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## [Do Email Inbound Channels (IMAP) work on trial.flowable.com?](https://forum.flowable.org/t/do-email-inbound-channels-imap-work-on-trial-flowable-com/12625)

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**Author:** [@sam-kre8it](https://forum.flowable.org/u/sam-kre8it)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/do-email-inbound-channels-imap-work-on-trial-flowable-com/12625 "2026-09-22T07:12:56Z")

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Hi team, We’re evaluating Flowable for a support portal use case that requires IMAP email ingestion. We’ve configured an Email Inbound Channel in Flowable Design on trial.flowable.com with the following settings: IMAP…

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## [How to compare date in Groovy Script](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-compare-date-in-groovy-script/12624)

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**Author:** [@Shatdal](https://forum.flowable.org/u/Shatdal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-compare-date-in-groovy-script/12624 "2026-09-18T12:04:36Z")

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I have to compare two dates in groovy script. Both date will read through getVariable function. I an not able to compare of not able to format it. Need help

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## [Is there a way to limit how can cancel a particular work type](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-limit-how-can-cancel-a-particular-work-type/12578)

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**Author:** [@lfalcantar](https://forum.flowable.org/u/lfalcantar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-limit-how-can-cancel-a-particular-work-type/12578 "2026-05-26T08:18:24Z")

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how to limit by a group who is allow to cancel a task. canceling a task means the work cannot be track anymore and might cause delays upstream. or if there is a way to notify when a cancel occurs

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## [Suspended definition with signal start event blocks active one with same event](https://forum.flowable.org/t/suspended-definition-with-signal-start-event-blocks-active-one-with-same-event/12564)

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**Author:** [@desp.kaz](https://forum.flowable.org/u/desp.kaz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/suspended-definition-with-signal-start-event-blocks-active-one-with-same-event/12564 "2026-04-08T07:19:56Z")

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I have two definitions that have the same signal start event. I suspend one of them and I trigger the signal event. Result: no one of them creates process instances, not even the active one. I debugged the code and fi…

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## [About the release date of Flowable 8](https://forum.flowable.org/t/about-the-release-date-of-flowable-8/12506)

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**Author:** [@jsh-xu](https://forum.flowable.org/u/jsh-xu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/about-the-release-date-of-flowable-8/12506 "2026-02-28T01:03:23Z")

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Hi,When is the planned release date for Flowable 8? This is very important for us, as we are deciding whether to use version 7.2 first or wait for version 8. Thanks

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## [Export excel from page model](https://forum.flowable.org/t/export-excel-from-page-model/12534)

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**Author:** [@m.shl](https://forum.flowable.org/u/m.shl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/export-excel-from-page-model/12534 "2026-02-07T21:07:30Z")

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Hello; I want to provide a excel report in page model for end users in flowable work. how can I do this? I would greatly appreciate your help.

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## [Deadlock while history cleaning](https://forum.flowable.org/t/deadlock-while-history-cleaning/12522)

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**Author:** [@MeAndMyTeam](https://forum.flowable.org/u/MeAndMyTeam)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/deadlock-while-history-cleaning/12522 "2026-01-30T15:08:00Z")

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We activated history cleaning, while our database rises too many GB of data. We set the following environment variables - FLOWABLE\_ENABLE\_HISTORY\_CLEANING=true - FLOWABLE\_HISTORY\_CLEANING\_AFTER=1…

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## [ApplicationContext is null Flowable 7.2.0](https://forum.flowable.org/t/applicationcontext-is-null-flowable-7-2-0/12528)

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**Author:** [@Chandra0110](https://forum.flowable.org/u/Chandra0110)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/applicationcontext-is-null-flowable-7-2-0/12528 "2026-01-21T07:56:28Z")

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Hi, We have deployed flowable-rest 7.2.0 under JBOSS EAP 8 and we are able to use Rest APIs successfully. We also have custom class that extended TaskListner and ExecutionListener which works fine in Flowable 6.8.1 env…

