Cancelled subprocess blocks main process

Flowable Engine
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Hi,
I have a main process where at a certain moment a sub process has been called. The only active part of the main process were the tasks in the sub process.

A user cancelled the sub process, and now the main process is “stuck” as this cancelled sub process does not “end”.

2 questions:

  • what would be the best way to prevent this in the future? Capture a cancel event somehow?
  • what can I do to unlock the main process?

Thanks for your time!
Wim

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Can you elaborate which call was used to do this? In theory, once everything in the subprocess is completed, it gives control back to the parent.

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I have made a simple process where you can see the behaviour. It is available for download here.

Start the mainprocess, and complete the first task. A subprocess is started. In the task of the subprocess, navigate to the subprocess and cancel the process. The mainprocess no longer gets activated.

Thanks for having a look.

Regards,
Wim

4

I can see the files and select them, but i’m not able to download them. Can you expose them somehow so we can have a look?

5

there should be a download button at the top left.

6

Thanks for the good example! Indeed a bug. Has been fixed in this commit: https://github.com/flowable/flowable-engine/commit/f82aa6d8708ac7735b0865af75440ecb122dc6ae