibility in jBPM. But beware, the parts documented in this dev guide are not guaranteed to be forward compatible.

Release Notes for jBPM 4.0 (GA)

Known Issues

There are still 2 known minor inconveniences in the Graphical Process Designer (GPD). For workarounds, see the jira issues:

[GPD-306] - Self Referencing Connections
[GPD-336] - image generation fails

Bug

[JBPM-2022] - EnvironmentFactory cannot be bound to JNDI
[JBPM-2055] - Executions that are ended show up in query
[JBPM-2303] - Exception with a process containing a fork/join
[JBPM-2313] - Unabled to enlist resource exception
[JBPM-2319] - Finished executions are not changed to "ended" (they stay in the "active" state)
[JBPM-2331] - StaleObjectException on Timer execution.
[JBPM-2332] - task query candidate problem
[JBPM-2335] - Subprocess Element causes Exception if followed by an <end> Element
[JBPM-2340] - TaskService getTaskComments throws NullPointerException if the task is not found
[JBPM-2344] - JTA interceptor breaks console and deployer
[JBPM-2355] - Unable to retrieve suspended process defintions
[JBPM-2387] - integrity constraint violation in process that runs end to end with no wait
[JBPM-2389] - Reassignment is not reflected in task history
[JBPM-2390] - add tasks and task comments the history

Feature Request

[JBPM-2052] - Suspend / Resume executions
[JBPM-2102] - Provide process definition lifecycle
[JBPM-2305] - Implement a method in TaskService to return all active tasks of a process instance
[JBPM-2309] - Add method to support getTaskDefinition and getProcessInstance from interface Task
[JBPM-2342] - extend repo service to get a list of deployments
[JBPM-2352] - jPDL Schema definition needs some tweaks

Task

[JBPM-1214] - check optimistic locking in case of loops
[JBPM-1895] - verify html documentation style sheets for internet explorer
[JBPM-2004] - finish database cleanup of all the tests
[JBPM-2016] - finalize test support
[JBPM-2110] - Delegate deployment-service dependency resolution to the dependecy deployer in AS 5
[JBPM-2183] - process conversion tool
[JBPM-2212] - review string == comparisons for execution.state
[JBPM-2223] - event propagate property
[JBPM-2275] - handle async message jobs after process instance deletion
[JBPM-2286] - create test case with fork and join in one transaction
[JBPM-2304] - investigate non-null return values for collections in the api
[JBPM-2306] - fix developers guide
[JBPM-2307] - prune api where possible
[JBPM-2314] - Clean up validate(Timer)
[JBPM-2322] - enable module test-db in integration test suite
[JBPM-2323] - instantiate user defined classes at parsing time
[JBPM-2328] - move timers to devguide
[JBPM-2330] - fine tuning of the execution id generator
[JBPM-2336] - fix delete task mismatch
[JBPM-2339] - Complete JTA transaction refactoring
[JBPM-2348] - make ids consistent
[JBPM-2350] - move jboss process deployment to incubation
[JBPM-2354] - fix excluded integration tests for test-db
[JBPM-2356] - fine tuning of execution persistence hierarchy
[JBPM-2357] - Change findExecutionById to show suspended executions
[JBPM-2359] - reporting test fails on oracle
[JBPM-2362] - integrate andries' spring integration
[JBPM-2363] - document purpose of ant script installations
[JBPM-2364] - split mail documentation in userguide and devguide part
[JBPM-2365] - Clarification (and API) how "Start process with task form" should work
[JBPM-2367] - verify examples classes deployment in demo.setup script
[JBPM-2370] - Incorporate Migration tool in distribution
[JBPM-2371] - add mysql schema diagram to db docs
[JBPM-2372] - complete javadocs
[JBPM-2374] - image problem
[JBPM-2376] - putting a task back in the group
[JBPM-2378] - add continue attribute to xsd
[JBPM-2379] - regression on oracle related to clobs
[JBPM-2393] - expand task history to full audit logs
[JBPM-2395] - fix mail listener: change task variable to task scope
[JBPM-2396] - remove TaskServive.getVariable method

Task

[GPD-226] - Define a repeatable build for these plugins to be exported as a feature
[GPD-229] - Write up the initial test scenario's to test the GPD (automated or manual)
[GPD-288] - Errors show up in problems view
[GPD-301] - migration support
[GPD-331] - Support HQL attributes and elements
[GPD-333] - Ensure backwards compatibility between GPD 3.1.x and GPD 4.x
[GPD-334] - update jbpm roadmap with gpd features
[GPD-341] - renaming swimlane should make editor dirty
[GPD-351] - Modify project and jpdl creation wizards to allow for jBPM 3 and jBPM 4 to coexist

