We are in the process of completing the XPDL2.2 specification based on version 40 of the schema. We would like to complete this in time for a planned XPDL meeting in California this December.

One or two volunteers are needed to revise the section on DataObject and related elements. Please get in touch with Robert Shapiro if you have time available for this important work.

Status of the XPDL2.2 Revision

There now exist preliminary versions of the specification and schema. These documents will be available for review and further editing. Threaded discussions about issues related to them should take place on the BPMN Users Group on Google.

This release contains all the new visual elements added to the Process Modeling component of BPMN in BPMN2.0.

The schedule for this release is as follows:

• February 1: Documents available for review by WfMC members
• March 1: Documents available for review by public.
• April: Vote to approve/reject XPDL2.2 release.

There is now available a first version of the XPDL 2.2 specification, based on the bpmnxpdl_39.xsd. The change-log in the specification indicates all changes made to the document. Change-log items in red indicate problem areas that require further work. Search on ??? to locate problems indicated in the change-log or located in the text of the document. If you want to work on a problem area please let Robert Shapiro know. Any comments will be appreciated.

• WfMC Steering Committee
• http://blog.processanalytica.com/2009/05/02/bpmn-process-interchange/
• XML Process Definition Language
• XPDL Implementation Guidelines
• XPDL2.2/BPMN2.0 Projects
• http://www.xpdl.org/nugen/p/lpqyjklyf/public.htm
• XPDL 2.1 Proposals

Projects in Working Group 1

Developing XPDL2.2

This is the current major focus of the group. Work is coordinated by Robert Shapiro.Objective is the have a schema and specification for XPDL2.2 by summer 2009.

Maintaining and Developing Conformance software and the Conformance Project

The Web-based validator for XPDL/BPMN is available. A Google Project has been set up with the source code. It is located at http://code.google.com/p/bpmn-xpdl-conformance/ . The validator supports XPDL2.0 and XPDL2.1. It will have to be extended to handle XPDL2.2. Andy Adler and Tom Laverty have current responsibility for this project.

Maintaining and developing Open Source Sketchpad BPMN editor.

Global 360 has made available the code for Sketchpad. It is a SourceForge opensource project. http://sketchpadbpmn.sourceforge.net/

Developing a BPMN Users Group

A Google Group has been set up: http://groups.google.com/group/bpmn-users-group/

Maintenance of an Issues List

Proposals for Extension.

How do we get this group going?

If you are interested in any of these projects please contact Robert Shapiro: rshapiro@processanalytica.com