This is a question for the user forum, and it is basically standard java. And please note that jbpm 3.1.4 is quite an old version! View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4191270#4191270 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4191270