Tom Sawyer Business Process, Web Edition

Release 2.1.0

Overview

Tom Sawyer Business Process 2.1.0 introduces a comprehensive set of REST APIs that provide full programmatic control over process modeling and execution. These APIs enable seamless automation and integration within existing enterprise workflows, allowing organizations to more easily extend Business Process capabilities into their operational systems when configured with a Neo4j database. Detailed Swagger API documentation simplifies implementation and integration. Combined with an enhanced user experience, this release makes it easier than ever to design, automate, and execute complex business processes at scale.

Tom Sawyer Business Process 2.1.0 has been updated to use Tom Sawyer Perspectives 13.3.1. You can see more details here. Also, many third-party libraries have been updated to eliminate potential vulnerabilities.

New

REST APIs

• Added REST APIs when Business Process is configured with a Neo4j database:
• REST APIs for Process Modeling:
• Retrieve a list of process definitions
• Retrieve a process definition
• Create a process definition
• Update a process definition
• Archive a process definition
• REST APIs for Process Execution:
• Retrieve a list of process instances
• Retrieve a process instance
• Retrieve the process definition of a process instance
• Retrieve a flow element instance
• Create a process instance
• Update a process instance
• Create a flow element instance
• Update a flow element instance

Documentation

• Exposed REST APIs with built-in Swagger (OpenAPI) documentation

Improvements

• Improved automatic zoom to active task when opening a process through a share link
• Added context menus for common actions to the Administration module
• Improved usability for assigning roles in Administration module
• Improved node placement with the process creation tools in Modeling module
• Incremental layout automatically applied with add or delete node action in Process Map
• Updated graphics on application welcome page
• Improved action item naming for consistency across toolbars and context menus
• Improved session timeout handling
• Improved format of notification emails

System Requirements

• Added support for the following operating systems:
• Apple macOS 26
• Windows Server 2025
• Oracle Linux 9.5
• Fedora Linux 42
• Debian Linux 12.10
• Added support for Apache Tomcat 11.0.8
• Added support for the following databases:
• Neo4j 5.28.5
• MySQL 9.4.0
• Dropped support for the following operating systems:
• Oracle Linux 9.4
• Fedora Linux 40
• Debian Linux 12.7
• Dropped support for Apache Tomcat 11.0.2
• Dropped support for the following databases:
• Neo4j 5.27.0
• MySQL 9.0.0

Fixes

• Fixed issue to remove unnecessary files during a re-installation of the application into the same directory
• Fixed issue with link between two processes in the Process Map when using Neo4j