<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<definitions id="definitions"
targetNamespace="http://activiti.org/bpmn20"
xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:activiti="http://activiti.org/bpmn">
<process id="vacationRequest" name="Vacation request">
<startEvent id="request" activiti:initiator="employeeName">
<extensionElements>
<activiti:formProperty id="numberOfDays" name="Number of days" type="long" value="1" required="true"/>
<activiti:formProperty id="startDate" name="First day of holiday (dd-MM-yyy)" datePattern="dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm" type="date" required="true" />
<activiti:formProperty id="vacationMotivation" name="Motivation" type="string" />
</extensionElements>
</startEvent>
<sequenceFlow id="flow1" sourceRef="request" targetRef="handleRequest" />
<userTask id="handleRequest" name="Handle vacation request" >
<documentation>
${employeeName} would like to take ${numberOfDays} day(s) of vacation (Motivation: ${vacationMotivation}).
</documentation>
<extensionElements>
<activiti:formProperty id="vacationApproved" name="Do you approve this vacation" type="enum" required="true">
<activiti:value id="true" name="Approve" />
<activiti:value id="false" name="Reject" />
</activiti:formProperty>
<activiti:formProperty id="managerMotivation" name="Motivation" type="string" />
</extensionElements>
<potentialOwner>
<resourceAssignmentExpression>
<formalExpression>management</formalExpression>
</resourceAssignmentExpression>
</potentialOwner>
</userTask>
<sequenceFlow id="flow2" sourceRef="handleRequest" targetRef="requestApprovedDecision" />
<exclusiveGateway id="requestApprovedDecision" name="Request approved?" />
<sequenceFlow id="flow3" sourceRef="requestApprovedDecision" targetRef="sendApprovalMail">
<conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression">${vacationApproved == 'true'}</conditionExpression>
</sequenceFlow>
<task id="sendApprovalMail" name="Send confirmation e-mail" />
<sequenceFlow id="flow4" sourceRef="sendApprovalMail" targetRef="theEnd1" />
<endEvent id="theEnd1" />
<sequenceFlow id="flow5" sourceRef="requestApprovedDecision" targetRef="adjustVacationRequestTask">
<conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression">${vacationApproved == 'false'}</conditionExpression>
</sequenceFlow>
<userTask id="adjustVacationRequestTask" name="Adjust vacation request">
<documentation>
Your manager has disapproved your vacation request for ${numberOfDays} days.
Reason: ${managerMotivation}
</documentation>
<extensionElements>
<activiti:formProperty id="numberOfDays" name="Number of days" value="${numberOfDays}" type="long" required="true"/>
<activiti:formProperty id="startDate" name="First day of holiday (dd-MM-yyy)" value="${startDate}" datePattern="dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm" type="date" required="true"
<activiti:formProperty id="vacationMotivation" name="Motivation" value="${vacationMotivation}" type="string" />
<activiti:formProperty id="resendRequest" name="Resend vacation request to manager?" type="enum" required="true">
<activiti:value id="true" name="Yes" />
<activiti:value id="false" name="No" />
</activiti:formProperty>
</extensionElements>
<humanPerformer>
<resourceAssignmentExpression>
<formalExpression>${employeeName}</formalExpression>
</resourceAssignmentExpression>
</humanPerformer>
</userTask>
<sequenceFlow id="flow6" sourceRef="adjustVacationRequestTask" targetRef="resendRequestDecision" />
<exclusiveGateway id="resendRequestDecision" name="Resend request?" />
<sequenceFlow id="flow7" sourceRef="resendRequestDecision" targetRef="handleRequest">
<conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression">${resendRequest == 'true'}</conditionExpression>
</sequenceFlow>
<sequenceFlow id="flow8" sourceRef="resendRequestDecision" targetRef="theEnd2">
<conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression">${resendRequest == 'false'}</conditionExpression>
</sequenceFlow>
<endEvent id="theEnd2" />
</process>
</definitions>
Map<String, Object> variables = new HashMap<String, Object>();
variables.put("employeeName", "Kermit");
variables.put("numberOfDays", new Integer(4));
variables.put("vacationMotivation", "I'm really tired!");
RuntimeService runtimeService = processEngine.getRuntimeService();
ProcessInstance processInstance = runtimeService.startProcessInstanceByKey("vacationRequest", variables);
// Verify that we started a new process instance
Log.info("Number of process instances: " + runtimeService.createProcessInstanceQuery().count());