Workflow in Liferay

 Workflow in Liferay

There are four portlets related to the workflow that allows the users to manage this system.

·  My Submissions

·  My Workflow Tasks

·  Workflow Configuration

·  Workflow Portlet.

è Workflow:

A workflow can be defined as a business process in which information can be passed from one participant to another for action according to a set of procedural rules. The workflow consists of a series of steps and each step contains tasks where the participant can perform different activities like review, approve, reject, or update an assignment.

How to Implement a Simple Workflow

In this example I create two users a content creator who will create content and a content publisher who will publish the content.

Process Definitions

Each workflow definition is defined by a single XML file. The XML file has several parts which define the workflow. The key parts of the workflow definition are the asset, states, transitions, and tasks. The asset is whatever piece of content is being reviewed and approved in the workflow. States represent stages of

the workflow;

For example: created, rejected, or approved. Transitions occur between states, and indicate what the next state should be. Tasks are steps in the workflow that require user action.