Extension:Workflows

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
Workflows; Release status: stable
Description	Allows to define and execute various workflows on the wiki
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Maintainer(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	-
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.43 (LTS)
Licence	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); Gerrit code review; Git commit log; Download source tarball;
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This extension is mainly supported in an external venue: BlueSpice Community Forum.
If you need help, you should post there, and not on the talk page.

This extension allows to create complex workflows using wiki pages with the .bpmn extension.

BPMN diagram of a "Single user approval" workflow
BPMN diagram of the "Expert document control" workflow
Workflows overview page

Installation

Add the repo url (https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Workflows

.git) as a "vcs repository" and the package name (mediawiki/Workflows) and version to the require section of your composer.local.json. Example:

{
	"repositories": [
		{
			"type": "vcs",
			"url": "https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Workflows
.git"
		}
	],
	"require": {
		"mediawiki/Workflows": "Workflows"
	}
}

Run the following command in your MediaWiki installation path

composer update --no-dev

Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

wfLoadExtension( 'Workflows' );

Done Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

External Links

This extension was originally made for BlueSpice . BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. This extension is bundled with BlueSpice pro.

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