topic Unable to use Listener Bean in Activiti workflow in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/unable-to-use-listener-bean-in-activiti-workflow/m-p/252031#M205161 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I was reading this presentation where it says that it is possible to use Spring beans as Task and Execution listeners in Activiti wokrflow. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://www.alfresco.com/resources/devcon2011/sandiego/BPM-3_AdvancedWorkflowDeeperDive_Smith.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.alfresco.com/resources/devcon2011/sandiego/BPM-3_AdvancedWorkflowDeeperDive_Smith.pdf</A><SPAN> (pages 11-15)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When I tried to implement the same behavior I got this Execption:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException: Unknown property used in expression<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.el.JuelExpression.getValue(JuelExpression.java:55)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.listener.DelegateExpressionExecutionListener.notify(DelegateExpressionExecutionListener.java:39)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerTake.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerTake.java:43)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionDestroyScope.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionDestroyScope.java:111)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerEnd.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerEnd.java:36)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:52)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:45)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.take(ExecutionEntity.java:326)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.BpmnActivityBehavior.performOutgoingBehavior(BpmnActivityBehavior.java:92)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.BpmnActivityBehavior.performDefaultOutgoingBehavior(BpmnActivityBehavior.java:49)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.FlowNodeActivityBehavior.leave(FlowNodeActivityBehavior.java:44)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.FlowNodeActivityBehavior.execute(FlowNodeActivityBehavior.java:36)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationActivityExecute.execute(AtomicOperationActivityExecute.java:40)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationProcessStartInitial.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationProcessStartInitial.java:44)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:52)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationProcessStart.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationProcessStart.java:44)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:52)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:45)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:481)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.start(ExecutionEntity.java:280)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.StartProcessInstanceCmd.execute(StartProcessInstanceCmd.java:72)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.StartProcessInstanceCmd.execute(StartProcessInstanceCmd.java:31)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:24)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:42)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor$1.doInTransaction(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:42)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:130)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.execute(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:40)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:33)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.RuntimeServiceImpl.startProcessInstanceById(RuntimeServiceImpl.java:65)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.ActivitiWorkflowEngine.startWorkflow(ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java:1011)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl.startWorkflow(WorkflowServiceImpl.java:399)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:46)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:147)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at $Proxy71.startWorkflow(Unknown Source)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowBuilder.build(WorkflowBuilder.java:95)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.workflow.WorkflowFormPersister.persist(WorkflowFormPersister.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.workflow.WorkflowFormPersister.persist(WorkflowFormPersister.java:44)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.workflow.AbstractWorkflowFormProcessor.internalPersist(AbstractWorkflowFormProcessor.java:76)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.FilteredFormProcessor.persist(FilteredFormProcessor.java:131)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.forms.FormServiceImpl.saveForm(FormServiceImpl.java:138)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:46)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:147)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at $Proxy124.saveForm(Unknown Source)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.forms.script.ScriptFormService.saveForm(ScriptFormService.java:152)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.MemberBox.invoke(MemberBox.java:155)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.NativeJavaMethod.call(NativeJavaMethod.java:243)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.optimizer.OptRuntime.callN(OptRuntime.java:86)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.gen.c3._c1(file:/C:/ECLIPSE/eclipse-jee-indigo-croz-alfresco-ponude/apache-tomcat-6.0.29-alfresco-tht/webapps/tht-pilot-alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js:57)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.gen.c3.call(file:/C:/ECLIPSE/eclipse-jee-indigo-croz-alfresco-ponude/apache-tomcat-6.0.29-alfresco-tht/webapps/tht-pilot-alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.optimizer.OptRuntime.callName0(OptRuntime.java:108)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.gen.c3._c0(file:/C:/ECLIPSE/eclipse-jee-indigo-croz-alfresco-ponude/apache-tomcat-6.0.29-alfresco-tht/webapps/tht-pilot-alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js:90)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.gen.c3.call(file:/C:/ECLIPSE/eclipse-jee-indigo-croz-alfresco-ponude/apache-tomcat-6.0.29-alfresco-tht/webapps/tht-pilot-alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.ContextFactory.doTopCall(ContextFactory.java:393)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.doTopCall(ScriptRuntime.java:2834)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.gen.c3.call(file:/C:/ECLIPSE/eclipse-jee-indigo-croz-alfresco-ponude/apache-tomcat-6.0.29-alfresco-tht/webapps/tht-pilot-alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.mozilla.javascript.gen.c3.exec(file:/C:/ECLIPSE/eclipse-jee-indigo-croz-alfresco