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How to add multi tenant configuration for REST

dj_universe — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:07:10 GMT

I'm developing a workflow application that communicates with Activiti framework by REST API.I'd like to add some configuration to support multi tenancy databases. I've found that I can use "tenantId" property to assign deployment or start new process instance. Unfortuantelly I don't know <b>ho

Re: How to add multi tenant configuration for REST

hari — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:37:49 GMT

Hi,

Even I am working on multitenancy currently and have understood that it doesnot support REST based multi tenancy out of the box. We have to create a wrapper and expose those as services for the external system's use.

Re: How to add multi tenant configuration for REST

hari — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:43:28 GMT

I had a similar discussion here in the forum recently. Hope it might be of some help.
https://forums.activiti.org/content/shared-db-multitenancy
And below is a blog by Barrez on multi tenancy
http://www.jorambarrez.be/blog/2015/10/06/multi-tenancy-separate-database-schemas-in-activiti/

Re: How to add multi tenant configuration for REST

dj_universe — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:18:34 GMT

Thanks for your response. I've read the blog and yout posts earlier. The blog shows the multitenancy for integrated environment only so it's not our case.
You have written about proxy and defining own services. What should they do? (I've no experience in this area at this moment yet)

Re: How to add multi tenant configuration for REST

hari — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:30:55 GMT

Use the Activiti API and implement multi tenancy. Expose the implemented functionality to external systems to use it.

Re: How to add multi tenant configuration for REST

dj_universe — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:07:10 GMT

Thanks for clarification and support!