topic Start another workflow from a service task of a workflow in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/start-another-workflow-from-a-service-task-of-a-workflow/m-p/288611#M241741 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'd like to start a workflow from another workflow without using &lt;em&gt;callActivity&lt;/em&gt; element because I'd the first workflow ends.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>If I use &lt;em&gt;callActivity&lt;/em&gt; element, the first workflow will wait the end of the second one.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need two independent workflows.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Here, the service task of the first workflow :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;serviceTask id="incomingClientDocument" name="Client Workflow" activiti:class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.script.AlfrescoScriptDelegate"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;extensionElements&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;activiti:field name="script"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;activiti:string&gt;&lt;![CDATA[<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; logger.log('incomingClientDocument-START');<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var clientNodeRef = execution.getVariable('rtcm_clientAssoc');<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var dueDate = execution.getVariable('bpm_workflowDueDate');<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // Here, the second workflow starts…<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rtTaskService.startIncomingClientDocument(clientNodeRef, bpm_package, dueDate);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;logger.log('incomingClientDocument-END');<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]]&gt;&lt;/activiti:string&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/activiti:field&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/extensionElements&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/serviceTask&gt;<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></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>And here the Java code of &lt;em&gt;rtTaskService.startIncomingClientDocument()&lt;/em&gt;</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&nbsp; public void startIncomingClientDocument(final ScriptNode clientNode, final ScriptNode packageNode, final Date dueDate) {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; logger.info("Start Incoming Client Document Workflow");<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NodeService nodeService = this.getServiceRegistry().getNodeService();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WorkflowService workflowService = this.getServiceRegistry().getWorkflowService();<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ClientEntity clientEntity = new ClientEntity(getServiceRegistry(), clientNode.getNodeRef());<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // Create a package that contains the items of the source package<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NodeRef packageNodeRef = workflowService.createPackage(null);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (packageNode != null) {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for (ChildAssociationRef childRef : nodeService.getChildAssocs(packageNode.getNodeRef()))<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nodeService.addChild(packageNodeRef, childRef.getChildRef(), WorkflowModel.ASSOC_PACKAGE_CONTAINS,<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_PREFIX, "incomingClientDocument"));<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WorkflowDefinition workflowDefinition = workflowService.getDefinitionByName("activiti$IncomingClientDocument");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Map&lt;QName, Serializable&gt; parameters = new HashMap&lt;QName, Serializable&gt;();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parameters.put(WorkflowModel.PROP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION, "Incoming Client Document");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parameters.put(WorkflowModel.PROP_WORKFLOW_DUE_DATE, dueDate);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parameters.put(WorkflowModel.PROP_DUE_DATE, dueDate);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parameters.put(WorkflowModel.ASSOC_GROUP_ASSIGNEE, clientEntity.getGroupAuthorityName());<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parameters.put(WorkflowModel.ASSOC_PACKAGE, packageNodeRef);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parameters.put(ClientRelatedContentModel.ASSOC_CLIENT, clientNode.getNodeRef());<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; workflowService.startWorkflow(workflowDefinition.getId(), parameters);<BR />&nbsp; }<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>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When I execute the first workflow, it raises the following error :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />Error while completing sub process of execution ProcessInstance[92626]<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Do you have an idea of what is wrong ?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:39:51 GMT stondini 2014-04-16T20:39:51Z Start another workflow from a service task of a workflow https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/start-another-workflow-from-a-service-task-of-a-workflow/m-p/288611#M241741 Hello,I'd like to start a workflow from another workflow without using &lt;em&gt;callActivity&lt;/em&gt; element because I'd the first workflow ends.If I use &lt;em&gt;callActivity&lt;/em&gt; element, the first workflow will wait the end of the second one.I need two independent workflows.Here, the s Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:39:51 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/start-another-workflow-from-a-service-task-of-a-workflow/m-p/288611#M241741 stondini 2014-04-16T20:39:51Z Re: Start another workflow from a service task of a workflow https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/start-another-workflow-from-a-service-task-of-a-workflow/m-p/288612#M241742 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You need add few more lines to your Java code after start workflow. As below</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR /> WorkflowPath path = workflowService.startWorkflow(workflowDefinition.getId(), parameters);<BR /> String wfPathId = path.getId();<BR /> List&lt;WorkflowTask&gt; wfTasks = workflowService.getTasksForWorkflowPath(wfPathId);<BR /> if (wfTasks.size() == 0)return;<BR /> WorkflowTask wfStartTask = wfTasks.get(0);<BR /> workflowService.endTask(wfStartTask.getId(), null);<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 May 2014 08:21:15 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/start-another-workflow-from-a-service-task-of-a-workflow/m-p/288612#M241742 lementree 2014-05-19T08:21:15Z