BPM, Seam pageflow question?
pietermartin Nov 23, 2007 12:50 AMHi,
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