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Workflow execute needs nodeRef?

sgartner — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:26:28 GMT

I'm trying to start my custom workflow from JavaScript with the code below. I get the error that the workflowAction.execute() requires a nodeRef. I've tried passing the document object as well as document.nodeRef, but neither seems to satisfy it. I've walked through the script in the debugger and

Re: Workflow execute needs nodeRef?

sgartner — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:33:01 GMT

I would still like to know why the previous (Alfresco specific) code doesn't work (so I'm not going to mark it solved yet), but it turns out doing it the long way works just fine (in theory this is what the action used above is doing):


var nodeId = args.nodeid;
var theDocument = search.findNode("workspace://SpacesStore/" + nodeId);

var workflowDefinition = workflow.getDefinitionByName("jbpm$nmwf:myWorkflow");

var workflowPackage = workflow.createPackage();
workflowPackage.addNode(theDocument);

var workflowParameters = [];
workflowParameters["bpm:workflowDescription"] = "Please edit: " + theDocument.name;
workflowParameters["bpm:assignees"] = [people.getPerson("admin"), people.getPerson("joebloe")];
var futureDate = new Date();
futureDate.setDate(futureDate.getDate() + 7);
workflowParameters["bpm:workflowDueDate"] = futureDate;
workflowParameters["bpm:dueDate"] = futureDate;
workflowParameters["bpm:workflowPriority"] = 1;

var workflowPath = workflowDefinition.startWorkflow(workflowPackage, workflowParameters);

// This does *not* work, I get "bpm_assignees is not defined"
// workflowPath.signal(null); 

// End the start task
var tasks = workflowPath.getTasks();
for (task in tasks)
  {
   tasks[task].endTask(null);
  }
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Re: Workflow execute needs nodeRef?

jc09 — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:17:08 GMT

Just a little up to know if someone has make progress on this problem ?

Re: Workflow execute needs nodeRef?

sgartner — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:17:29 GMT

Just a little up to know if someone has make progress on this problem ?

I never learned anything more about this problem. We are still using the code I posted last. If you find anything, please do update this thread.