topic Difference between throwing BpmnError and using transitions with ActivityExecution in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/difference-between-throwing-bpmnerror-and-using-transitions-with/m-p/181895#M135025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would like to know if there is any fundamental difference between throwing a BpmnError() in my catch block to trigger the ErrorBoundaryEvent and its flow, or using take() on a transition(see belwo code).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I know one is directing workflow and the other is using an event, but is there any particular reason to use one and not the other to drive error handling? I am using Activiti 5.14.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&lt;code&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;public void execute(ActivityExecution execution) throws Exception {</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; String var = (String) execution.getVariable("var");</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PvmTransition transition = null;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; try {</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;String[] splitter = var.split("abc");</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transition = execution.getActivity().findOutgoingTransition("no-exception");</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; } catch (Exception e) {</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transition = execution.getActivity().findOutgoingTransition("exception");</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; execution.take(transition);</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 May 2015 16:25:16 GMT zlatan316 2015-05-11T16:25:16Z Difference between throwing BpmnError and using transitions with ActivityExecution https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/difference-between-throwing-bpmnerror-and-using-transitions-with/m-p/181895#M135025 Hello,I would like to know if there is any fundamental difference between throwing a BpmnError() in my catch block to trigger the ErrorBoundaryEvent and its flow, or using take() on a transition(see belwo code).I know one is directing workflow and the other is using an event, but is there any partic Mon, 11 May 2015 16:25:16 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/difference-between-throwing-bpmnerror-and-using-transitions-with/m-p/181895#M135025 zlatan316 2015-05-11T16:25:16Z Re: Difference between throwing BpmnError and using transitions with ActivityExecution https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/difference-between-throwing-bpmnerror-and-using-transitions-with/m-p/181896#M135026 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>A boundary error event is meant to show a functional error flow in the process definition / diagram. If you don't need that, you can also take the correct transition as well. Technically there's not a lot of difference.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best regards,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 13 May 2015 12:27:11 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/difference-between-throwing-bpmnerror-and-using-transitions-with/m-p/181896#M135026 trademak 2015-05-13T12:27:11Z