User task vs service task

[kesavkolla]

Hi

I'm newbie to BPMN and activiti.  I'm trying to model one of our business flow using the activiti.  I've a sequence of tasks that need to be performed but those need to be kicked off by a human.  The task is a java program (service task) but the execution should be started by human.  How do I combine human task and service task together?

Thanks in advance

[ronald_van_kuij]

Hi

I'm newbie to BPMN and activiti.  I'm trying to model one of our business flow using the activiti.  I've a sequence of tasks that need to be performed but those need to be kicked off by a human.  The task is a java program (service task) but the execution should be started by human.  How do I combine human task and service task together?

Thanks in advance

uhhmm… by putting the service task after a human task and have an almost empty human task? Or does the human need to wait for the service task to finish and then do something again?

[kesavkolla]

It's sequence of tasks.  Each task should be initiated by human.  The idea is the task should wait for human.  We don't want to automatically execute all the tasks.

[ronald_van_kuij]

That's what I said… put a human task in front of each service task that should not start automatically

[kesavkolla]

Thanks for your suggestion.  Let me try that approach.