topic Re: Process' Start Date in Alfresco Archive

Process' Start Date

andres_gueci — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:10:08 GMT

Hello. I would like to allow a user can only start a process before a specific date. Is it possible using the activiti plugin?Thanks.

Re: Process' Start Date

jbarrez — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:07:05 GMT

Doesn't http://activiti.org/userguide/index.html#bpmnTimerStartEvent cover your needs?

Re: Process' Start Date

andres_gueci — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:05:51 GMT

Thanks for your answer. But it doesn't cover my needs because it start process on a specific date. I would like to avoid to start process after a specific date. Any ideas?

Re: Process' Start Date

ingo_ri — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:20:24 GMT

Hi,

If you have the chance to handle it your application, do it there.

Other Idea: write a listener on the start-event, check there if the user may start a process instance. If not, throw an ActivitiExecption with the message, that he isn't allowed to do this.

Kind Regards,

Ingo

Re: Process' Start Date

andres_gueci — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:37:01 GMT

I tried to set a listener on the start event but it isn't possible using the activiti plugin. If there isn't any way I have to handle it in my application.

Thanks.

Re: Process' Start Date

jbarrez — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:51:28 GMT

That is indeed something you will need to handle in your application.

But it does sound like a valid feature request, actually…

Re: Process' Start Date

andres_gueci — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:03:14 GMT

Ok. Thanks! I will handle it in my application.

However, in certain process, for example, calls for studying in a University, it is necessary to avoid that students start the process after the deadline.

Re: Process' Start Date

jbarrez — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:07:11 GMT

True. I created http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/ACT-1422

I didn't add a release to it, as this is pretty low priorty. But I do like the feature, nonetheless.
So watch the issue for any updates 😉

Re: Process' Start Date

andres_gueci — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:35:34 GMT

Great!

Thanks a lot.