"meeru777" wrote : i got it to work, | | is this the right approach to do it? | | | | String q = "select pi from org.jbpm.graph.exe.ProcessInstance as pi, | | org.jbpm.context.exe.VariableInstance as vi" | | + " where pi.id = vi.processInstance and pi.rootToken.node.name = '" + | | wfStatus + "' and vi.value='"+ variableValue + "' and vi.name='" + | | variableName + "'"; | | | 1. Does it deliver the expected result set? If so --> Looks good :-) 2. Why do you check the node name? I ask because I basically look for task instances that are assigned to a user (ti.actorId = :userId) and have a set of process variables/values like status and order number. I try to keep as much process specific knowledge outside my application. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3971857#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...