Here is the code I used to start the process instance: | ProcessInstance instanceForUpdate = jbpmContext.newProcessInstanceForUpdate(processDefinition.getName()); | instanceForUpdate.getTaskMgmtInstance().createStartTaskInstance(); | jbpmContext.save(instanceForUpdate); | jbpmContext.close(); | (I just added the save(), which I didn't think I needed in this case... and it didn't help). Then at some later time (with a new jbpmContext), I've gotten the task instance as I noted in the initial post. Does that help? The way I'm starting the workflow seemed a little odd, but seems to work. Was there some other way I'm supposed to do it? Thanks, -Jon View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4046286#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...