[jboss-user] [jBPM] - Trying to set ActorId in On Entry Action - work item is null

jemmerling [https://community.jboss.org/people/jemmerling] created the discussion "Trying to set ActorId in On Entry Action - work item is null" To view the discussion, visit: https://community.jboss.org/message/648746#648746 -------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I am trying to implement an On Entry Action to set the ActorId for a work item. More generally, what I am trying to do is to assign a task to a specific actor under certain circumstances. In the process definition, the ActorId is empty for the node however GroupId is specified. So ordinarily, some member of a group will claim the task, however given a certain condition, I want the task to be assigned to a specific actor. This is probably the wrong way to do it, but I hope I am close. So I implemented this On Entry Action, I can access the node instance but there is no work item (as opposed to the situation encountered in an On Exit Action): System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * manager: " + manager + " * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "); if (manager != null) { System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * setting ActorId to " + manager + " * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "); WorkItemNodeInstance nodeInstance = (WorkItemNodeInstance)kcontext.getNodeInstance(); if (nodeInstance != null) {   WorkItem workItem = nodeInstance.getWorkItem();   if (workItem != null)   {    System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * about to set ActorId to " + manager + " * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ");    workItem.setParameter("ActorId", manager);    String actorId = (String) workItem.getParameter("ActorId");    System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * ActorId was set to " + actorId + " * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ");   }   else   {    System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * workItem was null * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ");   } } else {   System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * nodeInstance was null * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "); } } else { System.out.println("NOT setting ActorId"); } Here is what is written to stdout: * * * * * * * * * manager: pmanager2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * setting ActorId to pmanager2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * workItem was null * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Can anybody see what I am trying to do and tell me what is the correct approach? Thanks! --JE -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [https://community.jboss.org/message/648746#648746] Start a new discussion in jBPM at Community [https://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]