how to set timer set up data

[alal007]

How can I specify values of duedate, repeat values at run time base on context variables. I don't want to set these values at design time but at run time.

appreciate your help

[alal007]

question above was in referen eto timers setting

[ulfreich]

Hi, did you get to a solution? I would like to do the same, but I have only been able to change the created Timer dueDate (using a Duration object).

The string with the duedate can be found in the JBPM_ACTION table, that's where I want to change it, but I just dont know how. Thanks!

[alal007]

can you put solution about how you did for due date. I was busy with other thing so didn't worked on above issue. But, will let you know if I find any solution.

jBPM guru, this seems to be very common requirement. Any pointer how we can achive this?

[ulfreich]

What I could do easily was set a new dueDate of an already existing Timer "instance" (a record in the JBPM_TIMER table) using a Duration object, but not the dueDate string in the JBPM_ACTION table. What I did is as follows:

//Any duration:
String dueDate = "30 seconds";

// parses the dueDateStr:
BusinessCalendar businessCalendar = new BusinessCalendar();
Duration duration = new Duration(dueDateStr);
Date dueDate = businessCalendar.add( new Date(), duration );

timer.setDueDate(dueDate);

jbpmSession.getSession().update(timer);

You have to wrap that in the respective transaction handler code (beginTX, commit, rollback).

Seems like the jbpm API doesnt have a method to set the dueDate in the definition of the Timer (JBPM_ACTION table).. :S