Workflow Share Form Configuration Not Rendering few Custom Properties.

[satheeshkumar]

Hi All,

I have created a customWorkFlow model and created custom workflow and configured the form in "share-config-custom.xml" with my custom properties, but still it  doesn't retrive the values which I set during the workflow creation.

My custom WorkFlow Model.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!– Definition of new Model –><model name="hcwf:workFlowModel"   xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">   <!– Optional meta-data about the model –>   <description>Custom Workflow Model</description>   <author>Satheesh Kumar</author>   <version>1.0</version>   <!– Imports are required to allow references to definitions in other models –>   <imports>      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0"         prefix="d" />      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/bpm/1.0"         prefix="bpm" />      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>   </imports>   <!– Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model –>   <namespaces>      <namespace uri="http://www.myorg.com/model/workflow/1.0"         prefix="hcwf" />   </namespaces>   <types>      <type name="hcwf:addNewProductTask">         <parent>bpm:startTask</parent>         <properties>                        <property name="hcwf:sourceNodeRef">               <type>d:noderef</type>               <mandatory>true</mandatory>               <multiple>false</multiple>            </property>            <property name="hcwf:destinationParentNodeRef">               <type>d:noderef</type>               <mandatory>true</mandatory>               <multiple>false</multiple>            </property>            <property name="hcwf:packageInformation">               <type>d:text</type>               <mandatory>true</mandatory>               <multiple>false</multiple>            </property>            <property name="hcwf:workDescription">               <type>d:text</type>               <mandatory>true</mandatory>               <multiple>false</multiple>            </property>         </properties>      </type>            <type name="hcwf:activitiReviewTask">            <parent>bpm:activitiOutcomeTask</parent>            <properties>                <property name="hcwf:reviewOutcome">                    <type>d:text</type>                    <default>Reject</default>                    <constraints>                        <constraint type="LIST">                            <parameter name="allowedValues">                                <list>                                    <value>Approve</value>                                    <value>Reject</value>                                </list>                            </parameter>                        </constraint>                    </constraints>                </property>            </properties>                           <overrides>                <property name="bpm:packageItemActionGroup">                    <default>read_package_item_actions</default>                </property>                <property name="bpm:outcomePropertyName">                    <default>{http://www.myorg.com/model/workflow/1.0}reviewOutcome</default>                </property>            </overrides>        </type>                <type name="hcwf:activitiReviseTask">            <parent>bpm:activitiOutcomeTask</parent>            <properties>                <property name="hcwf:reviseOutcome">                    <type>d:text</type>                    <default>Abort</default>                    <constraints>                        <constraint type="LIST">                            <parameter name="allowedValues">                                <list>                                    <value>Re-Submit</value>                                    <value>Abort</value>                                </list>                            </parameter>                        </constraint>                    </constraints>                </property>            </properties>                           <overrides>                <property name="bpm:packageItemActionGroup">                    <default>read_package_item_actions</default>                </property>                <property name="bpm:outcomePropertyName">                    <default>{http://www.myorg.com/model/workflow/1.0}reviseOutcome</default>                </property>            </overrides>        </type>               </types>   </model>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Java codes where I am setting the values for my custom workflow properties,

