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Collect documents from users in a workflow

oriefeiro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:21:39 GMT

Hi all, I've implemented a workflow (started automatically) which should collect reports from a group of users.Here's the workflow definition:<process-definition xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.1" name="tswf:report"> <swimlane name="initiator" /> <swimlane name="approver"> &

Re: Collect documents from users in a workflow

notherien — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:21 GMT

hi,try to replace

<type name="tswf:reportTask">
         <parent>bpm:workflowTask</parent>
       <overrides>
            <property name="bpm:packageItemActionGroup">
               <default>start_package_item_actions</default>
            </property>
         </overrides>
      </type>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

   <type name="tswf:reportTask">
         <parent>bpm:workflowTask</parent>
       <overrides>
            <property name="bpm:packageItemActionGroup">
               <default>edit_package_item_actions</default>
            </property>
         </overrides>
      </type>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Collect documents from users in a workflow

oriefeiro — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:11 GMT

sorry but this doesn't resolve the problem… if I 'edit' the package I get the same mask which ask to search for a doc in the repository and if I click Search I get the exception….
the thing i'd like to do is to ADD a package item, but add_package_item_actions doesn't work… is the problem the package itself??? what should i start the workflow with?

Re: Collect documents from users in a workflow

hyperation — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:42:44 GMT

Hi,

Looks like the start script is trying to execute the workflow on a "folder"? I'm not sure if that is possible.

Thanks,

Re: Collect documents from users in a workflow

oriefeiro — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:22:00 GMT

Hi, yes that's possible but useless Anyway, I have found somewhere in this forum that it's possibile to trigger a workflow on an empty package, I'll keep on experimenting…