Release notes for jBPM 4.0.0.CR1

Known Limitations

In the Graphical Process Designer, the hql and sql nodes are not yet configurable
In the Graphical Process Designer, the custom node is supported but not completely configurable
In the Graphical Process Designer, the wire object type configurations are limited to strings

Bug

[JBPM-2284] - Process definition search by name does not work
[JBPM-2296] - Fork activities create the wrong type of child executions

Feature Request

[JBPM-2266] - Task history on canceled instances/tasks
[JBPM-2279] - The java,hql,sql activities should be able to receive execution context variables
[JBPM-2294] - examples fail against postgresql

Task

[JBPM-2048] - simplify sessions
[JBPM-2124] - remove task id property
[JBPM-2147] - Fix integration test suite
[JBPM-2148] - StringBuffer Use in jBPM 4
[JBPM-2150] - Update hibernate oracle dialect
[JBPM-2174] - verify different table names for jbpm 4
[JBPM-2184] - View Process Image
[JBPM-2214] - consider sub process parameters
[JBPM-2215] - make the set of value types concrete
[JBPM-2216] - add custom activity
[JBPM-2220] - add method TaskService.getOutcomes()
[JBPM-2221] - null outcome for a task must bind to the single transition
[JBPM-2228] - remove esb activity
[JBPM-2231] - introduce system variables
[JBPM-2242] - add deployment state
[JBPM-2250] - decide on task list names
[JBPM-2251] - separate specific integration test suite deployments
[JBPM-2252] - update api usage of the state activity docs
[JBPM-2256] - add async continuations
[JBPM-2257] - verify persistence of task variables
[JBPM-2261] - check history information
[JBPM-2264] - removed previous methods
[JBPM-2265] - refactor 4.0.0 to 4.0
[JBPM-2269] - add resource lookup by process definition id
[JBPM-2277] - refactor job configuration
[JBPM-2278] - verify publication of enterprise module jar
[JBPM-2281] - figure out dependecies for Element.setUserData
[JBPM-2282] - document how to deploy a process
[JBPM-2283] - document migration strategy and limitations

Sub-task

[JBPM-2026] - add group activity

Bug

[GPD-338] - saving a process changes the namespace
[GPD-340] - on elements are removed from activities
[GPD-345] - XML namespaces are not consistent between GPD and the engine
[GPD-348] - jdpl.xml xmlns altered wrong

Task

[GPD-304] - Analyze backwards compatibility between GPD 3.1.x and GPD 4.x
[GPD-316] - show problems in problems view
[GPD-320] - save process image
[GPD-322] - create sub-process image in userguide
[GPD-323] - timer on events and on transitions
[GPD-324] - support process attributes and elements
[GPD-325] - Support decision attributes
[GPD-326] - support end event attributes
[GPD-327] - support sub-process elements
[GPD-328] - support Java attributes and elements
[GPD-329] - support Script attributes and elements
[GPD-332] - Event Listeners on activities and transitions
[GPD-335] - add proper licence text
[GPD-342] - decision handler element should be deserialized properly
[GPD-343] - Adding second swimlane should be reflected in details view
[GPD-346] - Allow for configuration of jBPM 4 runtime locations
[GPD-349] - support the custom node
[GPD-350] - Remove ESB node temporarily

Release Notes - JBoss jBPM - Version jBPM 4.0.0.Beta2

Bug

[JBPM-2158] - ClassCastException when start a processDeifinition which is not in the RepositoryCache.
[JBPM-2222] - StackOverflowError in HistoryActivityInstanceQueryImpl

Feature Request

[JBPM-1926] - Remove dependency on jBPM3
[JBPM-2101] - TX interceptor with 'required' semantics

Task

[JBPM-1459] - getDefaultTransition
[JBPM-2015] - Update to hibernate 3.3.1.GA
[JBPM-2058] - email templates
[JBPM-2123] - rename exclusive to decision
[JBPM-2134] - remove execution mgmt methods from ActivityExecution
[JBPM-2150] - Update hibernate oracle dialect
[JBPM-2159] - recreate jbpm.jar file
[JBPM-2162] - revert process archive deployment in examples
[JBPM-2163] - configuration phase 2
[JBPM-2165] - rename xsd
[JBPM-2168] - align query methods with hibernate
[JBPM-2170] - ant task for deployment
[JBPM-2171] - clarifying api by introducing ProcessInstance interface
[JBPM-2173] - rename api packages to org.jbpm.api
[JBPM-2175] - add xsd back to distribution
[JBPM-2176] - allow for easy creation of demo data
[JBPM-2177] - expose activity coordinates programmatically
[JBPM-2179] - Include GWT console Beta3
[JBPM-2180] - add attribute form to task
[JBPM-2181] - remove cfg.xsd
[JBPM-2182] - change jpdl namespace
[JBPM-2204] - sub-process images in the userguide