public class HCCustomModel {   //Model NameSpace Constants.   public static final String NAMESPACE_HC_CONTENT_MODEL  = "http://www.myorg.com/model/content/1.0";   public static final String NAMESPACE_HC_WORKFLOW_MODEL  = "http://www.myorg.com/model/workflow/1.0";      //Workflow related tasks.      public static final QName QNAME_HC_SOURCENODEREF = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE_HC_WORKFLOW_MODEL,"sourceNodeRef");   public static final QName QNAME_HC_DEST_PARENTNODEREF = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE_HC_WORKFLOW_MODEL,"destinationParentNodeRef");   public static final QName QNAME_HC_WORKDESCRIPTION = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE_HC_WORKFLOW_MODEL,"workDescription");   public static final QName QNAME_HC_PACKAGEINFORMATION = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE_HC_WORKFLOW_MODEL,"packageInformation");   }//WorkFlow Specific Codes,NodeRef wfPackage = getServiceRegistry().getWorkflowService().createPackage(destProductCodeFolderNodeRef);Map<QName, Serializable> workFlowProps = new HashMap<QName, Serializable>();ChildAssociationRef childAssoc = getServiceRegistry().getNodeService().getPrimaryParent(destProductCodeFolderNodeRef);NodeRef productRootNodeRef = HCCustomUtils.getRootNodeRef(HCConstants.PRODUCT_LIBRARY);NodeRef destinationNodeRef = HCCustomUtils.getChildFolderNodeRef(productRootNodeRef, destProductTypeFolder, false);workFlowProps.put(WorkflowModel.ASSOC_PACKAGE, wfPackage);workFlowProps.put(WorkflowModel.PROP_CONTEXT, childAssoc.getParentRef());workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_HC_SOURCENODEREF, destProductCodeFolderNodeRef);workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_HC_DEST_PARENTNODEREF, destinationNodeRef);        workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_HC_WORKDESCRIPTION, "HC workDescription");workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_HC_PACKAGEINFORMATION, "HC packageInformation");workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_BPM_WORK_FLOW_DESCRIPTION, "Content Added for the Product Type \""+destProductTypeFolder+"\"");workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_BPM_COMMENT, "Please review the uploaded content.");workFlowProps.put(HCCustomModel.QNAME_BPM_SEND_EMAIL, true);try{   HCCommonUtils.triggerWorkFlow("activiti$addNewProduct", workFlowProps);}catch(Exception e){   throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("There was an error while initiating workflow named \"activiti$myAddNewProduct\". "+e.getMessage());}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

My CustomWorkflow BPMN(its pretty Big but still I have show it completely here)

