Yes, @StartTask requires the taskId to be passed in. Have you looked at the examples that use jbpm yet? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4011417#4011417 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4011417