BPMN Subprocesses and How to Use Them in Camunda

Описание: Within BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), subprocesses are reusable, interruptible containers that help organize complex business logic and improve process visibility. For example, it is possible to attach an event to the border of a subprocess. When the event is triggered, the subprocess is interrupted, regardless of which of its elements is active.

Want to understand how BPMN subprocesses work in workflow automation? In this hands-on tutorial, Senior Developer Advocate Niall Deehan explains what a subprocess is, discusses the four main types of BPMN subprocesses and when to use them, and then shows how each is executed in Camunda 8 with Zeebe, our cloud-native workflow engine.

In this video tutorial, Niall will discuss the different types of BPMN subprocesses:

• Embedded subprocesses
• Call activities
• Ad-hoc subprocesses
• Event-based subprocesses

With each type of subprocess, Niall will also discuss what it does; important things to keep in mind, including common use cases and the best BPMN pattern(s) to use with it; and how Zeebe, our advanced workflow engine, executes it.

Keep watching to learn:

00:00 – Welcome and Introduction
00:44 – Embedded Subprocesses
03:39 – Call Activities
09:12 – Ad-hoc Subprocesses (Bonus: Why this element supports injecting non-deterministic behavior into otherwise deterministic processes and why this is our implementation path for supporting AI agents)
12:24 – Event-based Subprocesses


In this video, Niall is using Camunda Web Modeler.

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Additional Resources:

• [docs] Subprocesses: https://bit.ly/425vklY
• [Camunda Academy] BPMN Subprocesses: https://bit.ly/41YZjMs
• [reference] BPMN 2.0 Symbols: https://bit.ly/3E2CXl6
• [website] Agentic Process Orchestration: https://bit.ly/3XzMLcZ
• [blogpost] Building Your First AI Agent in Camunda: https://bit.ly/4hMX9VW

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