<?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:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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://www.activiti.org/test">  <process id="addNewProduct" name="Add New Product WorkFlow" isExecutable="true">    <startEvent id="startevent1" name="Start" activiti:formKey="hcwf:addNewProductTask"></startEvent>    <userTask id="reviewTask" name="Review Product Content Task" activiti:candidateGroups="GROUP_PRODUCT_MANAGER" activiti:formKey="hcwf:activitiReviewTask">      <extensionElements>        <activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">          <activiti:field name="script">            <activiti:string><![CDATA[if (typeof hcwf_sourceNodeRef != 'undefined') task.setVariable('hcwf_sourceNodeRef', hcwf_sourceNodeRef);                  if (typeof hcwf_destinationParentNodeRef != 'undefined') task.setVariable('hcwf_destinationParentNodeRef', hcwf_destinationParentNodeRef);                  if (typeof hcwf_workDescription != 'undefined') task.setVariable('hcwf_workDescription', hcwf_workDescription);                  if (typeof hcwf_packageInformation != 'undefined') task.setVariable('hcwf_packageInformation', hcwf_packageInformation);                  if (typeof bpm_comment != 'undefined') task.setVariable('bpm_comment', bpm_comment);                  logger.log("hcwf_sourceNodeRef:"+hcwf_sourceNodeRef);                  logger.log("hcwf_destinationParentNodeRef:"+hcwf_destinationParentNodeRef);                  logger.log("hcwf_workDescription:"+hcwf_workDescription);                  logger.log("hcwf_packageInformation:"+hcwf_packageInformation);]]></activiti:string>          </activiti:field>        </activiti:taskListener>        <activiti:taskListener event="complete" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">          <activiti:field name="script">            <activiti:string><![CDATA[if(task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome') == 'Approve') {                     execution.setVariable('hcwf_approved', true);                     logger.log("task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome')"+task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome'));                  } else {                     execution.setVariable('hcwf_approved', false);                     logger.log("task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome')"+task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome'));                  }                  execution.setVariable('hcwf_manager',person);                  execution.setVariable('bpm_workflowDescription', task.getVariable('bpm_workflowDescription'));                  execution.setVariable('bpm_description', task.getVariable('bpm_description'));                  execution.setVariable('bpm_comment', task.getVariable('bpm_comment'));]]></activiti:string>          </activiti:field>        </activiti:taskListener>      </extensionElements>    </userTask>    <userTask id="reviseTask" name="Revise Product Content Task" activiti:assignee="${initiator.properties.userName}" activiti:formKey="hcwf:activitiReviseTask">      <extensionElements>        <activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">          <activiti:field name="script">            <activiti:string><![CDATA[if (typeof bpm_comment != 'undefined') task.setVariable('bpm_comment', bpm_comment);                     logger.log("Revise Task, Create -  bpm_workflowDescription: "+ bpm_workflowDescription);                  logger.log("Revise Task, Create -  bpm_description: "+ bpm_description);]]></activiti:string>          </activiti:field>        </activiti:taskListener>        <activiti:taskListener event="complete" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">          <activiti:field name="script">            <activiti:string><![CDATA[if(task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviseOutcome') == 'Re-Submit') {                     execution.setVariable('hcwf_resubmit', true);                     logger.log("task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviseOutcome')"+task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviseOutcome'));                  } else {                     execution.setVariable('hcwf_resubmit', false);                     logger.log("task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviseOutcome')"+task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviseOutcome'));                  }                  execution.setVariable('bpm_comment', task.getVariable('bpm_comment'));]]></activiti:string>          </activiti:field>        </activiti:taskListener>      </extensionElements>    </userTask>    <endEvent id="endevent1" name="End"></endEvent>    <sequenceFlow id="flow1" sourceRef="startevent1" targetRef="reviewTask"></sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow3" sourceRef="reviewTask" targetRef="approveTask">      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"><![CDATA[${hcwf_approved == true}]]></conditionExpression>    </sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow4" sourceRef="reviewTask" targetRef="reviseTask">      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"><![CDATA[${hcwf_approved == false}]]></conditionExpression>    </sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow5" sourceRef="reviseTask" targetRef="abortTask">      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"><![CDATA[${hcwf_resubmit == false}]]></conditionExpression>    </sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow6" sourceRef="reviseTask" targetRef="resubmitTask">      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"><![CDATA[${hcwf_resubmit == true}]]></conditionExpression>    </sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow7" sourceRef="approveTask" targetRef="endevent1"></sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow8" sourceRef="abortTask" targetRef="endevent1"></sequenceFlow>    <userTask id="resubmitTask" name="Review the Resubmitted Product Content Task" activiti:assignee="${hcwf_manager.properties.userName}" activiti:formKey="hcwf:activitiReviewTask">      <extensionElements>        <activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">          <activiti:field name="script">            <activiti:string><![CDATA[if (typeof bpm_comment != 'undefined') task.setVariable('bpm_comment', bpm_comment);]]></activiti:string>          </activiti:field>        </activiti:taskListener>        <activiti:taskListener event="complete" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">          <activiti:field name="script">            <activiti:string><![CDATA[if(task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome') == 'Approve') {                     execution.setVariable('hcwf_approved', true);                     logger.log("task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome')"+task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome'));                  } else {                     execution.setVariable('hcwf_approved', false);                     logger.log("task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome')"+task.getVariableLocal('hcwf_reviewOutcome'));                  }                  execution.setVariable('bpm_workflowDescription', task.getVariable('bpm_workflowDescription'));                  execution.setVariable('bpm_comment', task.getVariable('bpm_comment'));]]></activiti:string>          </activiti:field>        </activiti:taskListener>      </extensionElements>    </userTask>    <sequenceFlow id="flow9" sourceRef="resubmitTask" targetRef="approveTask">      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"><![CDATA[${hcwf_approved == true}]]></conditionExpression>    </sequenceFlow>    <sequenceFlow id="flow10" sourceRef="resubmitTask" targetRef="reviseTask">      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"><![CDATA[${hcwf_approved == false}]]></conditionExpression>    </sequenceFlow>    <serviceTask id="approveTask" name="Approve Task" activiti:class="org.hc.workflows.ApproveRejectExecution"></serviceTask>    <serviceTask id="abortTask" name="Abort Task" activiti:class="org.hc.workflows.ApproveRejectExecution"></serviceTask>  </process>  //Removed the BPMN Diagram</definitions>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Form configuration for my custom workflow review task,

