topic Rest Api in activiti in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42683#M23081 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi ,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can you guide me as how to start a process instance using activiti.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I have referred user guide </SPAN><A href="http://activiti.org/userguide/index.html#N12345" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://activiti.org/userguide/index.html#N12345</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In that you have metioned to use </SPAN><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>#<BR /><BR />Request: POST /process-instance<BR /><BR />{<BR />&nbsp; "processDefinitionId":"financialReport:1:1700",<BR />&nbsp; "businessKey":"order-4711"<BR />}<BR /><BR />#<BR /><BR />API: ProcessEngines.getProcessEngine(configuredProcessEngineName).getRuntimeService().startProcessInstanceById(processDefinitionId[, businessKey][, variables])<BR />#<BR /><BR />Response:<BR /><BR />{<BR />&nbsp; "id": "217",<BR />&nbsp; "processDefinitionId": "financialReport:1:1700",<BR />&nbsp; "activityNames": ["writeReportTask"],<BR />&nbsp; "ended": true<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>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>But how can i use this in my application. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Where to write Request: POST /process-instance?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is it possible to start a process instance using javaScript?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I tried </SPAN><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>function sendPost()<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; try {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; var url = "<A href="http://localhost:8080/activiti-rest/service/process-instance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://localhost:8080/activiti-rest/service/process-instance</A>";<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xhr.open("POST", url, true,"kermit","kermit");&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (xhr.readyState==4 &amp;&amp; xhr.status==200) {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //check for an error message contained in the REST response.&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //If xhr.responseText is blank, update was successful.<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; alert("SUCCESS");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; else<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; alert("ERROR in RESPONSE: "+xhr.status+" , "+xhr.responseText);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xhr.send("processDefinitionKey=bookorder"); //working[/color]&nbsp; // REST CALL<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; catch(ex)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; alert("Exception"+ex.message);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<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>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>I am getting error as </SPAN><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>ExceptionAccess to restricted URI denied<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><SPAN>How to start the process using javascript? Where am i going wrong?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>kavi</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:20:53 GMT kavi 2011-07-12T08:20:53Z Rest Api in activiti https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42683#M23081 Hi ,Can you guide me as how to start a process instance using activiti.I have referred user guide http://activiti.org/userguide/index.html#N12345In that you have metioned to use #Request: POST /process-instance{&nbsp; "processDefinitionId":"financialReport:1:1700",&nbsp; "businessKey":"order-4711"}#API: Proce Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:20:53 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42683#M23081 kavi 2011-07-12T08:20:53Z Re: Rest Api in activiti https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42684#M23082 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I haven't got a clue, as I never tried to send a POST request from javascript.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Whenever I need it, I use a simple HttpClient (eg from Apache commons or something alike).</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:03:47 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42684#M23082 jbarrez 2011-07-19T08:03:47Z Re: Rest Api in activiti https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42685#M23083 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>@All</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; can any one please reply to the above problem? Even I am facing the similar issue? or any pointer how activiti-explorer is doing in Vaadin code. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>any kind of help will be highly appreciated.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:26:30 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42685#M23083 hamepal 2011-09-19T22:26:30Z Re: Rest Api in activiti https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42686#M23084 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>There's a reply already. The Activiti Explorer accesses the Activiti Engine via the Java API, so it doesn't use the REST API.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>If you're looking for good REST client examples I would advise to take a look at the Restlet framework.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best regards,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:18:12 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/rest-api-in-activiti/m-p/42686#M23084 trademak 2011-09-20T07:18:12Z