First of all, 'nodes' should not be long running in the client thread (the thread from which it is signalled). Use the jBPM async functionality for this. The functionality you describe is already in the current jBPM webconsole and will eventually also make it into the new upcoming GWT based console. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4188877#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...