write and read a variable from an object

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tomi87

I don't know why it's doesn't work, to write the variable in the object and then to read it.

   <userTask id="chooseAddName" name="Choose add Name" activiti:candidateGroups="st">
         <extensionElements>
            <activiti:formProperty id="addName" name="Add name" expression="#{stAppInfo.addName}" required="true" />
         </extensionElements>
      </userTask>
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I test it with this input:

StAppInfo stInfo= new StAppInfo ();
Map<String, Object> variables = new HashMap<String, Object>();
variables.put("stAppInfo ", stInfo);
variables.put("addName", "Bernd Hauch");‍‍‍‍‍

If I ask which addName is inside it gives me null:
assertEquals("Bernd Hauch", stInfo.getAddName());

Why?

frederikherema1

Are you using runtimeService.startProcess() or formService.submitStartForm()? Because, when you're using plain "startProcess", you're just submitting RAW variables, the form-properties definitions are ignored.