3 Replies Latest reply on Jul 31, 2008 4:26 AM by kukeltje

    Unable to assign more than one group to a task???

      Hi there,

      I am trying to assign 2 groups to a task, but I was not able to do that.
      I referred to the jbpm-userguide document available at the following link http://docs.jboss.org/jbpm/v3/userguide/taskmanagement.html#theidentitycomponent

      Here is the processDefinition.xml that I used:

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      
      <process-definition
       xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.2" name="MultipleAssignmentProcess">
       <swimlane name="CD">
       <assignment expression="group(CD)"></assignment>
       </swimlane>
       <start-state name="start">
       <transition name="" to="simpletask1"></transition>
       </start-state>
       <task-node name="simpletask1">
       <task name="simpletask1">
       <assignment expression="group(Sales) --> group(CM)"/>
       </task>
       <transition name="" to="simpletask2"></transition>
       </task-node>
       <task-node name="simpletask2">
       <task name="simpletask2" swimlane="CD">
       </task>
       <transition name="" to="end"></transition>
       </task-node>
       <end-state name="end"></end-state>
      </process-definition>


      This processDefinition.xml got deployed successfully but when I am trying to execute it by creating a processInstance, it is throwing the folowing error throwing java.lang.ClassCastException: org.jbpm.identity.Group:
      14:06:04,521 INFO [STDOUT] ACTION :CreateProcess
      14:06:04,521 INFO [STDOUT] PDNAME :MultipleAssignmentProcess
      14:06:04,521 INFO [STDOUT] PROCESSINSTANCE ID :null
      14:06:04,521 INFO [STDOUT] TASK ID :null
      14:06:04,536 INFO [STDOUT] wfService : com.framework.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl@1188793
      14:06:04,536 INFO [STDOUT] Inside WorkflowAdapter:createProcessInstance
      14:06:04,536 INFO [STDOUT] Inside JBPMClient:createProcessInstance
      14:06:04,536 INFO [STDOUT] JSPMContext: org.jbpm.JbpmContext@16ce64e
      14:06:04,693 WARN [ProxyWarnLog] Narrowing proxy to class org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode - this operation breaks ==
      14:06:04,771 INFO [STDOUT] org.jbpm.graph.def.DelegationException: couldn't resolve assignment expression 'group(Sales) --> group(CM)'
      14:06:04,833 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
      java.lang.ClassCastException: org.jbpm.identity.Group
       at org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentHandler.resolveNextTerm(ExpressionAssignmentHandler.java:168)
       at org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentHandler.assign(ExpressionAssignmentHandler.java:78)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.performAssignmentDelegation(TaskMgmtInstance.java:271)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.performAssignment(TaskMgmtInstance.java:244)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.assign(TaskInstance.java:198)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.createTaskInstance(TaskMgmtInstance.java:197)
       at org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode.execute(TaskNode.java:168)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.enter(Node.java:318)
       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.hibernate.proxy.pojo.javassist.JavassistLazyInitializer.invoke(JavassistLazyInitializer.java:173)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node_$$_javassist_135.enter(Node_$$_javassist_135.java)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Transition.take(Transition.java:151)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:393)
       at org.jbpm.graph.node.StartState.leave(StartState.java:70)
       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.hibernate.proxy.pojo.javassist.JavassistLazyInitializer.invoke(JavassistLazyInitializer.java:173)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node_$$_javassist_135.leave(Node_$$_javassist_135.java)
       at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:192)
       at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:140)
       at com.framework.workflow.jbpm.JBPMClient.createProcessInstance(JBPMClient.java:49)
       at com.framework.workflow.adapter.WorkflowAdapter.createProcessInstance(WorkflowAdapter.java:13)
       at com.framework.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl.createProcessInstance(WorkflowServiceImpl.java:12)
       at org.apache.jsp.jsp.TestWorkflow_jsp._jspService(TestWorkflow_jsp.java:82)
       at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
       at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
       at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:373)
       at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:336)
       at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:265)
       at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
       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.java: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.java:179)
       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$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)


