Small steps with big feet

I’m sure many will agree with me: the current jBPM console was in desperate need of some sweet web 2.0 love. I’m also sure that many brave new jBPM adventourists have not dared to go deeper into jBPM after seeing the console (which is, after all, the first thing one will see when trying jBPM).

But … weep no longer! Heiko Braun has posted on his blog a first glimpse of the new and shiny jBPM console. It looks very slick and I’m sure it’ll have all those web 2.0 thingies since it uses GWT. I’m also very pleased to see an early integration of BI/BAM/SAM features in the console. This is exactly what customers expect from a workflow tool.

I’m also hoping they’re gonna include security (BI only for analysts, deployment only for developers, … perhaps they can ‘borrow’ something from the Guvnor …). And if they really want to rock the party I’m hoping for a ‘plugin system’ so new things can be added to the console very easily (eg a simple intranet application integrated with the console … or some business tailored enhancement to the process viewer)

The PVM, JPDL 4 and the new console … one thing is certain: the future of jBPM is bright!