Sub-task

[JBPM-2025] - add sub-process
[JBPM-2027] - add event listeners
[JBPM-2029] - add timers

Bug

[GPD-311] - subelements of transition are removed when saving

Task

[GPD-282] - Implement jPDL properties mechanism for jBPM 4
[GPD-310] - remove empty transition names
[GPD-314] - activity renamings
[GPD-315] - make pallete consistent
[GPD-320] - save process image
[GPD-322] - create sub-process image in userguide

Sub-task

[GPD-317] - swimlane configuration
[GPD-318] - event listener configuration
[GPD-319] - timer configuration

Release notes for jBPM 4.0.0.Beta1

Bug

[JBPM-2109] - Server shutdown undeployment calls have unmet dependency
[JBPM-2120] - javax.el.* API conflict in AS 5
[JBPM-2144] - Oracle JDBC properties are not replaced in distro
[JBPM-2145] - oracle-ds doesn't work on JDK 6
[JBPM-2149] - Storing the archive location exceeds max character limitation
[JBPM-2151] - no environment to get org.jbpm.session.RepositorySession

Feature Request

[JBPM-1999] - Add the notion of "outcome" to the base task model
[JBPM-2054] - Introduce REST friendly ID's

Task

[JBPM-2030] - Leverage examples as integration test suite
[JBPM-2073] - Update the screenshots of the examples
[JBPM-2075] - revisit deployment
[JBPM-2077] - config tool
[JBPM-2080] - finish task activity
[JBPM-2104] - task example scenarios
[JBPM-2108] - Provide deployers for jboss 4 & 5
[JBPM-2113] - Re-introduce database config and DDL scripts in distro
[JBPM-2118] - add task variable methods
[JBPM-2152] - Document the jboss integration

Sub-task

[JBPM-2024] - add swimlanes

Release notes for jBPM 4.0.0.Alpha2

Bug

[JBPM-1980] - Failed to initialze ScriptEngineManager on JDK 1.5
[JBPM-1981] - Example tests fail
[JBPM-2049] - hbm2ddl.auto doesn't work within AS
[JBPM-2072] - ConnectionManager deadlock running XA transaction on AS 4

Feature Request

[JBPM-1946] - IzPack installer for jBPM4 that supports JBoss
[JBPM-1993] - Interface with the JBoss identity component
[JBPM-1998] - Dinstinction between candiadate-groups and candidate-users in Task API and model

Task

[JBPM-1246] - document build
[JBPM-1280] - build out job executor basic test coverage
[JBPM-1411] - migrate enterprise into separate module
[JBPM-1753] - review event names
[JBPM-1759] - cleanup excluded tests
[JBPM-1861] - complete taskservice api
[JBPM-1967] - rename flow to transition
[JBPM-1971] - fix test-load hudson job in qa lab
[JBPM-1972] - introduce process definition attachments
[JBPM-1973] - finish programmatic process definition creation
[JBPM-1974] - rename node to activity
[JBPM-1977] - Provide process management through the GWT console on jbpm4
[JBPM-1978] - configure pvm2 user for hudson job jbpm4-load
[JBPM-1983] - rename context environment to transaction
[JBPM-1986] - rename ExecutionService.startExecutionXxx methods to startProcessInstanceXxx
[JBPM-1997] - API package refactoring
[JBPM-2003] - document release procedure in a wiki page
[JBPM-2020] - fix timer mapping
[JBPM-2032] - verify blob caching
[JBPM-2039] - initial history infrastructure
[JBPM-2041] - move task mgmt into pvm module
[JBPM-2044] - Distribute GPD through the installer
[JBPM-2063] - examples hibernate configuration file
[JBPM-2064] - re-introduce schema sql scripts in distro

Sub-task

[JBPM-2011] - Move non public classes to **/internal
[JBPM-2012] - Split jars into *-api.jar and *-impl.jar

Task

[GPD-281] - Release jBPM Designer 4.0.0 Alpha2
[GPD-283] - Implement a tree structured details view for graphical entities
[GPD-287] - XML preservation
[GPD-294] - Update to new icons

Release notes for jBPM 4.0.0.Alpha1

Finally.. phew !