Use of XML schema-based variables

[arratoon]

Activiti will scare away BPM community at large if you do not provide better instruction regards importation of XML schemas/ variable mapping, web service interaction support, etc. yes, things XML. General sense from user guide and even tag on this forum ("A superdelux process engine *for Java*") conveys a Java-centric mindset and jBPM lineage. A full BPMN-compliant offering must better show how it plays in a broader SOA-based architecture. I want to select Activiti but these overssights make me wonder if you understand the general non-Java problem-space (3rd party schema usage, external web service interactions, etc.)

[dankre]

I agree with you. Never the less the Activiti team has done a greate job till now. But for the future they have to keep an eye on these things, you have listed.

I posted a working webservice call at http://forums.activiti.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1055. It is based on the activiti-cxf-examples. May be it helps you.

Regards
Daniel

[arratoon]

Thanks Daniel for link! I was being deliberately pointed because I really wish the effort well and want it to mature quickly. The mindshare and other parties engaged (SpringSource, etc) is a good sign. There's a lot of excitement but also turbulence right now for those evaluating BPM given scrambled playing field of BPMN 2.0 vs. BPEL 2.0 and BPEL4People/WS-HumanTask 1.1!