Drupal is officially a DXP, but let's be honest: are we still fighting brittle, custom PHP code for every business rule? It's time to upgrade our workflow!
This session dives deep into the Event-Condition-Action (ECA) module and the Orchestration module—the definitive, goto solution for defining, visualizing, and executing complex business process automation entirely through an awesome visual UI. This means less debugging of custom hooks and more focus on delivering real business value.
We will explore high-value, real-world enterprise use cases, such as:
- Dynamic Onboarding: Triggering external API calls (e.g., Salesforce, CRM) and sending custom email campaigns based on user registration and role assignment without a single custom
hook_user_insert(). - Advanced Content Moderation: Creating multi-step, conditional review flows that branch based on content type, taxonomy, or user metadata—no more wrestling with clunky default workflows.
- Third-Party Integrations: Using ECA to act as a secure logic layer between Drupal and external services, expertly handling data flow, complex validation, and error states.
Attendees will walk away knowing exactly how to ditch the heavy, custom hooks and implement truly sophisticated business logic using a visible, maintainable orchestration layer. This isn't just theory—it's the strategy that drastically cuts technical debt and boosts your developer happiness.
