Chapter 1. BPMN Convert Overview

1.1. Key Features of JBoss BPMN Convert module

This chapter gives you a short overview of JBoss BPMN Convert module.

JBoss BPMN Convert module is a tool used for a BPMN file translation.

As a part of JBoss tools, JBoss BPMN Convert module implements BPMN to JPDL translation. You can get a basic JPDL file from a BPMN file by using this module.

The BPMN file may be written by hand, or with the help of an editor. In this guide, we use the STP BPMN editor to draw a BPMN file.

You can download the editor, which is included with the BPMN Modeler, using Eclipse and the SOA Tools project update site. You can find the necessary links and other related information on the Eclipse BPMN project page.

1.1. Key Features of JBoss BPMN Convert module

To start, take a look through the table of JBoss BPMN Convert module main features:

Table 1.1. Key Functionality of JBoss BPMN Convert module

Feature	Benefit	Chapter
STP BPMN Editor	JBoss BPMN Convert module contains the STP Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) Editor, which is a tool to express any processes in a graphical form (as simple diagrams with a set of graphical elements). These BPMN files can then be converted to jPDL.	Section 2.2, “Creating a BPMN file using the STP BPMN editor”