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## [Requested operation 'Create' does not exist](https://forum.flowable.org/t/requested-operation-create-does-not-exist/12514)

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**Author:** [@Meysam\_Mnr](https://forum.flowable.org/u/Meysam_Mnr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/requested-operation-create-does-not-exist/12514 "2025-12-22T08:42:49Z")

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I followed the instructions in the video and created a page. However, when I attempt to create a new record, I encounter the following error: { “message”: “Not found”, “exception”: “Requested operation ‘create’ does n…

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## [Very Imp : How to persist variables in case of Service Task Exception](https://forum.flowable.org/t/very-imp-how-to-persist-variables-in-case-of-service-task-exception/2145)

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**Author:** [@arpit.agrawal](https://forum.flowable.org/u/arpit.agrawal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/very-imp-how-to-persist-variables-in-case-of-service-task-exception/2145 "2025-12-20T03:17:30Z")

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Hi, Can someone plz reply ASAP if there is a way to persist variables set using execution.setVariables in case service task throws an exception. The use case is 4 service tasks in a row. 4th task throws an exception. P…

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## [Act ru jobs are not executed](https://forum.flowable.org/t/act-ru-jobs-are-not-executed/12058)

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**Author:** [@IvanDimitrov](https://forum.flowable.org/u/IvanDimitrov)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/act-ru-jobs-are-not-executed/12058 "2025-12-10T11:05:09Z")

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Hello Flowable team, When our service is under heavy load, we notice performance degradation between Flowable service task executions. After checking the ACT\_RU\_JOB table, I noticed that many jobs do not have LOCK\_OWNE…

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## [Best Approach for Sharing Common Models Across Teams (Multi-Tenant / Multi-Instance Setup)](https://forum.flowable.org/t/best-approach-for-sharing-common-models-across-teams-multi-tenant-multi-instance-setup/12490)

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**Author:** [@ROY](https://forum.flowable.org/u/ROY)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/best-approach-for-sharing-common-models-across-teams-multi-tenant-multi-instance-setup/12490 "2025-12-05T13:17:38Z")

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Hi everyone, In our department, we are planning to expand the use of Flowable across several teams. Each team would manage its own set of processes, but there are also some common process models that need to be reused b…

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## [Spring boot 4 compatible flowable 8 release date , existing flowable 7.2.0 not working with spring boot 4](https://forum.flowable.org/t/spring-boot-4-compatible-flowable-8-release-date-existing-flowable-7-2-0-not-working-with-spring-boot-4/12478)

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**Author:** [@djk](https://forum.flowable.org/u/djk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/spring-boot-4-compatible-flowable-8-release-date-existing-flowable-7-2-0-not-working-with-spring-boot-4/12478 "2025-11-25T15:40:56Z")

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Hi, While running spring boot 4+ flowable , we are getting below error: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not find class \[org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.kafka.KafkaAutoConfiguration\] we are …

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## [Migration from java 17 to java 21](https://forum.flowable.org/t/migration-from-java-17-to-java-21/12474)

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**Author:** [@devs](https://forum.flowable.org/u/devs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/migration-from-java-17-to-java-21/12474 "2025-11-21T08:37:07Z")

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When is the plan for migrating flowable to java 21 jdk along with migration to higher version of spring boot?

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## [How to handle reverting Flowable upgrades (DB schema changes)?](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-handle-reverting-flowable-upgrades-db-schema-changes/12437)

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**Author:** [@ivan.dimitrov.sap](https://forum.flowable.org/u/ivan.dimitrov.sap)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-handle-reverting-flowable-upgrades-db-schema-changes/12437 "2025-10-27T10:42:13Z")

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Hello Flowable team, We are from SAP (Multiapps Controller) and using the open-source version of the Flowable framework in our project: You may recall we’ve had a few discussions already. We recently migrated to Flowa…

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## [BPMN/CMMN debugger](https://forum.flowable.org/t/bpmn-cmmn-debugger/12451)

