[jbpm-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Updated: (JBPM-2921) Provide AssignmentHandler like functionality with BPMN

Provide AssignmentHandler like functionality with BPMN ------------------------------------------------------ Key: JBPM-2921 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/browse/JBPM-2921 Project: jBPM Issue Type: Sub-task Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: Documentation, Runtime Engine Affects Versions: jBPM 4.4 Reporter: Jamie Balling Assignee: HuiSheng Xu Fix For: jBPM 4.5 I posted a question on the community about how to mimic AssignmentHandler functionality when using BPMN and received a response from HuiSheng Xu asking that I enter a feature request. http://community.jboss.org/message/554236#554236 Specifically: I am successfully using jPDL with an AssignmentHandler to programatically assign a task. <task name="review" > <assignment-handler class="mypackage.AssignBySomeRule"> <field name="ruleName"> <string value="exampleAssignmentRuleName" /> </field> </assignment-handler> <transition to="approval" /> </task> Is it possible to accomplish this with BPMN? I know there is a "resourceAssignmentExpression", but it isn't clear that this can do the same thing. <userTask id="myTask" name="My task"> <potentialOwner resourceRef="manager" jbpm:type="group"> <resourceAssignmentExpression> <formalExpression>management</formalExpression> </resourceAssignmentExpression> </potentialOwner> </userTask> Can the "formalExpression" invoke arbitrary java classes or does it need to use process variables to evaluate to a user or group name? Thanks! --------------------- reply from HuiSheng Xu in jBPM Hi Jamine, There is no support for AssignmentHandler in BPMN. Please open an issue for this feature.