Jbpm Variables API and @Out the same?

[lpiccoli.lucio.asteriski.com]

hi all,

i am struggling in porting my jbpm app over to seam.

i have got issues with jbpm variable usage in seam.

i was under the impression that jbpm variable can be treated with the @Out.

Q. if setting a business scope variable able to be retrieve in another task using the jBpm API? ie. see below.

  @Out(scope=ScopeType.BUSINESS_PROCESS, required=false, value=Constant.ITP_TEMPLATE_NAME_JBPM_CONTEXT_IDENTIFIER)  
    String templateName;      

....

templateName = "name";

In a ActionHandler

 
public void execute(ExecutionContext context) throws Exception {
          
(String) context.getVariable(ITP_TEMPLATE_NAME_JBPM_CONTEXT_IDENTIFIER);

In the action handler the variable is not available. Which is very strange as there is a variable in the 'variableInstance' table matching the name.

any explanation/help on sorting this mess is most appreciated.

-lp

[kukeltje.ronald.jbpm.org]

I've seen similar things

It's not a pure jBPM thing, it is an integration issue. If you can make a nice unittest, I'd be happy to debug and try to find the real cause.

[lpiccoli.lucio.asteriski.com]

i wasnt expecting it to be jbpm issue but more likely a seam issue as the code worked fine in the jbpm-console.

i havnt made a test case probably wont as i am using the jbpm API directly now instead of the @OUT variables.

-lp