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**Author:** [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/bpmn-cmmn-debugger/12451 "2025-10-20T07:30:01Z")

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Hello all. The debugger support was removed from the OSS version together with modeler. (in the v 7+). If you still want to debug process and case models you can use intellij plugin (crp xml debugger). (and not only fo…

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## [Process debugger](https://forum.flowable.org/t/process-debugger/117)

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**Author:** [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/process-debugger/117 "2025-10-20T07:25:53Z")

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Hi all, I would like to start a discussion about the debugger which I have implemented some time ago. I have several questions to answer: 1. Is the concept of debugger useful? 2. Does it make sense to put it on the…

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## [Is there any Camunda 7.20 User Operation Log(ACT\_HI\_OP\_LOG) Equivalent in Flowable 7.1.0?](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-there-any-camunda-7-20-user-operation-log-act-hi-op-log-equivalent-in-flowable-7-1-0/12443)

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**Author:** [@subba](https://forum.flowable.org/u/subba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-there-any-camunda-7-20-user-operation-log-act-hi-op-log-equivalent-in-flowable-7-1-0/12443 "2025-10-10T16:31:00Z")

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Hi Flowable team, Is there any Camunda 7.20 User Operation Log(ACT\_HI\_OP\_LOG) Equivalent in Flowable 7.1.0?. We have an requirements to migrate Camunda user operation log data flowable and also what is the use of ACT\_HI…

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## [French translation issue in Flowable Work](https://forum.flowable.org/t/french-translation-issue-in-flowable-work/12441)

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**Author:** [@fdawagne](https://forum.flowable.org/u/fdawagne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/french-translation-issue-in-flowable-work/12441 "2025-10-09T13:13:52Z")

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Hello, While exploring Flowable Work for our next project, we found several translation/grammar issues (some minor, some quite bad). Where can I report this? Thanks in advance, FD

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## [Flowable Design Collapsable SubProcess (Export Issue)](https://forum.flowable.org/t/flowable-design-collapsable-subprocess-export-issue/12439)

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**Author:** [@gsudheer](https://forum.flowable.org/u/gsudheer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/flowable-design-collapsable-subprocess-export-issue/12439 "2025-10-08T03:18:59Z")

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Hi Team, I’m trying to create few BPMN Process flows, I was following the tips provided as per documentation also (meaning providing unique bpmn model keys and names) still unable to export the main bpmn file. here is …

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## [Road map of flowable](https://forum.flowable.org/t/road-map-of-flowable/12424)

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**Author:** [@huuhoait](https://forum.flowable.org/u/huuhoait)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/road-map-of-flowable/12424 "2025-09-17T21:48:58Z")

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Hello Flowable team, I’m a developer using Flowable Engine in enterprise projects and am very interested in your upcoming product roadmap—especially regarding major changes for the workflow engine, AI integration, micro…

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## [Does flowable as company still support flowable opensource?](https://forum.flowable.org/t/does-flowable-as-company-still-support-flowable-opensource/12391)

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**Author:** [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/does-flowable-as-company-still-support-flowable-opensource/12391 "2025-08-15T14:20:16Z")

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Current main branch version is 7.1.1-SNAPSHOT. There are 2 branches for 7.2.0 and 7.3.0 releases already with non snapshot version (e.g. 7.3.0.18). I would say those branches are used for EE to support new features, whic…

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## [Keeping the user task open unti a condition is met](https://forum.flowable.org/t/keeping-the-user-task-open-unti-a-condition-is-met/12384)

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**Author:** [@wiqht](https://forum.flowable.org/u/wiqht)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/keeping-the-user-task-open-unti-a-condition-is-met/12384 "2025-08-15T09:41:39Z")

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Hey, Can someone please suggest the ‘correct’ way of below implementation? The first defined user task let’s the user to select some of the objects. This list is then built upon in the request and sent via HTTP post to…

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## [Flowable Liquibase Support in Release 7.1.0](https://forum.flowable.org/t/flowable-liquibase-support-in-release-7-1-0/12356)

