topic processInstance variable in boundary timer in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230233#M183363 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello everyone,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I create a boundary timer on one of my userTask. and want to set the value of &lt;timeDate&gt; to a process variable that i created in my task listener.</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-java line-numbers"><CODE><BR /> &lt;timerEventDefinition&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;timeDate&gt;${execution.getVariable('time_duration')}&lt;/timeDate&gt;<BR /> &lt;/timerEventDefinition&gt;<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>the in the Task listener (which is on create) i set the processVariable&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-java line-numbers"><CODE> <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ……&nbsp; //somecode <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; delegateTask.getExecution().setVariable ("time_duration", df.format(c.getTime()));<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>i can see that the the variable is set and the date format format is correct from the listener. but the timer is not getting the value at all.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>here are some of the things i tried </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. ${time_duration} on the timer - returns Unknown property used in expression error</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. i use the RuntimeService to set the variable still the timer did not get the variable</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. i test the timer with any other value (by a duration, and also date ) to make sure it is working. and it does work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>so my issue is only when i try to use a processvariable that i set on the Listener. Any help? Thank you in advance</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:51:01 GMT tgebeyehu 2016-03-15T13:51:01Z processInstance variable in boundary timer https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230233#M183363 Hello everyone,I create a boundary timer on one of my userTask. and want to set the value of &lt;timeDate&gt; to a process variable that i created in my task listener. &lt;timerEventDefinition&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;timeDate&gt;${execution.getVariable('time_duration')}&lt;/timeDate&gt; &lt;/timerEventDefini Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:51:01 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230233#M183363 tgebeyehu 2016-03-15T13:51:01Z Re: processInstance variable in boundary timer https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230234#M183364 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Did you try setting the variable before the task is created, for example in a script task before the task or in an execution listener on the sequence flow coming into the task?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:20:18 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230234#M183364 jbarrez 2016-03-18T13:20:18Z Re: processInstance variable in boundary timer https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230235#M183365 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>yeah,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>i set the variables in an execution listener instead of task listener and it works fine.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you for your help</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:22:00 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/processinstance-variable-in-boundary-timer/m-p/230235#M183365 tgebeyehu 2016-03-18T16:22:00Z