Automatically launching the user's next task

[pauljeba]

I am using Acitivi for a big size implementation and came across a need, where the same user needs to complete multiple tasks in sequence. How can the successive task's forms be opened automatically after the completion of the first form in activiti?

Basically I am looking for this feature that is present in IBM BPM - http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/dmndhelp/v8r0m1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.wbpm.wle.editor.doc%2Fm...

Please guide

- Paul

[martin_grofcik]

Hi Paul,

Try to query for task assigned to the current user from the same process instance as the already completed task. After that you can automatically open it.

Regards
Martin

[pauljeba]

Martin thanks for the answer. Glad to know there is a solution. But, i dint exctly understand your answer. What should the query surround? How will the query invoke the next task?

[martin_grofcik]

Hi Paul.

(May be I did not understand your question.) I am sure there is a solution (we have implemented it in our products).
From my point of view there are several possibilities (e.g.:
1. task is completed -> request to the server to complete task
2. get next task -> request to the server (query for next user task) and as a response you can get next task form- depends on your form technology.
3. frontend can parse new user task form and display it.
)
Regards
Martin