topic Re: JPA Entity-based Process Definitions in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/jpa-entity-based-process-definitions/m-p/198165#M151295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>1) It depends on your use case. When would you need this? I'm never a fan of bidirectionally relations, but depending on your use case it might be needed.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>2) I would use execution listeners for this, that update your entity. If it is generically applicable, you can even use BpmnParseHandlers to create these execution listeners always for all process definitions you have</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>3) No, that's pretty much the BPMN 2.0 way. Regarding the 'processInstanceBusinessKeyIn' question, that would be a perfect contribution <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>4) No, not with JPA. Only when you would duplicate the id in a process variable you might something you want.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:18:27 GMT jbarrez 2015-04-07T13:18:27Z JPA Entity-based Process Definitions https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/jpa-entity-based-process-definitions/m-p/198164#M151294 I have started using the Activiti Engine in a greenfield Spring MVC Project. Previously, I was developing customizations for PTC Windchill where workflow processes are based around a primary business object and can be kicked off when an instance of a particular Entity type is created. I found this t Mon, 06 Apr 2015 03:11:41 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/jpa-entity-based-process-definitions/m-p/198164#M151294 legistrate 2015-04-06T03:11:41Z Re: JPA Entity-based Process Definitions https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/jpa-entity-based-process-definitions/m-p/198165#M151295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>1) It depends on your use case. When would you need this? I'm never a fan of bidirectionally relations, but depending on your use case it might be needed.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>2) I would use execution listeners for this, that update your entity. If it is generically applicable, you can even use BpmnParseHandlers to create these execution listeners always for all process definitions you have</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>3) No, that's pretty much the BPMN 2.0 way. Regarding the 'processInstanceBusinessKeyIn' question, that would be a perfect contribution <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>4) No, not with JPA. Only when you would duplicate the id in a process variable you might something you want.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:18:27 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/jpa-entity-based-process-definitions/m-p/198165#M151295 jbarrez 2015-04-07T13:18:27Z