How to do a mass submit of documents

[bhagatkota]

I undesrtand how to submit a single document of a certain document type through the JbpmContext API getting the task instance. Is there a way to submit multiple documents of the same document type in a single call?

[kukeltje]

if multiple documents are to be stored in multiple process variables, it is no different than submitting multiple variables.

If I miss something please give more info

[bhagatkota]

If I add all the document Ids as process instance variables, how do I retreive the status of each individual document.

[bhagatkota]

Also how do I set multiple docIds as the process instance variables. I dont think we can save String[] as the variable. For example if I have 100 document Ids , how do I perform this?

[kukeltje]

I dont think we can save String[] as the variable.

use a collection, list or map

If I add all the document Ids as process instance variables, how do I retreive the status of each individual document.

if they are in one process, the process has a status.

[bhagatkota]

But the documentation says the following:
The variable names are java.lang.String. By default, jBPM supports the following value types:


java.lang.String
java.lang.Boolean
java.lang.Character
java.lang.Float
java.lang.Double
java.lang.Long
java.lang.Byte
java.lang.Short
java.lang.Integer
java.util.Date
byte[]
java.io.Serializable
classes that are persistable with hibernate

[kukeltje]

so? isn't a Collection or Map or List persistable with hibernate?

[bhagatkota]

you are right..I think I can use the List or some collection. Is there a way to retrieve all the process instances of one particluar document id, which is a part of that collection?
Are these stored in JBPM_VARIABLEINSTANCE table?

[kukeltje]

not without writing your own hibernate queries and not sure how to access data IN collections but yes they are stored in that table

[bhagatkota]

Do you know which column the collections would map to in this table ? Can you please send me an example if you have one?

Thank you very much for all the help.