apurv agnihotri [http://community.jboss.org/people/apurv888] created the discussion "Subprocess wait state signal handling not working from parent process (jBPM 4.3)" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/544880#544880 -------------------------------------------------------------- Following is our main jPDL xml <?xml version=+"1.0" encoding=+"UTF-8"?>   ++<process name=+"PresenceWorkflow" xmlns=+"http://jbpm.org/4.3/jpdl"> <start g=+"-9,225,80,40"> <transition to=+"wait for presence of user" /> </start> <sub-process name=+"wait for presence of user" sub-process-key=+"waitForPresence" g=+"603,195,177,70"> <parameter-in subvar=+"userDetailsInstance" var=+"user"/><parameter-in subvar=+"timeoutPeriod" var=+"timeoutPeriodMain"/> <parameter-out subvar=+"userDetailsInstance" var=+"user"/><parameter-out subvar=+"subinstanceid" var=+"subinstanceidMain"/> <transition name=+"timeout" to=+"state1" g=+"-47,-20"/> <transition name=+"success" to=+"state1" g=+"369,51:-28,-24"/> </sub-process> <end g=+"220,486,48,48" name=+"end1"/> <end-error g=+"140,488,80,40" name=+"internal error"/> <state g=+"649,418,92,52" name=+"state1" state=+"naas-wait"> </state> </process> +++ ++ xml version=+"1.0"+ encoding=+"UTF-8"+?> < process name=+"waitForPresence"+ xmlns=+http://jbpm.org/4.3/jpdl+> < start g=+"8,103,80,40"+>      <transition to=+"wait for presence"+/></ start> < custom class=+"com.task.WaitForPresenceTask"+ g=+"121,105,100,52"+ name=+"wait for presence"+> <transition to=+"task completion check for wait presnce"/+></ custom> < decision expr=+"#{TaskCompletionStatus}"+ name=+"task completion check for wait presence"+ g=+"287,117,110,92"+> <transition name=+"Success"+ to=+"wait for presence update"+ g=+"-46,-20"+/> <transition name=+"Failure"+ to=+"failure"+ g=+"-40,-20"+/></ decision> < state name=+"wait for presence update"+ g=+"482,114,210,40"+> <on event=+"timeout"+> <timer duedate=+"5 seconds"+/> <event-listener class=+"com.task.WaitStateTimeoutListener"+> </on> <on event=+"start"+> <event-listener class=+"com.eventlistener.WaitForPresenceStartEventListener"+> <field name=+"subscriberVariableName"+><object expr=+"#{userDetailsInstance}"+/></field> </event-listener> </on> <on event=+"end"+> <event-listener class=+"com.eventlistener.WaitForPresenceCompletionEndEventListener"+> <field name=+"subscriberVariableName"+><object expr=+"#{userDetailsInstance}"+/></field> </event-listener> </on> <transition name=+"WAIT_STATE_TIMED_OUT"+ to=+"timeout"+ g=+"-142,-20"+/> <transition name=+"AVAILABLE"+ to=+"test"+ g=+"-64,-9"+/> </ state> < end name=+"success"+ g=+"666,410,80,40"+/> <end name=+"failure"+ g=+"277,415,80,40"+/>< end name=+"timeout"+ g=+"445,414,48,84"+/> </ process> Sample test case extract: // start the main process final ProcessInstance processInstance =   executionService.startProcessInstanceByKey("PresenceWorkflow", variables,processInstanceKey); //  send signal to  subprocess to get out of "wait for presence update" state. executionService.signalExecutionById(processInstance.getId(),"AVAILABLE"); ++ ++ +++++++Problem faced:+++++++ ++ +++++++1) Once execution resumes after sending the above signal workflow exists the subprocess without executing any subsequent tasks. For example, the end event listener is not invoked.+++++++ ++ +++++++2) Unable to get the subprocess execution id. Even if we get the execution id via a hack, we get an exception sending the signal.+++++++ ++++++ +++++++Any help would be very much appreciated.+++ ++ ++ ++Following is the subprocess jPDL +++ +++ ++ ++ ++ ++ +++ + + ++ -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/544880#544880] Start a new discussion in jBPM at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]