[jira] [Commented] (SYNCOPE-1020) Support for BPMN call activity

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Commit 4c2dd4433353a47b98fbdc4a9706ba6726b9fd44 in syncope's branch refs/heads/master from [~ilgrosso]
[ https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=syncope.git;h=4c2dd44 ]

[SYNCOPE-1020] Implementation completed: now several sub-processes can be managed besides the main workflow definition


> Support for BPMN call activity
> ------------------------------
>
>                 Key: SYNCOPE-1020
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SYNCOPE-1020
>             Project: Syncope
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: core
>            Reporter: Francesco Chicchiriccò
>            Assignee: Francesco Chicchiriccò
>             Fix For: 2.0.3, 2.1.0
>
>
> From the [Activiti User Guide|https://www.activiti.org/userguide/#bpmnCallActivity]:
> {quote}
> BPMN 2.0 makes a distinction between a regular subprocess, often also called embedded subprocess, and the call activity, which looks very similar. From a conceptual point of view, both will call a subprocess when process execution arrives at the activity.
> The difference is that the call activity references a process that is external to the process definition, whereas the subprocess is embedded within the original process definition. The main use case for the call activity is to have a reusable process definition that can be called from multiple other process definitions.
> {quote}
> It is currently possible to create more process definitions (besides the default {{userWorkflow}}) by empowering the REST endpoint
> {code}
> PUT /workflows/{anyTypeKind}
> {code}
> The new process(es) defined can then be called from the main {{userWorkflow}} via the {{<callActivity/>}} element(s): the main advantage is that, by doing so, there are no more problems about the process definition versions, as they only apply to the main process (e.g. {{userWorkflow}}).
> What is currently lacking is:
> # proper management for getting all available process definitions
> # proper handling for initial loading of several process definitions from XML files
> # proper editing features from Admin Console
> as all the items above only consider the possibility that a single process definition is available.



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