Require 'processDefinitionId' for a Workflow inside Activiti App 1.5.0

naveenv449

Hi All,

I am using Enterprise Activiti 1.5.0. I want to start the workflow from other Application (Spring Boot Web App). I found the below REST call to perform the same. 

POST api/enterprise/process-instances

param: processDefinitionId 

https://docs.alfresco.com/activiti/docs/dev-guide/1.5.0/#_start_process_instance

I could not find where to get the 'processDefinitionId' for my workflow from Activiti App?? 

I tried to debug it after i start the workflow from inside App using browser's Inspect Element option. I see processDefinitionId:"myNewProcess:34:222717". I see every time some number getting attached. Where can I get unique processDefinitionId to start the workflow from outside Application??

Thanks in Advance.

Thanks,

Naveen

cjose

processDefinitionId is an ID generated upon each deployment. You can get the processDefinitionId using process definition query.

Another option is to use "processDefinitionKey"  instead of processDefinitionId which will start a process instance on the latest deployed version. You can get the processDefinitionKey from your process model. However you will have to use version 1.5.3.2 or above as there was a bug fixed in this version to allow processDefinitionKey use. Hope this helps