1: Exception handling like in jBPM 3 is still on the todo list (look in Jira). For technical retries to external systems etc, I do not think jBPM should reinvent (reimplement) the wheel (like they are doing in drools with reinventing workflow) but leverage what is already there, JBoss ESB or JMS or your custom code/custom node. For business level retries, what you describe is an option. Might require a custom node though. 2: Yes (at least tin 4.1, afaik, in 4.0 there was a small issue, that error jobs could block the rest) View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4253247#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...