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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 -> JPDL translation. You can get a basic JPDL file from a BPMN file by using this module.
The BPMN file may be written by hands or with the help of some editors. In this guide, we use STP BPMN editor to draw a BPMN file.
You can download the editor which is included into BPMN Modeler from Eclipse download or update site. On the Eclipse BPMN project page you can find the necessary links and other related information.
For a start, we propose you to look through the table of main features of JBoss BPMN Convert module:
Table 1.1. Key Functionality of JBoss BPMN Convert module
Feature | Benefit | Chapter |
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STP BPMN Editor | JBoss BPMN Convert module contains STP Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) Editor which is a tool to express any processes in a graphical form (simple diagrams with a set of some graphical elements). Created BPMN files can then be converted to jPDL. | creating a BPMN file by STP BPMN editor |