What database is in use? What transaction isolation is in place? What version of JBPM are you using? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4080056#4080056 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4080056