Chapter 7. Dealing with error handling

This chapter covers

  • Choosing between error handling options
  • Implementing processes with error end and boundary events
  • Implementing error handling with Java logic
  • Using the Activiti Designer

Having read the first six chapters, you now know a lot about BPMN 2.0 and Activiti. You’ve been introduced to the tools, taken a good look at the Activiti Engine services API, implemented a real-world business process, and deployed that process on Activiti Engine. In the examples in the previous chapters, we focused on happy flow processes. Now, it’s time to start thinking about error handling.

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