topic how to update a process variable? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133949#M94057 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Maybe this question sounds very silly, but I can not find a solution and answer about it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I user a process variable through the whole process instance.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>So my question is can I change the process variable without compete a task?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Below is my sample code:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>P1: I user this to get and view my process variable:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-java line-numbers"><CODE><BR />ProcessVariable p = (ProcessVariable) runtimeService.getVariable(<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;processInstance.getId(), "processVariable");<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>P2: then I want to update the process variable:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>ProcessVariable&nbsp; is businessprocess Scope, and injected to my class.</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-java line-numbers"><CODE><BR />processVariable.setStatus("Readed");<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>after that, I use P1 again to view the process variable</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>but nothing change to the process variable.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>the debug result is, after P2, the injected process variable value have change, but the getVariable result of P1 remain the same..</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:38:22 GMT wenweikun 2013-07-03T08:38:22Z how to update a process variable? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133949#M94057 Maybe this question sounds very silly, but I can not find a solution and answer about it.I user a process variable through the whole process instance.So my question is can I change the process variable without compete a task?Below is my sample code<IMG id="smileytongue" class="emoticon emoticon-smileytongue" src="https://migration33.stage.lithium.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-tongue.png" alt="Smiley Tongue" title="Smiley Tongue" />1: I user this to get and view my process variable Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:38:22 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133949#M94057 wenweikun 2013-07-03T08:38:22Z Re: how to update a process variable? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133950#M94058 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You have to explicitly invoke the runtimeService setVariable method to update that variable.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best regards,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:24:31 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133950#M94058 trademak 2013-07-03T09:24:31Z Re: how to update a process variable? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133951#M94059 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thank you so much!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>BTW, can I set auto commit&nbsp; for this update?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:30:59 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133951#M94059 wenweikun 2013-07-03T09:30:59Z Re: how to update a process variable? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133952#M94060 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Why would you want that? It would screw the transaction going on at tat time</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:20:20 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-update-a-process-variable/m-p/133952#M94060 jbarrez 2013-07-03T10:20:20Z