topic Re: Random tasks generating on new install in Alfresco Archive

Random tasks generating on new install

john7201 — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:14:04 GMT

Hi,I've installed Alfresco CE 4.2.c on a CentOS 6.4 64-bit server. I've updated Alfresco to use MySql Server (5.169) as the database .I've also downloaded and installed Activity 5.13 to the same server and configured it to use the same MySql database. (By installed, I mean that I copied to explore

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

vercettistate — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:42:11 GMT

I have this annoying problem too. If anyone knows what is going on… My DB is SQLServer 2012.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

vercettistate — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:21:40 GMT

I figured out a possible solution. If you use the REST API to deploy process you must delete the following lines in WEB-INF/classes/activiti-context.xml, inside activiti-rest.war

<code>
<bean id="demoDataGenerator" class="org.activiti.rest.demo.DemoDataGenerator"
init-method="init">
<property name="processEngine" ref="processEngine" />
<property name="createDemoUsersAndGroups" value="true" />
<property name="createDemoProcessDefinitions" value="true" />
<property name="createDemoModels" value="true" />
</bean>
</code>

This lines are responsable to generate demo/random data in the database.
It works here. Hope this helps.

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

jbarrez — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:50:56 GMT

That is indeed the case. See http://activiti.org/userguide/index.html#activiti.setup.database

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

john7201 — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:32:15 GMT

Thanks. I do remember seeing those instructions when I setup the database - and I indeed forgot to make those changes. Any advice on removing the generated data. I can complete the regular process tasks to get them output of the inbox/queue, but the ones with the Latin titles throw the 'Warning: UserID is null' message and I cannot take any action on them.
Thanks again for your help….

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

john7201 — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:11:55 GMT

Was able to delete demo tasks directly through MySql. Set all demo options to false in both the activiti-standalone-context.xml and activiti-context.xml. Demo tasks no longer show up, but the ones with the random Latin phrases still get generated with each restart. Any other thoughts?
Thanks…

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

jbarrez — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 13:58:47 GMT

Did you do the same for the REST web app (if you have it running?)

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

bmarkmann — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:15:23 GMT

If you do disable the demo content creation, is there any way to create a user before starting up? (ie. if you don't have kermit / fozzy / gonzo, how do you log in when you first fire it up?)

I was able to get around it by turning off the demo content creation except for demo users, and then creating other users before getting rid of the demo users and groups – but seems like there should be a simpler way.

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

bdietz — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:33:23 GMT

I have the same issue. I was able to deactivate the demo data creation for the processes and models, but these random tasks are still created with every startup. They cause exceptions in the explorer when opened and I can't even delete the in my MySQL Workbench. Is there a way to prevent their creation?

Thanks for your help!

Re: Random tasks generating on new install

frederikherema1 — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 08:58:30 GMT

Remove the demoDataGenerator bean from the applicationContext.xml file in the webapp…