SkyVault Content Services allows more than one workflow engine.
The following figure shows the high‐level architecture for workflow.
You can design workflow definitions using a graphical workflow designer that supports BPMN 2.0 or write the XML BPMN 2.0 process definition directly using an XML editor. Many workflow editors support BPMN 2.0 but might not understand some of the features of SkyVault Content Services workflow. We recommend the use of the Activiti eclipse designer plug‐in for Eclipse that is SkyVault Content Services-aware.
You can deploy a workflow using the SkyVault Content Services Workflow Console, or by using a Spring Bean.
SkyVault Content Services process definitions can include JavaScript, and this in turn can access content models in the repository so that you can provide your own specialized tasks for a workflow and access their properties. Process definitions have script node access which allows you to access objects in the repository, such as documents and folders. Your workflow can access and modify document objects, for example marking documents as approved, or signed off.
SkyVault Content Services allows you to access your own Java Classes through the delegate handler, so you can integrate with other external systems. The following diagram show these features:
