4 Replies Latest reply on Nov 26, 2007 10:13 AM by pietermartin

    BPM, Seam pageflow question?

    pietermartin

      Hi,

      I asked this on the seam forum but got no reply. Maybe someone here can help.

      What is the relationship between bpm:process-definitions and bpm:pageflow-definitions?

      The seam doc says

      a single task in a business process corresponds to a whole pageflow <pageflow-definition>


      I am however not using tasks.

      Is it possible to start a business process and a page flow at the same time and then during certain points in the page flow to advance the token in the business process?

      I have tried this but am getting connection errors when I access the db via a seam component from a jsf page.

      javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: /signyouup/choosePhone.xhtml @22,35 actionListener="#{phoneManager.findWebPhoneModelsForMake}": javax.ejb.EJBTransactionRolledbackException: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: Cannot
      open connection
       at com.sun.facelets.el.LegacyMethodBinding.invoke(LegacyMethodBinding.java:73)
       at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:376)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxActionComponent.broadcast(AjaxActionComponent.java:61)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:184)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:162)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:350)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:97)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:251)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:117)
       at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:244)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.j
      ava:290)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
      
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
       at org.jboss.seam.debug.hot.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:85)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:44)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:141)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:281)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.j
      ava:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
      
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.j
      ava:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
      
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.ja
      va:179)
       at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
       at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:
      157)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
       at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:262)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.ja
      va:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
      Caused by: javax.ejb.EJBTransactionRolledbackException: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException
      : Cannot open connection
       at org.jboss.ejb3.tx.Ejb3TxPolicy.handleInCallerTx(Ejb3TxPolicy.java:87)
       at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInCallerTx(TxPolicy.java:130)
       at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxInterceptor$Required.invoke(TxInterceptor.java:195)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:95)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.stateful.StatefulInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatefulInstanceInterceptor.ja
      va:83)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.jav
      a:77)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.security.Ejb3AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(Ejb3AuthenticationIntercepto
      r.java:110)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:46)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:1
      06)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.stateful.StatefulContainer.localInvoke(StatefulContainer.java:206)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.stateful.StatefulLocalProxy.invoke(StatefulLocalProxy.java:119)
       at $Proxy247.findWebPhoneModelsForMake(Unknown Source)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
       at org.jboss.seam.util.Reflections.invoke(Reflections.java:21)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInvocationContext.proceed(RootInvocationContext.java:31)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.ClientSideInterceptor$1.proceed(ClientSideInterceptor.java:76)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:56)
       at org.jboss.seam.ejb.RemoveInterceptor.aroundInvoke(RemoveInterceptor.java:41)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.core.SynchronizationInterceptor.aroundInvoke(SynchronizationInterceptor.ja
      va:32)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInterceptor.invoke(RootInterceptor.java:106)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.ClientSideInterceptor.invoke(ClientSideInterceptor.java:54)
       at org.javassist.tmp.java.lang.Object_$$_javassist_7.findWebPhoneModelsForMake(Object_$$_jav
      assist_7.java)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
       at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:328)
       at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:341)
       at org.jboss.el.parser.AstPropertySuffix.invoke(AstPropertySuffix.java:58)
       at org.jboss.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:96)
       at org.jboss.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:276)
       at org.jboss.seam.el.OptionalParameterMethodExpression.invoke(OptionalParameterMethodExpress
      ion.java:45)
       at com.sun.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:68)
       at com.sun.facelets.el.LegacyMethodBinding.invoke(LegacyMethodBinding.java:69)
       ... 46 more
      Caused by: javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: Can
      not open connection
       at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.throwPersistenceException(AbstractEntityManag
      erImpl.java:629)
       at org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl.getResultList(QueryImpl.java:73)
       at com.yannitech.virgin.selfcare.product.manager.PhoneManagerAction.findWebPhoneModelsForMak
      e(PhoneManagerAction.java:59)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:112)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.InvocationContextImpl.proceed(InvocationContextImpl.java:166)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.EJBInvocationContext.proceed(EJBInvocationContext.java:44)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:56)
       at org.jboss.seam.transaction.RollbackInterceptor.aroundInvoke(RollbackInterceptor.java:31)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.core.BijectionInterceptor.aroundInvoke(BijectionInterceptor.java:46)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.bpm.BusinessProcessInterceptor.aroundInvoke(BusinessProcessInterceptor.jav
      a:49)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.core.MethodContextInterceptor.aroundInvoke(MethodContextInterceptor.java:4
      2)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.persistence.EntityManagerProxyInterceptor.aroundInvoke(EntityManagerProxyI
      nterceptor.java:26)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.persistence.HibernateSessionProxyInterceptor.aroundInvoke(HibernateSession
      ProxyInterceptor.java:27)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInterceptor.invoke(RootInterceptor.java:106)
       at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SessionBeanInterceptor.aroundInvoke(SessionBeanInterceptor.java:
      50)
       at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor163.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.InvocationContextImpl.proceed(InvocationContextImpl.java:118)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor.invoke(EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor
      .java:63)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.entity.ExtendedPersistenceContextPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ExtendedPer
      sistenceContextPropagationInterceptor.java:57)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.entity.TransactionScopedEntityManagerInterceptor.invoke(TransactionScopedE
      ntityManagerInterceptor.java:54)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.ejb3.AllowedOperationsInterceptor.invoke(AllowedOperationsInterceptor.java:47)
       at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101)
       at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInCallerTx(TxPolicy.java:126)
       ... 89 more
      Caused by: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: Cannot open connection
       at org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.handledNonSpecificException(SQLStateConverter.j
      ava:103)
       at org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.convert(SQLStateConverter.java:91)
       at org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:43)
       at org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:29)
       at org.hibernate.jdbc.ConnectionManager.openConnection(ConnectionManager.java:426)
       at org.hibernate.jdbc.ConnectionManager.getConnection(ConnectionManager.java:144)
       at org.hibernate.jdbc.AbstractBatcher.prepareQueryStatement(AbstractBatcher.java:139)
       at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.prepareQueryStatement(Loader.java:1547)
       at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doQuery(Loader.java:673)
       at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doQueryAndInitializeNonLazyCollections(Loader.java:236)
       at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doList(Loader.java:2220)
       at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.listIgnoreQueryCache(Loader.java:2104)
       at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.list(Loader.java:2099)
       at org.hibernate.loader.hql.QueryLoader.list(QueryLoader.java:378)
       at org.hibernate.hql.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl.list(QueryTranslatorImpl.java:338)
       at org.hibernate.engine.query.HQLQueryPlan.performList(HQLQueryPlan.java:172)
       at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.list(SessionImpl.java:1121)
       at org.hibernate.impl.QueryImpl.list(QueryImpl.java:79)
       at org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl.getResultList(QueryImpl.java:64)
       ... 125 more
      Caused by: org.jboss.util.NestedSQLException: Could not enlist in transaction on entering meta-aware
       object!; - nested throwable: (javax.transaction.SystemException: java.lang.Throwable: Unabled to en
      list resource, see the previous warnings. tx=TransactionImple < ac, BasicAction: 7f000001:9bc5:47456cbb:1161 status: ActionStatus.ABORT_ONLY >); - nested throwable: (org.jboss.resource.JBossResourceException: Could not enlist in transaction o
      n entering meta-aware object!; - nested throwable: (javax.transaction.SystemException: java.lang.Thr
      owable: Unabled to enlist resource, see the previous warnings. tx=TransactionImple < ac, BasicAction: 7f000001:9bc5:47456cbb:1161 status: ActionStatus.ABORT_ONLY >))
       at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrapperDataSource.getConnection(WrapperDataSource.java:94
      )
       at org.hibernate.ejb.connection.InjectedDataSourceConnectionProvider.getConnection(InjectedD
      ataSourceConnectionProvider.java:47)
       at org.hibernate.jdbc.ConnectionManager.openConnection(ConnectionManager.java:423)
       ... 139 more
      Caused by: org.jboss.resource.JBossResourceException: Could not enlist in transaction on entering me
      ta-aware object!; - nested throwable: (javax.transaction.SystemException: java.lang.Throwable: Unabl
      ed to enlist resource, see the previous warnings. tx=TransactionImple < ac, BasicAction: 7f000001:9bc5:47456cbb:1161 status: ActionStatus.ABORT_ONLY >)
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.TxConnectionManager.managedConnectionReconnected(TxC
      onnectionManager.java:343)
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.BaseConnectionManager2.reconnectManagedConnection(Ba
      seConnectionManager2.java:518)
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.BaseConnectionManager2.allocateConnection(BaseConnec
      tionManager2.java:399)
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.BaseConnectionManager2$ConnectionManagerProxy.alloca
      teConnection(BaseConnectionManager2.java:842)
       at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrapperDataSource.getConnection(WrapperDataSource.java:88
      )
       ... 141 more
      Caused by: javax.transaction.SystemException: java.lang.Throwable: Unabled to enlist resource, see t
      he previous warnings. tx=TransactionImple < ac, BasicAction: 7f000001:9bc5:47456cbb:1161 status: ActionStatus.ABORT_ONLY >
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.TxConnectionManager$TxConnectionEventListener$Transa
      ctionSynchronization.checkEnlisted(TxConnectionManager.java:744)
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.TxConnectionManager$TxConnectionEventListener.enlist
      (TxConnectionManager.java:577)
       at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.TxConnectionManager.managedConnectionReconnected(TxC
      onnectionManager.java:337)
       ... 145 more
      14:17:06,847 WARN [lifecycle] executePhase(INVOKE_APPLICATION 5,com.sun.faces.context.FacesContextI
      mpl@137d486) threw exception
      javax.faces.FacesException: /signyouup/choosePhone.xhtml @22,35 actionListener="#{phoneManager.findWebPhoneModelsForMake}": javax.ejb.EJBTransactionRolledbackException: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: Cannot
      open connection
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:105)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:251)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:117)
       at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:244)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.j
      ava:290)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
      
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
       at org.jboss.seam.debug.hot.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:68)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:85)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:44)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:141)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:281)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.j
      ava:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
      
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.j
      ava:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
      
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.ja
      va:179)
       at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
       at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:
      157)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
       at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:262)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.ja
      va:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)



      The exception only happens if I started the page flow, otherwise all is fine.

      I start the page flow from pages using

      <begin-conversation join="true" pageflow="signupCustomer"/>


      and I started the business process from a seam component that extends SeamedAction

      @Name("webCustomerAction")
      @Scope(ScopeType.CONVERSATION)
      public class WebCustomerAction extends SeamedAction {
      
       @CreateProcess(definition="SignUpCustomerBP", processKey="syu#{syuProcessKey}")
       public void startBusinessProcess() {
       log.info("startBusinessProcess SignUpCustomerBP");
       }
       .....
      }


      I call startBusinessProcess from a jsf page, if I call it from the pages.xml the process is not created.

      Any help or pointer will be appreciated.

      Thanks
      Pieter

        • 1. Re: BPM, Seam pageflow question?
          kukeltje

          pageflow is for one unit of work (like a wizard). e.g. one task in a businessprocess can be handled by one pageflow. One pageflow handeling multiple tasks (which you do not even have) is not how it was/is intended.

          • 2. Re: BPM, Seam pageflow question?
            pietermartin

            Hi,

            Thanks for responding.

            I solved the exception I got. It was because the bpm engine is running on its own database which means I need to use XA datasources.

            Regarding pageflow and process definition:

            I do not have tasks because there is no Actor. The current process is for signing up new users. Should I create a dummy actor and assign a task to this dummy. Does not seem right to me.

            The business process is something like
            1)start state
            2) create contact
            3) create account
            4) credit check contact
            5) capture bank details
            6) select product
            7) take payment
            8) send email
            9) end state

            All this is done in a single page flow.

            Should I just not use bpm at all and only page flow or should the business process be more course grained, i.e. on

            1) start state
            2) sign up customer
            3) send email
            4) end state

            Management is very keen to have a bpm engine and if I can throw in a enterprise bus of some sorts even better.

            Trying to understand how best to use bpm in a seam context.

            Thanks
            Pieter
            Thanks

            • 3. Re: BPM, Seam pageflow question?
              koen.aers

              Hi Pieter,

              It is in general as it is specified in the Seam docs. One pageflow corresponds to one task or more general to one transaction that is important for the business process. This transaction generally involves getting from one wait state in the business process to the next. However, if you feel that other aspects of business process management, such as e.g. logging or history, are important in your particular use case, than it might make sense to define a business process parallel to your pageflow. But if this is not important to you, I wouldn't bother defining a business process.

              Regards,
              Koen

              • 4. Re: BPM, Seam pageflow question?
                pietermartin

                Thanks,

                I'll try the in parallel mode. Management really wants BPM, if I throw in some ESB even better.

                Cheers
                Pieter