CMMN create unknown number of sub-cases on the fly

Flowable Engine
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I have a case in which a number of sub-cases have to be started.
The case is for the translation of a document. When a document is really big, it is being split up in multiple parts so multiple users can translate at the same time.

My sub-case contains a few tasks like translate, review, …
The number of sub-cases that have to be started can vary and can change at any time; even after the cases have already started. Meaning that sub-cases must be able to be added/removed on the fly

I have done some experimenting with the “Start Case Task”
I had marked this task as repeatable, but I’m unable to start more than a single sub-case at the same time
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Is there an out-of-the-box solution to do this, or do I have to go the custom way?

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Is the Case Task marked as Blocking? If so, turn that option off. BLocking stops another instance being created until the last was completed.

Cheers
Paul.

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Hi Paul, thanks for the quick reply.
Indeed I can start multiple instances now.

Is there a way to block the next action until all children have been completed?

I guess I should do something like this:
Have a trigger that starts a new single sub-case, and when that case and all others are completed, trigger another event and continue the flow.
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Then you’d need blocking again.

What you can do, is make the event listener repeatable and the case task repeatable. Every time the event happens, a new case instance will be started.