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Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

krull80 — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:08:37 GMT

Hello All,First of all, thanks for your product and the work done (I really like the REST approach). I have been working in your product in the last couple of days as I need to prepare a PoC. One of the tests I'm doing is the integration of mule-activiti, in this test I'm starting a process instance

Re: Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

trademak — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:03:28 GMT

Could it be that the process is completed rightaway? Then you should be able to find the variable in the history table.

Best regards,

Re: Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

krull80 — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:10:30 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for the advice, but unfortunately the process is still active and in the variables table, the process is storing a null value in the column type.

I'm using MySQL and Activiti is deployed in a Weblogic server, Is there anything I'm missing?

Thanks & Regards,

Re: Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

frederikherema1 — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:32:52 GMT

What URL are you actually using and what is the EXACT request body? (please use

 syntax for nice formatting :smileywink:)
Don't think combining form-properties and plain variables works, use either approach (I whould suggest using plain-variables, has better type-support)

Re: Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

krull80 — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:14:00 GMT

Hi Fredererik,

I have used the following url:

<code>http://<host>:<port>/activiti-rest/service/process-instance</code>

and the content (formatted 🙂 😞

<code>
{
   "processDefinitionKey":"createTimersProcess",
   "businessKey":"order-0012",
   "duration":"long",
   "throwException":"true",
   "variables": [
      {
         "name":"myVar",
         "value":"This is a variable",
        "type":"string"
      }
   ]
}
</code>

I know that the method is not using the 'dummy' variable, but I wanted to check the behavior at database level.

If it's not possible combining form+plain variables then I will go with the plain variables.
Is there any way you can define a 'contract' for that process (like a wsdl) so the user can understand the variables to be passed?

Thanks and regards

Re: Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

frederikherema1 — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:00:41 GMT

There is no way to define this kind of "contract" out of the box, however, you can always come up with additional method (using form-key to do your custom mapping in your system, use a resource in the deployment, referenced by the form-key, …)

Re: Activiti REST Api Complect Variables not shown

krull80 — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:19:53 GMT

Hello Frederik,

Thanks for the response, I will try to follow your advice.