1.2. What Is New in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3

Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3 is a minor release over the previous version 6.2. Noteworthy new features and improvements in this release are described below.

1.2.1. User Interface Improvements

  • The Process Dashboard in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite Dashbuilder has been significantly rewritten in version 6.3. It is now based on a native perspective as opposed to a separate web application, which, aside from generally improved user experience, gives you the ability to navigate directly from graphical indicators to related processes or task instances, and monitor them.
  • The Intelligent Process Server user interface in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite Business Central has been overhauled in this version, which makes creation and management of containers easier and more user friendly. For more information, see the Intelligent Process Server chapter of the Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3 User Guide.
  • Styling and consistency was improved in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3 throughout Business Central based on UI design principles and recommendations provided by the PatternFly project. The user experience is now more pleasant and smooth, and you can navigate Business Central quicker and with less effort. From the functional perspective, the interface remains mostly unchanged. Highlighted improvements are, among others, adjustable modal windows with more fitting default sizes, reorganized menus, and more.

1.2.2. Core

  • In Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3, it is now possible to filter Human Tasks in Business Central based on business data. You can create a specific filter in the UI that selects only Tasks whose specific column contains desired values. The filter is then displayed as a separate tab in the Tasks List view. For more information, see the Creating Custom Task Filters chapter of the Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3 User Guide.
  • Human Task Management in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3 is improved with the ability of advanced search queries using QueryService, a service based on Dashbuilder Datasets. You can now query data using—​among others—​JPA entity tables, custom database tables, and more. For more information, see the Advanced Queries with QueryService chapter of the Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3 Development Guide.

1.2.3. Business Resource Planner

  • Red Hat JBoss Business Resource Planner now allows you to configure your Solver and other assets from Business Central. You can create Solvers, include DRL rules and other assets in your Business Resource Planner project, and model planning entities and planning solutions. For more information, see the Solver Configuration in Business Central chapter of the Red Hat JBoss Business Resource Planner Guide.
  • The Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite installer now includes the options to enable or disable the Red Hat JBoss Business Resource planner Intelligent Process Server during the installation process. The Red Hat JBoss Business Resource Planner Intelligent Process Server can now be controlled through the REST API. There is a number of new endpoints that support both XML and JSON responses. You can now create, control, and regulate your Solver through the REST API. For more information, see the Intelligent Process Server Functionality chapter of the Red Hat JBoss Business Resource Planner Guide.
  • General usability of the Red Hat JBoss Business Resource Planner has been greatly enhanced. JPA/Hibernate support for each Score subclass has been added to make persistently storing score results easier. The SolverFactory class has a new method used for cloning, so configuring multiple Solvers dynamically does not require parsing the XML configuration file multiple times. Additionally, you can now use the features.xml file when working in an OSGi environment.

1.2.4. Integration and Miscellaneous

  • Starting from version 6.3, Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite supports integration with Red Hat Single Sign-On (RH-SSO) through an authentication connector. That means you can use RH-SSO for identity management in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite, and for securing all of Business Central, Intelligent Process Server, and third party clients. For more information on the integration, see the Integrating Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite with Red Hat Single Sign-On chapter of the Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite Administration And Configuration Guide. For more information on RH-SSO, see the RH-SSO Getting Started Guide.
  • Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite is now certified to work with MariaDB version 10.0.
  • Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite is now certified to work with Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
  • Starting from version 6.3, Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite is available in two new localizations: Russian and Traditional Chinese. Please be advised that Dashbuilder does not support Traditional Chinese.