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I am trying to build a custom workflow in alfresco community edition. Basically I am trying to modify the existing workflow called lifecycleprocess. I have been able to deploy the process using workflow console without error. But I am not able to do any change at all on the workflow form. My workflow is called leaveprocess and I have the following code :
Path : alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/
leave-process-bpmn20.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<definitions id="leave-definitions"
typeLanguage="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
expressionLanguage="http://www.w3.org/1999/XPath"
targetNamespace="http://activiti.org/bpmn20"
xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:activiti="http://activiti.org/bpmn">
<process id="activitileaveApproval" name="Leave Process">
<extensionElements>
<!-- When process is deleted/cancelled, status should be set to draft -->
<activiti:executionListener event="end" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.listener.ScriptExecutionListener">
<activiti:field name="script">
<activiti:string>
if(cancelled || deleted) {
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (!bpm_package.children[i].hasAspect("wfl:status"))
{
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "Draft";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
}
}
</activiti:string>
</activiti:field>
</activiti:executionListener>
</extensionElements>
<startEvent id="start"
activiti:formKey="wf:submitReviewTask" />
<sequenceFlow id='flow1'
sourceRef='start'
targetRef='reviewTask'>
<extensionElements>
<activiti:executionListener event="take" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.listener.ScriptExecutionListener">
<activiti:field name="script">
<activiti:string>
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (!bpm_package.children[i].hasAspect("wfl:status"))
{
bpm_package.children[i].addAspect("wfl:status");
}
}
</activiti:string>
</activiti:field>
</activiti:executionListener>
</extensionElements>
</sequenceFlow>
<userTask id="reviewTask" name="Review Task"
activiti:formKey="wf:activitiReviewTask">
<extensionElements>
<activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">
<activiti:field name="script">
<activiti:string>
if (typeof bpm_workflowDueDate != 'undefined') task.setVariableLocal('bpm_dueDate', bpm_workflowDueDate);
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (bpm_package.children[0].hasAspect("wfl:status")) {
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "In Review";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
}
</activiti:string>
</activiti:field>
</activiti:taskListener>
<activiti:taskListener event="complete" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">
<activiti:field name="script">
<activiti:string>
execution.setVariable('wf_reviewOutcome', task.getVariable('wf_reviewOutcome'));
</activiti:string>
</activiti:field>
</activiti:taskListener>
</extensionElements>
<humanPerformer>
<resourceAssignmentExpression>
<formalExpression>${bpm_assignee.properties.userName}</formalExpression>
</resourceAssignmentExpression>
</humanPerformer>
</userTask>
<sequenceFlow id='flow2'
sourceRef='reviewTask'
targetRef='reviewDecision' />
<exclusiveGateway id="reviewDecision" name="Review Decision" />
<sequenceFlow id='flow3' sourceRef='reviewDecision' targetRef='approved' >
<conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression">${wf_reviewOutcome == 'Approve'}</conditionExpression>
</sequenceFlow>
<sequenceFlow id='flow4'
sourceRef='reviewDecision'
targetRef='rejected' />
<userTask id="approved" name="Document Approved"
activiti:formKey="wf:approvedTask" >
<documentation>
The document was reviewed and approved.
</documentation>
<extensionElements>
<activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">
<activiti:field name="script">
<activiti:string>
if (typeof bpm_workflowDueDate != 'undefined') task.setVariableLocal('bpm_dueDate', bpm_workflowDueDate);
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (bpm_package.children[0].hasAspect("wfl:status")) {
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "Approved";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
}
</activiti:string>
</activiti:field>
</activiti:taskListener>
</extensionElements>
<humanPerformer>
<resourceAssignmentExpression>
<formalExpression>${initiator.properties.userName}</formalExpression>
</resourceAssignmentExpression>
</humanPerformer>
</userTask>
<userTask id="rejected" name="Document Rejected"
activiti:formKey="wf:rejectedTask" >
<documentation>
The document was reviewed and rejected.
</documentation>
<extensionElements>
<activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">
<activiti:field name="script">
<activiti:string>
if (typeof bpm_workflowDueDate != 'undefined') task.setVariableLocal('bpm_dueDate', bpm_workflowDueDate);
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (bpm_package.children[0].hasAspect("wfl:status"))
{
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "Draft";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
}
</activiti:string>
</activiti:field>
</activiti:taskListener>
</extensionElements>
<humanPerformer>
<resourceAssignmentExpression>
<formalExpression>${initiator.properties.userName}</formalExpression>
</resourceAssignmentExpression>
</humanPerformer>
</userTask>
<sequenceFlow id='flow5' sourceRef='approved'
targetRef='end' />
<sequenceFlow id='flow6' sourceRef='rejected'
targetRef='end' />
<endEvent id="end" />
</process>
</definitions>
leave-messages.properties
# For JBPM leave Workflow Example
wfl_leaveapproval.workflow.title=Leave Application
wfl_leaveapproval.workflow.description=Leave Application (Auto updates document status)
wfl_leaveapproval.node.review.transition.reject.title=Reject
wfl_leaveapproval.node.review.transition.reject.description=Reject
wfl_leaveapproval.node.review.transition.approve.title=Approve
wfl_leaveapproval.node.review.transition.approve.description=Approve
# For Activiti leave Workflow Example
activitileaveApproval=Leave Application
activitileaveApproval=Leave Application workflow Activiti (Auto updates document status)
leave-workflow-context.xml
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
<beans>
<bean id="leave.workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
<property name="workflowDefinitions">
<list>
<!-- JBPM version of leave process -->
<props>
<prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
<prop key="location">alfresco/extension/leave_processdefinition.xml</prop>
<prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
<prop key="redeploy">false</prop>
</props>
<!-- Activiti version of leave process -->
<props>
<prop key="engineId">activiti</prop>
<prop key="location">alfresco/extension/leave-process.bpmn20.xml</prop>
<prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
<prop key="redeploy">false</prop>
</props>
</list>
</property>
<property name="models">
<list>
<value>alfresco/extension/leaveModel.xml</value>
</list>
</property>
<property name="labels">
<list>
<value>alfresco/extension/leave-messages</value>
</list>
</property>
</bean>
</beans>
leave_processdefinition.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<process-definition xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.1" name="wfl:leaveapproval">
<swimlane name="initiator" />
<start-state name="start">
<task name="wf:submitReviewTask" swimlane="initiator" />
<event type="node-leave">
<!-- Call script once the workflow package exists i.e. on node-leave -->
<action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
<!-- Apply the Workflow leave Aspect (wfl:status) if not set already. Note: The default wfl:status property is draft -->
<script>
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (!bpm_package.children[i].hasAspect("wfl:status"))
{
bpm_package.children[i].addAspect("wfl:status");
}
}
</script>
</action>
</event>
<transition name="" to="review" />
</start-state>
<swimlane name="reviewer">
<assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
<actor>#{bpm_assignee}</actor>
</assignment>
</swimlane>
<task-node name="review">
<event type="node-enter">
<!-- Update the status to In Review when we enter this task -->
<action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
<script>
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "In Review";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
</script>
</action>
</event>
<task name="wf:reviewTask" swimlane="reviewer">
<event type="task-create">
<script>
if (bpm_workflowDueDate != void) taskInstance.dueDate = bpm_workflowDueDate;
if (bpm_workflowPriority != void) taskInstance.priority = bpm_workflowPriority;
</script>
</event>
</task>
<transition name="approve" to="approved" />
<transition name="reject" to="rejected" />
</task-node>
<task-node name="rejected">
<event type="node-enter">
<!-- Update the status to Draft when we enter this task -->
<action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
<script>
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "Draft";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
</script>
</action>
</event>
<task name="wf:rejectedTask" swimlane="initiator" />
<transition name="" to="end" />
</task-node>
<task-node name="approved">
<event type="node-enter">
<!-- Update the status to Approved when we enter this task -->
<action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
<script>
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "Approved";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
</script>
</action>
</event>
<task name="wf:approvedTask" swimlane="initiator" />
<transition name="" to="end" />
</task-node>
<end-state name="end" />
<event type="process-end">
<action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
<script>
if (cancelled)
{
for (var i = 0; i < bpm_package.children.length; i++)
{
if (bpm_package.children[0].hasAspect("wfl:status"))
{
bpm_package.children[i].properties["wfl:status"] = "Draft";
bpm_package.children[i].save();
}
}
if (logger.isLoggingEnabled()) logger.log("Workflow cancelled, status reset to Draft");
}
else
{
if (logger.isLoggingEnabled()) logger.log("Workflow completed");
}
</script>
</action>
</event>
</process-definition>
leaveModel.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<model name="wfl:workflowleavemodel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
<!-- Optional meta-data about the model -->
<description>Workflow leave Model</description>
<author></author>
<version>1.0</version>
<!-- Imports are required to allow references to definitions in other models -->
<imports>
<!-- Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions -->
<import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d" />
<!-- Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions -->
<import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm" />
</imports>
<namespaces>
<namespace uri="wfl.model" prefix="wfl" />
</namespaces>
<constraints>
<constraint name="wfl:status" type="LIST">
<parameter name="allowedValues">
<list>
<value>Draft</value>
<value>In Review</value>
<value>Approved</value>
</list>
</parameter>
</constraint>
</constraints>
<aspects>
<!-- Status property is used to manage workflow approval -->
<aspect name="wfl:status">
<title>Status</title>
<properties>
<property name="wfl:status">
<title>Status</title>
<type>d:text</type>
<default>Draft</default>
<constraints>
<constraint ref="wfl:status" />
</constraints>
</property>
</properties>
</aspect>
</aspects>
</model>
Path : alfresco/tomcat/webapps/share/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/
share-workflow-form-config.xml
<!-- Leave Workflow Definition -->
<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="jbpm$wfl:leaveApproval">
<forms>
<form>
<field-visibility>
<show id="bpm:workflowDescription" />
<show id="bpm:workflowDueDate" />
<show id="bpm:workflowPriority" />
<show id="bpm:assignee" />
<show id="packageItems" />
<show id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<set id="" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.general" />
<set id="info" appearance="" template="/org/alfresco/components/form/2-column-set.ftl" />
<set id="assignee" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.assignee" />
<set id="items" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.items" />
<set id="other" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.other" />
<field id="bpm:workflowDescription" label-id="workflow.field.message">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textarea.ftl">
<control-param name="style">width: 95%</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="bpm:workflowDueDate" label-id="workflow.field.due" set="info" />
<field id="bpm:workflowPriority" label-id="workflow.field.priority" set="info">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/priority.ftl" />
</field>
<field id="bpm:assignee" label-id="workflow.field.reviewer" set="assignee" />
<field id="packageItems" set="items" />
<field id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" set="other">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/email-notification.ftl" />
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
</forms>
</config>
<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="activiti$activitileaveApproval">
<forms>
<form>
<field-visibility>
<show id="bpm:workflowDescription" />
<show id="bpm:workflowDueDate" />
<show id="bpm:workflowPriority" />
<show id="bpm:assignee" />
<show id="packageItems" />
<show id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<set id="" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.general" />
<set id="info" appearance="" template="/org/alfresco/components/form/2-column-set.ftl" />
<set id="assignee" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.assignee" />
<set id="items" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.items" />
<set id="other" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.other" />
<field id="bpm:workflowDescription" label-id="workflow.field.message">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textarea.ftl">
<control-param name="style">width: 95%</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="bpm:workflowDueDate" label-id="workflow.field.due" set="info">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/date.ftl">
<control-param name="showTime">false</control-param>
<control-param name="submitTime">false</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="bpm:workflowPriority" label-id="workflow.field.priority" set="info">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/priority.ftl" />
</field>
<field id="bpm:assignee" label-id="workflow.field.reviewer" set="assignee" />
<field id="packageItems" set="items" />
<field id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" set="other">
<control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/email-notification.ftl" />
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
</forms>
</config>
I am unable to understand, no matter what changes I do in this code for share-workflow-form-config.xml, It does not reflect when go to Share->Workflows I've started->select Leave Process. It always show the default form there. Somebody please guide me what I am doing wrong here.

Answer 1

You need to replace this
<form>
with following line
<form id="workflow-details">
means add attribute "id" in your form tag

Answer 2

After making changes in share-config you have to restart alfresco :)
Deploy of workflow (via workflow console) makes just re-deploy of the workflow definitions (also like deploy of models,.. )
But
<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="jbpm$wfl:leaveApproval">
Should works :D, no other idea why not working..