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Delete all workflow for specified user

ganeshkolhe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:36:37 GMT

If user has discontinue with service and we dont want to assign his task to any one; can I delete all the workflow for the specified user.

Re: Delete all workflow for specified user

cheffilet — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:37:19 GMT

I guess you mean that the worklfow has been started with this user? So the initiator has been set as appropriated property. Now you have to iterate over all workflowdefinitions, and all workflows iteself to find out, whether the initiator matches with the selected one. Now you can delete this workflow.

I would suggest to select the database itself to retrieve the active workflows and get active workflows from this point of view in place of using Alfrescos API as its getting realy slow.

Re: Delete all workflow for specified user

ganeshkolhe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:07:28 GMT

Hi Cheffilet,
Thanks for your valuable suggestion. I wonder alfresco has not given any api command to achieve this. we have to do it our own?

Thanks again.

Re: Delete all workflow for specified user

cheffilet — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:02:56 GMT

Yes, you could extending the WorkflowService API in such a case.

Re: Delete all workflow for specified user

mrogers — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:59:33 GMT

It's not clear what should happen to inflight workflows if the initiator discontinues using alfresco. I can think of use cases where workflow should continue and others where you would want to cancel the worlflow.

Re: Delete all workflow for specified user

ganeshkolhe — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:32:30 GMT

Thanks Cheffilet and mrogers for you valuable suggestions.