Cannot deploy process with id containing space

[hery1]

Hi,

I am using the Activiti Engine v5.5 and I noticed that I cannot deploy a process that has an id that contains a space.

Here is the error message:

May 9, 2011 4:27:13 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.ProcessEngineImpl <init>
INFO: ProcessEngine default created
May 9, 2011 4:27:13 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.deployer.BpmnDeployer deploy
INFO: Processing resource testSignavioResult.bpmn20.xml
May 9, 2011 4:27:13 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.parser.BpmnParse parseDefinitionsAttributes
INFO: XMLSchema currently not supported as typeLanguage
May 9, 2011 4:27:13 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.parser.BpmnParse parseDefinitionsAttributes
INFO: XPath currently not supported as expressionLanguage
May 9, 2011 4:27:13 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext close
SEVERE: Error while closing command context
org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException: cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: 'testServiceTask Key' is not a valid value for 'NCName'
. | testSignavioResult.bpmn20.xml | line 3 | column 86
cvc-attribute.3: The value 'testServiceTask Key' of attribute 'id' on element 'process' is not valid with respect to its
 type, 'ID'. | testSignavioResult.bpmn20.xml | line 3 | column 86
cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: 'testServiceTask Key' is not a valid value for 'QName'. | testSignavioResult.bpmn20.xml | line
 26 | column 105
cvc-attribute.3: The value 'testServiceTask Key' of attribute 'bpmnElement' on element 'bpmndi:BPMNPlane' is not valid w
ith respect to its type, 'QName'. | testSignavioResult.bpmn20.xml | line 26 | column 105

        at org.activiti.engine.impl.util.xml.Parse.throwActivitiExceptionForErrors(Parse.java:186)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.parser.BpmnParse.execute(BpmnParse.java:172)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.deployer.BpmnDeployer.deploy(BpmnDeployer.java:81)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.deploy.DeploymentCache.deploy(DeploymentCache.java:37)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.DeploymentManager.insertDeployment(DeploymentManager.java:39)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.DeployCmd.execute(DeployCmd.java:57)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.DeployCmd.execute(DeployCmd.java:30)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:24)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:42)
        at org.activiti.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor$1.doInTransaction(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:42)
        at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:130)
        at org.activiti.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.execute(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:40)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:33)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.RepositoryServiceImpl.deploy(RepositoryServiceImpl.java:43)
        at org.activiti.engine.impl.repository.DeploymentBuilderImpl.deploy(DeploymentBuilderImpl.java:105)
        at testActiviti.App.main(App.java:26)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.codehaus.mojo.exec.ExecJavaMojo$1.run(ExecJavaMojo.java:290)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Here is my testSignavioResult.bpmn20.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<definitions xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" 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" xmlns:signavio="http://www.signavio.com" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" exporter="Signavio Process Editor, http://www.signavio.com" exporterVersion="" id="sid-660c3ba3-4e73-4b77-891d-12ac6570bf7c" targetNamespace="http://www.signavio.com/bpmn20" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0/20100501/BPMN20.xsd">
   <process id="testServiceTask Key" isExecutable="false" name="testServiceTaskName">
      <startEvent id="sid-C3606459-DAF0-4878-B0D9-617D3F4B4BFD" name="">
         <extensionElements>
            <signavio:signavioMetaData metaKey="bgcolor" metaValue="#ffffff"/>
         </extensionElements>
      </startEvent>
      <serviceTask activiti:class="testActiviti.ServiceDelegate" id="sid-E380ED68-3FE7-4989-99C7-F2E8FB251A07" isForCompensation="false" name="Task name">
         <extensionElements>
            <activiti:field expression="serviceName" name="serviceName"/>
            <activiti:field expression="serviceInputVariables" name="serviceInputVar"/>
            <activiti:field expression="serviceOutputVariables" name="serviceOutputVar"/>
            <signavio:signavioMetaData metaKey="bgcolor" metaValue="#ffffcc"/>
         </extensionElements>
      </serviceTask>
      <endEvent id="sid-D3183BEA-DC44-4AC5-A5F7-C4C135BA8009" name="">
         <extensionElements>
            <signavio:signavioMetaData metaKey="bgcolor" metaValue="#ffffff"/>
         </extensionElements>
      </endEvent>
      <sequenceFlow id="sid-6EB4D5AB-B57E-44E0-817B-B40F27EEDF5D" name="" sourceRef="sid-C3606459-DAF0-4878-B0D9-617D3F4B4BFD" targetRef="sid-E380ED68-3FE7-4989-99C7-F2E8FB251A07"/>
      <sequenceFlow id="sid-FC81BE2C-B23F-4E88-BA95-BF2676F2EE76" name="" sourceRef="sid-E380ED68-3FE7-4989-99C7-F2E8FB251A07" targetRef="sid-D3183BEA-DC44-4AC5-A5F7-C4C135BA8009"/>
   </process>
   <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="sid-046b0014-c5e3-4bac-9353-54af0edf4fb1">
      <bpmndi:BPMNPlane bpmnElement="testServiceTask Key" id="sid-404da466-7bc8-4467-b98e-7e1fca88dbbb">
         <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="sid-C3606459-DAF0-4878-B0D9-617D3F4B4BFD" id="sid-C3606459-DAF0-4878-B0D9-617D3F4B4BFD_gui">
            <omgdc:Bounds height="30.0" width="30.0" x="75.0" y="176.0"/>
         </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
         <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="sid-E380ED68-3FE7-4989-99C7-F2E8FB251A07" id="sid-E380ED68-3FE7-4989-99C7-F2E8FB251A07_gui">
            <omgdc:Bounds height="80.0" width="100.0" x="150.0" y="151.0"/>
         </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
         <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="sid-D3183BEA-DC44-4AC5-A5F7-C4C135BA8009" id="sid-D3183BEA-DC44-4AC5-A5F7-C4C135BA8009_gui">
            <omgdc:Bounds height="28.0" width="28.0" x="285.0" y="177.0"/>
         </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
         <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="sid-FC81BE2C-B23F-4E88-BA95-BF2676F2EE76" id="sid-FC81BE2C-B23F-4E88-BA95-BF2676F2EE76_gui">
            <omgdi:waypoint x="250.0" y="191.0"/>
            <omgdi:waypoint x="285.0" y="191.0"/>
         </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
         <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="sid-6EB4D5AB-B57E-44E0-817B-B40F27EEDF5D" id="sid-6EB4D5AB-B57E-44E0-817B-B40F27EEDF5D_gui">
            <omgdi:waypoint x="105.0" y="191.0"/>
            <omgdi:waypoint x="150.0" y="191.0"/>
         </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
   </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

If I remove the space, as in these 2 lines:
From:

<process id="testServiceTask Key" isExecutable="false" name="testServiceTaskName">‍

To:

<process id="testServiceTaskKey" isExecutable="false" name="testServiceTaskName">‍

From:

<bpmndi:BPMNPlane bpmnElement="testServiceTask Key" id="sid-404da466-7bc8-4467-b98e-7e1fca88dbbb">‍

To:

<bpmndi:BPMNPlane bpmnElement="testServiceTaskKey" id="sid-404da466-7bc8-4467-b98e-7e1fca88dbbb">‍

then, the process will be able to be deployed.

Is there a special reason for not allowing a space in process id? Or is it just a bug?

[frederikherema1]

cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: 'testServiceTask Key' is not a valid value for 'QName'

The id should be a QName, according to the BPMN 2.0 spec, so no whitespace allowed (and some other characters, like colons etc). So it's not a bug, just a restriction on the value of the id.

[hery1]

I see. Thanks for the clarification!