Flows for APEX 26.1: adaptive workflow and AI-driven BPMN agents
We are excited to start sharing what is coming in Flows for APEX v26.1.
This release wave focuses on adaptive workflow automation: supporting knowledge workers, introducing AI-driven adhoc subprocesses and BPMN-defined agents, improving long-running execution, and making workflow apps faster to build.
What stands out in 26.1
Adhoc Sub Processes for Knowledge Workers
Many real-world processes do not always follow one fixed next step. v26.1 introduces adhoc sub processes that allow the next activity to be selected at runtime while BPMN still provides the governance, visibility, and completion rules.
AI-Driven Adhoc Sub Processes and BPMN Agents
v26.1 extends this model with AI-driven control modes. AI can recommend the next-best action, support hybrid human-plus-AI operation, or act as a fully autonomous BPMN-defined agent inside the process boundaries set by your model.
Async Workflow Execution for Long-Running Work
Selected work can run asynchronously in the background, improving resilience and user experience for long-running service calls, external integrations, and AI-based processing.
Better User and Developer Experience
The 26.1 cycle also brings practical enhancements for both builders and end users:
- task subjects for clearer human task usability
- task parameters for cleaner step inputs and outputs
- JSONPath variable expressions for easier access to structured data
- UserTask Autoform and Start Event Autoform (currently under development)
Flows for APEX Enterprise Edition continues to build on the open-source Community Edition with additional advanced features plus product support from Flowquest.