<config evaluator="task-type" condition="hcwf:activitiReviewTask">      <forms>         <form>            <field-visibility>                              <show id="packageItems" force="true" />                              <show id="hcwf:workDescription" force="true" /> //This property is still retrieved with empty value, though I set in my Java class               <show id="hcwf:packageInformation" force="true" /> //This property is still retrieved with empty value, though I set in my Java class               <show id="hcwf:reviewOutcome" force="true" />                              <show id="bpm:comment" force="true" />                              <!– <show id="transitions" /> –>                           </field-visibility>            <appearance>               <set id="productPackage" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.product.package.details" />               <set id="workDesc" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.product.work.description" />               <set id="packageInfo" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.product.package.information" />               <set id="review" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.product.review" />               <set id="comment" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.product.review.comment" />                                            <field id="packageItems" set="productPackage" />                                             <filed id="hcwf:workDescription" set="workDesc">               <!– <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/info.ftl">               </control> –>               </filed>               <filed id="hcwf:packageInformation" set="packageInfo">               <!– <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textarea.ftl"></control> –></filed>                              <field id="hcwf:reviewOutcome" set="review" />               <field id="bpm:comment" set="comment">                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textarea.ftl" />            </field>                                         </appearance>         </form>      </forms>    </config>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

The properties

  <show id="hcwf:workDescription" force="true" /> and <show id="hcwf:packageInformation" force="true" />‍‍

are retrieved with empty values, can you please let me know why these two property values are not showing in my review form?

[sihnu]

Aren't you missing the properties in type "hcwf:activitiReviewTask"? You have set them in start task but they are missing from the review task. I'm not sure if you need to define them again but I do think so. Perhaps worth of a try at least.

[muralidharand]

As I understood your question, you wanted to carry some values from the start workflow page to edit task pages.
If this is correct, you need a change a bit on the model. You need to group, these kind of fields into aspect and make then as mandatory aspects.

      <type name="myCoWF:productCreationStartTask">            <title>Product Creation Start Task</title>            <parent>bpm:startTask</parent>                        <mandatory-aspects>                <aspect>myCoWF:productRequestFields</aspect>            </mandatory-aspects>                    </type>        <type name="myCoWF:productCreationReviewTask">            <title>Product Creation Review Task</title>            <parent>bpm:activitiOutcomeTask</parent>            <properties>                            <property name="myCoWF:oproductCreationReviewOutcome">                    <type>d:text</type>                    <default>Reject</default>                    <constraints>                        <constraint ref="myCoWF:reviewOutcomeOptionConstraint" />                    </constraints>                   </property>            </properties>                         <overrides>                <property name="bpm:packageActionGroup">                    <default>add_package_item_actions</default>                </property>                <property name="bpm:packageItemActionGroup">                    <default>edit_package_item_actions</default>                </property>                <property name="bpm:outcomePropertyName">                    <default>{myCoWF.workflowModel}productCreationReviewOutcome</default>                </property>                            </overrides>                   <mandatory-aspects>                <aspect>myCoWF:productRequestFields</aspect>            </mandatory-aspects>                         </type> ……<aspects>    <aspect name="myCoWF:productRequestFields">      <properties>         <property name="myCoWF:productName">            <title>Product Name</title>            <type>d:text</type>            <mandatory>true</mandatory>            <multiple>false</multiple>         </property>         <property name="myCoWF:productTitle">            <title>Product Title</title>            <type>d:text</type>            <mandatory>false</mandatory>            <multiple>false</multiple>         </property>         <property name="myCoWF:productDescription">            <title>Product Description</title>            <type>d:text</type>            <mandatory>false</mandatory>            <multiple>false</multiple>         </property>   </aspect></aspects>                  ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

In the share-form-config.xml, just include the fields, as normal.
This way, you can share the values across tasks within the workflow.

Please let me know, if you need additional information on this.