What you could do is creating a custom ActionHandler which initilises the subprocesss using the variables of the superprocess. The disadvantage is that the superprocess won't be triggered when the subprocess has finished, but if that's ok I think the easiest solution is the actionHandler View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4166600#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...