Ho to design sub-processes (1 to many)

[r3dge]

Hi,

I designed a main process that is linked with one business object. The business object is a batch that contains many folders.

The first task of my process match with the batch business object (1 task for 1 batch).

But for the second task i would like to create many task instances : 1 task for each folder contained in the batch object.

I guess the better way to do that is to design a subprocess that could be instancied for each folder.

Is this the good way to do that ? is there a best design pratice for that ?

thank u

r3dge

[jbarrez]

A multi instance embedded subprocess should do the trick.

[r3dge]

Ok thanks for your response.

Does it means that a java service task has to be created in the main process to launch every embedded subprocess ?

[jbarrez]

No, simply making the embedded subprocess multi instance will do the trick.

[r3dge]

Indeed !

Some precisions (about variables) that would perhaps help someone :

<multiInstanceLoopCharacteristics isSequential="false" activiti:collection="docids" activiti:elementVariable="docid"></multiInstanceLoopCharacteristics>

Property "activiti:collection" is an array that contains all values for the "activiti:elementVariable". That means that each subprocess is started with each value of the array.

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r3dge