Element Templates

Re-usable building blocks for process modeling

Recap ⬇️

Prior talk slide deck

Context

Making a process executable

Given a drawn BPMN diagram
Attach executable meta-data to activities and events
(So it ends up in the BPMN 2.0 XML file)
Deploy BPMN 2.0 XML file to the engine

Element Templates: The sugar on top

Relation to Connectors

Element Template Connector Relation

For modeling users

Offer a simple UI to configure re-usable building blocks
Safe usage across diagram modifications + upgrading

For Camunda developers

A framework to define domain-specific building blocks
Ability to make technical bindings explicit
- Configure task type
- Explicitly map data
- ...
Control how implemention is being used

Capabilities

UI integration
Validation, documentation, and linking
Safe usage
Upgrading baked-in

Demo

Takeaways

Element templates are a standalone feature
We use them in C8 to implement Camunda Connectors

Resources

Thanks

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