Activiti Explorer ignores the activiti:candidateStarterUsers-Tag in bpmn-File

[b_schnarr]

I created a simple BPMN-Diagram in eclipse. In addition, I added a candidate Starter as a String : activiti:candidateStarterUsers="kermit"
I extendet the Activiti explorer that the startableByUser-Value is considered. This is tested and works well.
When I upload the bpmn-File via the activiti explorer, the Process does not occur for kermit. When I export the bpmn-file again, the whole tag activiti:candidateStarterUsers="kermi" disappeared.

here the bpmn-File:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<definitions xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:activiti="http://activiti.org/bpmn" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:omgdc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:omgdi="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" typeLanguage="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" expressionLanguage="http://www.w3.org/1999/XPath" targetNamespace="http://activiti.org/bpmn20">
  <process id="activitiReview" name="PROFI Review Process" isExecutable="true" activiti:candidateStarterUsers="kermit">
    <endEvent id="endevent1" name="End"></endEvent>
    <startEvent id="startevent1" name="Start" activiti:initiator="initiator"></startEvent>
    <userTask id="usertask1" name="Fill form" activiti:assignee="${initiator}">
      <extensionElements>
        <activiti:formProperty id="approver" name="Approver" type="user" required="true"></activiti:formProperty>
        <activiti:formProperty id="duedate" name="Approval due date" type="date" required="true"></activiti:formProperty>
        <activiti:formProperty id="instructions" name="Instructions" type="string"></activiti:formProperty>
      </extensionElements>
    </userTask>
    <userTask id="usertask3" name="User feedback" activiti:assignee="${initiator}">
      <documentation>Task completed by ${approver}: ${(approved.equals('true')) ? 'Approved.' : 'Rejected!'}</documentation>
      <extensionElements>
        <activiti:formProperty id="motivation" name="Motivation" type="string" writable="false"></activiti:formProperty>
      </extensionElements>
    </userTask>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow1" sourceRef="startevent1" targetRef="usertask1"></sequenceFlow>
    <userTask id="usertask2" name="Review Document" activiti:assignee="${approver}" activiti:dueDate="${duedate}">
      <documentation>Approval request created by ${initiator}: ${instructions}</documentation>
      <extensionElements>
        <activiti:formProperty id="approved" name="Decision" type="enum" required="true">
          <activiti:value id="true" name="Approve"></activiti:value>
          <activiti:value id="false" name="Reject"></activiti:value>
        </activiti:formProperty>
        <activiti:formProperty id="motivation" name="Motivation" type="string"></activiti:formProperty>
      </extensionElements>
    </userTask>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow2" sourceRef="usertask1" targetRef="usertask2"></sequenceFlow>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow3" sourceRef="usertask2" targetRef="usertask3"></sequenceFlow>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow4" sourceRef="usertask3" targetRef="endevent1"></sequenceFlow>
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_activitiReview">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane bpmnElement="activitiReview" id="BPMNPlane_activitiReview">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="endevent1" id="BPMNShape_endevent1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="35.0" width="35.0" x="760.0" y="186.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="startevent1" id="BPMNShape_startevent1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="35.0" width="35.0" x="40.0" y="186.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="usertask1" id="BPMNShape_usertask1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="71.0" width="121.0" x="160.0" y="168.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="usertask3" id="BPMNShape_usertask3">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="55.0" width="105.0" x="570.0" y="176.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="usertask2" id="BPMNShape_usertask2">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="65.0" width="121.0" x="360.0" y="171.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow1" id="BPMNEdge_flow1">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="75.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="160.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow2" id="BPMNEdge_flow2">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="281.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="360.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow3" id="BPMNEdge_flow3">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="481.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="570.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow4" id="BPMNEdge_flow4">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="675.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="760.0" y="203.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
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Is this a bug?

Thanks and best regards
Ben

[b_schnarr]

Everything is fine. It was my fault. You must upload the new bpmn-file in the "Deployments"-Section and not in the "Model Workspace" Section with the import button.

[jbarrez]

Ok, thanks for posting back the solution to your own problem 🙂