The task is created when the execution reaches that stage in the processDefinition. eg: | <task assignee="alex" g="277,235,92,52" name="review1"> | <transition g="-73,-25" name="approved1" to="review2"/> | </task> | <task assignee="alex" g="277,235,92,52" name="review2"> | <transition g="-73,-25" name="approved2" to="audit"/> | </task> | 'review2' will not be created until 'review1' is completed. Consider this: | <task assignee="alex" g="277,235,92,52" name="review0"> | <transition g="-73,-25" name="approved1" to="review1"/> | <transition g="-73,-25" name="approved2" to="review2"/> | </task> | <task assignee="alex" g="277,235,92,52" name="review1"> | <transition g="-73,-25" name="approved" to="review2"/> | </task> | <task assignee="alex" g="277,235,92,52" name="review2"> | <transition g="-73,-25" name="approved2" to="audit"/> | </task> | You have two options in tasknode review1: unless you pick one of them while completing the task, the next task cannot be determined, so the next task will not be created up front. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4245721#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...