from jBPM 3.1.0 or maybe 3.1.1 this is also true for the processdefinition itself. That was not the case before View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3959124#3959124 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3959124