Indeed, I'd rather use the straight-forward syntax, you're right about that. Doesn't the object become a process variable by using the mapping in ESB? As follows (thursday already...?): <property name="esb-to-jbpm"> | <!-- esb-name maps to getBody().get("eVar1") --> | <variables> | <variable esb-name="some_object" jbpm-name="jbpm_object" /> | </variables> | </property> Meaning the process 'should' have acces to the 'jbpm_object'-variable? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4083929#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...