-ponude/apache-tomcat-6.0.29-alfresco-tht/webapps/tht-pilot-alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.jscript.RhinoScriptProcessor.executeScriptImpl(RhinoScriptProcessor.java:483)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.jscript.RhinoScriptProcessor.execute(RhinoScriptProcessor.java:191)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.processor.ScriptServiceImpl.execute(ScriptServiceImpl.java:212)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.processor.ScriptServiceImpl.executeScript(ScriptServiceImpl.java:174)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryScriptProcessor.executeScript(RepositoryScriptProcessor.java:102)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractWebScript.executeScript(AbstractWebScript.java:1193)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript.execute(DeclarativeWebScript.java:86)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer$2.execute(RepositoryContainer.java:400)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:388)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecute(RepositoryContainer.java:462)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecuteAs(RepositoryContainer.java:500)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.executeScript(RepositoryContainer.java:316)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:372)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:209)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.servlet.WebScriptServlet.service(WebScriptServlet.java:118)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.GlobalLocalizationFilter.doFilter(GlobalLocalizationFilter.java:58)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.__invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:470)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProcessor.process(Http11AprProcessor.java:861)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11AprProtocol.java:579)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1584)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)<BR />Caused by: org.activiti.engine.impl.javax.el.PropertyNotFoundException: Cannot resolve identifier 'startReviewListener'<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.juel.AstIdentifier.eval(AstIdentifier.java:83)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.juel.AstEval.eval(AstEval.java:50)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.juel.AstNode.getValue(AstNode.java:26)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.juel.TreeValueExpression.getValue(TreeValueExpression.java:114)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.delegate.ExpressionGetInvocation.invoke(ExpressionGetInvocation.java:33)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.delegate.DelegateInvocation.proceed(DelegateInvocation.java:37)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.delegate.DefaultDelegateInterceptor.handleInvocation(DefaultDelegateInterceptor.java:25)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.activiti.engine.impl.el.JuelExpression.getValue(JuelExpression.java:50)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;… 135 more<BR /><SPAN 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/><SPAN>My startReviewListener listener bean is defined in module-context.xml as folows</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&lt;bean id="startReviewListener" class="hr.alfresco.pilot.workflow.listener.StartReviewListener"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;property name="serviceRegistry" ref="ServiceRegistry" /&gt;<BR />&lt;/bean&gt;<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>Implementation of StartReviewListener is given below</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />import org.activiti.engine.delegate.DelegateExecution;<BR />import org.activiti.engine.delegate.ExecutionListener;<BR />import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;<BR /><BR />public class StartReviewListener implements ExecutionListener {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; private transient ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry;<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; public void setServiceRegistry(final ServiceRegistry p_serviceRegistry) {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; this.serviceRegistry = p_serviceRegistry;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; @Override<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; public void notify(final DelegateExecution p_delegateExecution) throws Exception {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; p_delegateExecution.getVariable("");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR /><BR />}<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>And I have the following execution listener defined in my activiti workflow definition </SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&lt;activiti:executionListener event="start" delegateExpression="${startReviewListener}" /&gt;<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>I am using Alfresco Community 4.0.d on Tomcat and Postgres. Does anybody else have same experience? Am I doing something wrong or this is a bug in Alfresco? Or Activiti perhaps? I have also tried using this execution listener definition but with no luck either. Same error happens.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&lt;activiti:executionListener event="start" delegateExpression="${StartReviewListener}" /&gt;<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:55:11 GMT pero 2012-03-30T14:55:11Z Unable to use Listener Bean in Activiti workflow https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/unable-to-use-listener-bean-in-activiti-workflow/m-p/252031#M205161 I was reading this presentation where it says that it is possible to use Spring beans as Task and Execution listeners in Activiti wokrflow. http://www.alfresco.com/resources/devcon2011/sandiego/BPM-3_AdvancedWorkflowDeeperDive_Smith.pdf (pages 11-15)When I tried to implement the same behavior I got Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:55:11 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/unable-to-use-listener-bean-in-activiti-workflow/m-p/252031#M205161 pero 2012-03-30T14:55:11Z Re: Unable to use Listener Bean in Activiti workflow https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/unable-to-use-listener-bean-in-activiti-workflow/m-p/252032#M205162 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Pero,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Many have faced this problem…. have a look at </SPAN><A href="https://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=34&amp;t=42982" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">this forum post</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Adei</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:05:09 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/unable-to-use-listener-bean-in-activiti-workflow/m-p/252032#M205162 amandaluniz_z 2012-04-02T14:05:09Z