      And, when I define the swimlane tag like in the following processDefinition.xml:
      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      
      <process-definition
       xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.2" name="MultipleAssignmentProcess">
       <swimlane name="Sales_CM">
       <assignment expression="group(Sales, CM)"></assignment>
       </swimlane>
       <swimlane name="CD_AD">
       <assignment expression="group(CD, AD)"></assignment>
       </swimlane>
       <start-state name="start">
       <transition name="" to="simpletask1"></transition>
       </start-state>
       <task-node name="simpletask1">
       <task name="simpletask1" swimlane="Sales_CM"></task>
       <transition name="" to="simpletask2"></transition>
       </task-node>
       <task-node name="simpletask2">
       <task name="simpletask2" swimlane="CD_AD">
       </task>
       <transition name="" to="end"></transition>
       </task-node>
       <end-state name="end"></end-state>
      </process-definition>


      then I am getting the following error throwing org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentException: group 'Sales, CM' couldn't be fetched from the user db:
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] ACTION :CreateProcess
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] PDNAME :MultipleAssignmentProcess
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] PROCESSINSTANCE ID :null
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] TASK ID :null
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] wfService : com.framework.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl@1c7a9de
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] Inside WorkflowAdapter:createProcessInstance
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] Inside JBPMClient:createProcessInstance
      15:09:50,490 INFO [STDOUT] JSPMContext: org.jbpm.JbpmContext@1615ef2
      15:09:50,599 WARN [ProxyWarnLog] Narrowing proxy to class org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode - this operation breaks ==
      15:09:50,677 INFO [STDOUT] org.jbpm.graph.def.DelegationException: couldn't resolve assignment expression 'group(Sales, CM)'
      15:09:50,771 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
      org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentException: group 'Sales, CM' couldn't be fetched from the user db
       at org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentHandler.getGroupByName(ExpressionAssignmentHandler.java:200)
       at org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentHandler.resolveFirstTerm(ExpressionAssignmentHandler.java:152)
       at org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentHandler.assign(ExpressionAssignmentHandler.java:75)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.performAssignmentDelegation(TaskMgmtInstance.java:271)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.performAssignment(TaskMgmtInstance.java:244)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.getInitializedSwimlaneInstance(TaskMgmtInstance.java:227)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.assign(TaskInstance.java:191)
       at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskMgmtInstance.createTaskInstance(TaskMgmtInstance.java:197)
       at org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode.execute(TaskNode.java:168)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.enter(Node.java:318)
       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.hibernate.proxy.pojo.javassist.JavassistLazyInitializer.invoke(JavassistLazyInitializer.java:173)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node_$$_javassist_307.enter(Node_$$_javassist_307.java)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Transition.take(Transition.java:151)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:393)
       at org.jbpm.graph.node.StartState.leave(StartState.java:70)
       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.hibernate.proxy.pojo.javassist.JavassistLazyInitializer.invoke(JavassistLazyInitializer.java:173)
       at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node_$$_javassist_307.leave(Node_$$_javassist_307.java)
       at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:192)
       at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:140)
       at com.framework.workflow.jbpm.JBPMClient.createProcessInstance(JBPMClient.java:49)
       at com.framework.workflow.adapter.WorkflowAdapter.createProcessInstance(WorkflowAdapter.java:13)
       at com.framework.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl.createProcessInstance(WorkflowServiceImpl.java:12)
       at org.apache.jsp.jsp.TestWorkflow_jsp._jspService(TestWorkflow_jsp.java:82)
       at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
       at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
       at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:373)
       at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:336)
       at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:265)
       at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
       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.java: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.java:179)
       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$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)


      Did any one have any idea that why during the creation of processInstance I am getting the above errors??
      If yes please reply to my questions.

      When I remove the following tags from the above xmls:
      <assignment expression="group(Sales) --> group(CM)"/> and
      <assignment expression="group(Sales, CM)"></assignment>
      

      and do the assignment using swimlanes with each swimlane having ONLY one group contained in it like:
      <swimlane name="CD">
       <assignment expression="group(CD)"></assignment>
       </swimlane>

      Then I am able to execute the process successfully. No issues in this case.

      NOTE: In my jbpm database I have proper entries in the jbpm_id_group table, for all the groups which I am assigning within the expression tags.

      I know my question got long, but I tried to provide as much clarity as I can, inorder to get an accurate and early reply.
      Please let me know if you need any other information.

      Thanks in advance!!