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**Author:** [@gsudheer](https://forum.flowable.org/u/gsudheer)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/flowable-liquibase-support-in-release-7-1-0/12356 "2025-07-31T05:58:03Z")

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Hi, Was going through the release notes for 7.1.0, its says Removed Liquibase from the App, CMMN, DMN and event registry engines and changed it to manual SQL files like it was already done for the BPMN, Common and IDM…

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## [Getting classpath:/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.yaml does not exist issue while upgrading flowable from 6.8.1.to 7.1.0](https://forum.flowable.org/t/getting-classpath-db-changelog-db-changelog-master-yaml-does-not-exist-issue-while-upgrading-flowable-from-6-8-1-to-7-1-0/12101)

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**Author:** [@Rajalakshmi](https://forum.flowable.org/u/Rajalakshmi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/getting-classpath-db-changelog-db-changelog-master-yaml-does-not-exist-issue-while-upgrading-flowable-from-6-8-1-to-7-1-0/12101 "2025-07-06T14:32:02Z")

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Hi i am getting classpath:/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.yaml does not exist issue while upgrading flowable from 6.8.1.to 7.1.0 with spring boot 3.4.0 can you pls suggest

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## [Fetching Flowable Form details(like fields) using Spring Boot](https://forum.flowable.org/t/fetching-flowable-form-details-like-fields-using-spring-boot/12318)

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**Author:** [@AzizX25](https://forum.flowable.org/u/AzizX25)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/fetching-flowable-form-details-like-fields-using-spring-boot/12318 "2025-06-28T19:47:41Z")

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How can i fetch form fields using spring boot?

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## [Deployment: addClasspathResource works, addString/addInputStream etc, not](https://forum.flowable.org/t/deployment-addclasspathresource-works-addstring-addinputstream-etc-not/12287)

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**Author:** [@michael.burger](https://forum.flowable.org/u/michael.burger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/deployment-addclasspathresource-works-addstring-addinputstream-etc-not/12287 "2025-06-11T10:42:33Z")

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I am using Java 21 and Flowable 7.1.0. I created a small BPMN with bpmn-io and tried to add the flowable extensions for execution with a code-generator. Then I tried to deploy the resulting String in a flowable process …

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## [Orchestrate Micro-service Based LLM Fine-Tuning Framework with Flowable](https://forum.flowable.org/t/orchestrate-micro-service-based-llm-fine-tuning-framework-with-flowable/12232)

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**Author:** [@mert.saracoglu](https://forum.flowable.org/u/mert.saracoglu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/orchestrate-micro-service-based-llm-fine-tuning-framework-with-flowable/12232 "2025-05-05T14:28:22Z")

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Hi all, I’m new to Flowable and the Flowable community. As part of my master’s thesis, I’m expected to develop a micro-service based LLM Fine-Tuning framework for a specific industrial use-case. I don’t have access to F…

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## [businessStatus filter not available in Query case instances](https://forum.flowable.org/t/businessstatus-filter-not-available-in-query-case-instances/12199)

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**Author:** [@antonio.pascual](https://forum.flowable.org/u/antonio.pascual)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/businessstatus-filter-not-available-in-query-case-instances/12199 "2025-04-15T08:22:17Z")

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Hi, I would like to query for cases with a specific businessStatus and certain variable values using the REST API. I’ve noticed that with GET /cmmn-runtime/case-instances, I can filter by businessStatus, but not by var…

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## [Open Source Commitment and UI Features in Flowable 7.x](https://forum.flowable.org/t/open-source-commitment-and-ui-features-in-flowable-7-x/11896)

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**Author:** [@gopaldk](https://forum.flowable.org/u/gopaldk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/open-source-commitment-and-ui-features-in-flowable-7-x/11896 "2025-04-09T06:58:38Z")

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Hello Flowable Community, I am evaluating BPMN frameworks for a new project and have been considering Flowable. While comparing Flowable 6.x and 7.x, I noticed that key components like the UI Designer and Process Manage…

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