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Populating Process Variables using REST

vprince — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:26:51 GMT

I am starting a new process instance using http://localhost:8080/activiti-app/api/enterprise/process-instances with POST body { "processDefinitionId": "test1:30:80205", "name": "testName:30:80205", "values": { "name": "Test Name", "id": "This should be stored in a variable" }}Using the mod

Re: Populating Process Variables using REST

abbask — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:08:55 GMT

The "value" element in your json should only contain the values to be given to the start form of your process. that's why only name is getting populated as it is a textbox in your "START-FORM". process-variables cannot be initialized like this. have a look at the developer's guide - https://docs.alfresco.com/activiti/docs/dev-guide/1.5.0/#_start_process_instance

Re: Populating Process Variables using REST

cjose — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:45:30 GMT

If you would like to initialize variables as part of your process instance start, add the following to your json request

"variables": [
{"name":"id",
"value":"This should be stored in a variable",
"type":"string"
}]

Your request would look like
<javascript>
{
"processDefinitionId": "test1:30:80205",
"name": "testName:30:80205",
"values": {
"name": "Test Name"
},
"variables": [{
"name": "id",
"value": "This should be stored in a variable",
"type": "string"
}]
}
</javascript>