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the database access configurations inside our application; if we have multiple applications
embedding the Human task component features, we will have to maintain all the configur-
ations for every application, which increases complexity.
The second option is to use this component as an external component. Our application
will have to configure how to connect to the Human task component—located in a differ-
ent server—through some specific communication protocol. In
Chapter 10
,
Integrating
KIE Workbench with External Systems
, we will see ways in which KIE Workbench
provides such an external Human task component and process engine.
The following figure shows how communication would happen with an external Human
task component:
Before we get into any more details regarding how to externalize the Human task com-
ponent, we should probably get into more detail about how it is implemented, its internal
elements, and its exposed APIs.
