3 Replies Latest reply on May 19, 2009 4:26 PM by roben

JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression

roben May 19, 2009 3:48 PM

Hello everyone,

in my processdefintion i have:

<task-node name="consider request">
     <task name="consider license request">
          <description>
               license_request_consider
          </description>
          <assignment pooled-actors="#{licenseRequestAssigner.approvers}"></assignment>
          <event type="task-start" >
               <action expression="#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}" />
          </event>
     </task>
     <transition to="acknowledge denial" name="denied"></transition>
     <transition to="acknowledge approval" name="approved"></transition>
</task-node>

and i have this bean:

@Name("licenseRequestConsiderBean")
@Scope(ScopeType.CONVERSATION)
public class LicenseRequestConsiderBean {

    @In TaskInstance taskInstance;

    @Begin
    public String prepare() {
        System.out.println("--> Starting task");
        return "/admin/license/licenseRequestConsiderForm.xhtml";
    }
...

But when i invoke task.start() jbpm throws this:

org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:91)
        at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:91)
        at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:383)
        at javax.faces.component.UIData.broadcast(UIData.java:854)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
        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.servletService(ApplicationFilterChain.java:411)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:317)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:522)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:164)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:141)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:90)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:406)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
        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:45)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:522)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
        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.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:271)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:202)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:94)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:206)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:150)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080)
        at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:272)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(DefaultProcessorTask.java:637)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.doProcess(DefaultProcessorTask.java:568)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.process(DefaultProcessorTask.java:813)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.executeProcessorTask(DefaultReadTask.java:341)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:263)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:214)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:265)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ssl.SSLWorkerThread.run(SSLWorkerThread.java:106)
Caused by: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        at org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl.JbpmExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(JbpmExpressionEvaluator.java:43)
        at org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl.JbpmExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(JbpmExpressionEvaluator.java:30)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.Action.execute(Action.java:118)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamUserCodeInterceptor$1.process(SeamUserCodeInterceptor.java:80)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamUserCodeInterceptor$ContextualCall.run(SeamUserCodeInterceptor.java:33)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamUserCodeInterceptor.executeAction(SeamUserCodeInterceptor.java:74)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeAction(GraphElement.java:262)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeActions(GraphElement.java:220)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireAndPropagateEvent(GraphElement.java:190)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireEvent(GraphElement.java:174)
        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:597)
        at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
        at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.def.Task$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$b216b68d.fireEvent(<generated>)
        at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.start(TaskInstance.java:329)
        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:597)
        at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:329)
        at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:274)
        at org.jboss.el.parser.AstMethodSuffix.getValue(AstMethodSuffix.java:59)
        at org.jboss.el.parser.AstMethodSuffix.invoke(AstMethodSuffix.java:65)
        at org.jboss.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:96)
        at org.jboss.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:276)
        at com.sun.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:68)
        at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:77)
        ... 85 more
Caused by: org.jbpm.jpdl.el.ELException: Error evaluating ${licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}; possible causes are logged at debug level
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamExpressionEvaluator$1.evaluate(SeamExpressionEvaluator.java:142)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(SeamExpressionEvaluator.java:45)
        at org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl.JbpmExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(JbpmExpressionEvaluator.java:39)
        ... 113 more
#{task.start()}: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
javax.faces.FacesException: #{task.start()}: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:107)
        at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:383)
        at javax.faces.component.UIData.broadcast(UIData.java:854)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
        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.servletService(ApplicationFilterChain.java:411)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:317)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:522)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:164)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:141)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:90)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:406)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:522)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
        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.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
        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:45)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$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.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:271)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:202)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:94)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:206)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:150)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080)
        at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:272)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(DefaultProcessorTask.java:637)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.doProcess(DefaultProcessorTask.java:568)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.process(DefaultProcessorTask.java:813)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.executeProcessorTask(DefaultReadTask.java:341)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:263)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:214)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:265)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ssl.SSLWorkerThread.run(SSLWorkerThread.java:106)
Caused by: javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:91)
        at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:91)
        ... 84 more
Caused by: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        at org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl.JbpmExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(JbpmExpressionEvaluator.java:43)
        at org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl.JbpmExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(JbpmExpressionEvaluator.java:30)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.Action.execute(Action.java:118)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamUserCodeInterceptor$1.process(SeamUserCodeInterceptor.java:80)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamUserCodeInterceptor$ContextualCall.run(SeamUserCodeInterceptor.java:33)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamUserCodeInterceptor.executeAction(SeamUserCodeInterceptor.java:74)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeAction(GraphElement.java:262)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeActions(GraphElement.java:220)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireAndPropagateEvent(GraphElement.java:190)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireEvent(GraphElement.java:174)
        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:597)
        at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
        at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.def.Task$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$b216b68d.fireEvent(<generated>)
        at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.start(TaskInstance.java:329)
        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:597)
        at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:329)
        at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:274)
        at org.jboss.el.parser.AstMethodSuffix.getValue(AstMethodSuffix.java:59)
        at org.jboss.el.parser.AstMethodSuffix.invoke(AstMethodSuffix.java:65)
        at org.jboss.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:96)
        at org.jboss.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:276)
        at com.sun.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:68)
        at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:77)
        ... 85 more
Caused by: org.jbpm.jpdl.el.ELException: Error evaluating ${licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}; possible causes are logged at debug level
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamExpressionEvaluator$1.evaluate(SeamExpressionEvaluator.java:142)
        at org.jboss.seam.bpm.SeamExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(SeamExpressionEvaluator.java:45)
        at org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl.JbpmExpressionEvaluator.evaluate(JbpmExpressionEvaluator.java:39)
        ... 113 more
executePhase(INVOKE_APPLICATION 5,com.sun.faces.context.FacesContextImpl@709127c3) threw exception
javax.faces.FacesException: #{task.start()}: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        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.servletService(ApplicationFilterChain.java:411)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:317)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:522)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:164)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:141)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:90)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:406)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:522)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
        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.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
        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:45)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
        at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
        at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
        at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$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.java:230)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:271)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:202)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:94)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:206)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:150)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080)
        at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:272)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(DefaultProcessorTask.java:637)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.doProcess(DefaultProcessorTask.java:568)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.process(DefaultProcessorTask.java:813)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.executeProcessorTask(DefaultReadTask.java:341)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:263)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:214)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:265)
        at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ssl.SSLWorkerThread.run(SSLWorkerThread.java:106)
Caused by: javax.faces.FacesException: #{task.start()}: org.jbpm.JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression '#{licenseRequestConsiderBean.prepare()}'
        at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:107)
        at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:383)
        at javax.faces.component.UIData.broadcast(UIData.java:854)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
        at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
        at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:97)
        ... 77 more
...

What am i doing wrong?

1. Re: JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression

roben May 19, 2009 3:50 PM (in response to roben)
I forgot: the task is started in the view:

<h:dataTable value="#{pooledTaskInstanceList}" var="task" rendered="#{not empty pooledTaskInstanceList}"> ... <h:commandLink action="#{task.start()}" value="start"/>
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2. Re: JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression

roben May 19, 2009 3:59 PM (in response to roben)

Oh, just found the solution: after removing the @Scope-annotation from my bean it worked.
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3. Re: JbpmException: couldn't evaluate expression

roben May 19, 2009 4:26 PM (in response to roben)

Sorry, i have to correct myself: the scope wasn't the problem - the taskInstance could not be injected properly and jbpm seemed to swallow this exception and threw it's own one, which is a bit confusing imho. But i guess this is a jbpm-problem and not seam-one.
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