topic Is there a generally accepted way to 'cancel' a UserTask in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/is-there-a-generally-accepted-way-to-cancel-a-usertask/m-p/43142#M23450 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>My scenario is this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>UserA submits a document for approval.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>UserB is assigned the UserTask 'Approve Document'.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Before UserB can 'approve' the document, UserA decides to cancel the whole workflow.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What is the generally accepted way to implement this case?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>We have tried to 'delete' the user task, but this causes the flow to end properly (after a signal).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I've also tried to 'complete' the task with a status = 'Cancelled' and then use a decision on the flow to go to an alternate end.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It seems like there should be a simpler way to 'cancel' this user task (maybe with a boundary event) that would then stop the workflow by transitioning to an alternate endState.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Note - i'd like to have visibility into the system to see that this 'cancellation' of the workflow actually occured, so i don't think i want to 'delete' a process instance unless that would be accessible later. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Please help. I'd like to do this in the most correct manner possible.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:06:02 GMT trevershick 2011-08-09T00:06:02Z Is there a generally accepted way to 'cancel' a UserTask https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/is-there-a-generally-accepted-way-to-cancel-a-usertask/m-p/43142#M23450 My scenario is this:UserA submits a document for approval.UserB is assigned the UserTask 'Approve Document'.Before UserB can 'approve' the document, UserA decides to cancel the whole workflow.What is the generally accepted way to implement this case?We have tried to 'delete' the user task, but this Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:06:02 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/is-there-a-generally-accepted-way-to-cancel-a-usertask/m-p/43142#M23450 trevershick 2011-08-09T00:06:02Z Re: Is there a generally accepted way to 'cancel' a UserTask https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/is-there-a-generally-accepted-way-to-cancel-a-usertask/m-p/43143#M23451 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I would say using the delete process instance, but then you loose your visibility.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In most cases, people use a separate end state for these things, if they want to have the correct audit logs.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:50:45 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/is-there-a-generally-accepted-way-to-cancel-a-usertask/m-p/43143#M23451 jbarrez 2011-08-10T12:50:45Z