"startable" processes for a given user

[krohm]

Hello,

I am a bit confused with the "Start" activity and swimlanes.

I would need to retrieve information like : "Le list of processes the currently logged user have the right to start".


I have tried to set an "initiator" swimlane and various other thing, but I cannot find a way to filter processDefinitions on usernames.

Does somebody has a clue ?

[sebastian.s]

AFAIK is jBPM lacking a permission system to restrict users from starting processes at the moment so every user can start every process right now.

[krohm]

Thanks.

That's what I was suspecting anyway :)

[krohm]

And an additional question on the same subjet ...

I did not manage to "capture" the user that started the process in a swimlane. (in order to allow this user perform other tasks afterwards).

Is this also impossible ?

I've seens several references to an "initiator" swimlane, but I haven't managed to make it work.

[kukeltje]

the initiator swimlane is something from jBPM 3

[krohm]

Ok.

Is there a way to "capture" the initiator in JBPM4 ?

I mean getting the Id of the user that initiated the process.

It is not something unusual that this user has a separate swimlane.

[gfargone]

"Krohm" wrote:
Ok.

Is there a way to "capture" the initiator in JBPM4 ?

I mean getting the Id of the user that initiated the process.

It is not something unusual that this user has a separate swimlane.

I just store it in the process context. I have a web form that gathers information, creates the a process instance, and stores a couple of other things in the context as well.

[kukeltje]

That is indeed an option. You can also set the actor of the swimlane of that specific task.