yeah, if i had started from scratch i would have taken the path with the 'async' node. but that was not an option (already deployed processes with long running process instance; want to keep new versions to an absolute minimum) in my case. also, i remember another posting in this forum where it was said that one of the big advantages of jbpm over other workflow engines is that you can extend it with your own code :-) View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4237879#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...