# Could not trigger intermediate message event @Event Sub-Process

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**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/could-not-trigger-intermediate-message-event-event-sub-process/742 "2017-07-20T14:29:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![rprakash88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rprakash88](https://forum.flowable.org/u/rprakash88)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/could-not-trigger-intermediate-message-event-event-sub-process/742/1 "2017-07-20T14:29:23Z")

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Hi

I am using Flowable 6.1.0 (latest version)

I have modeled an intermediate message event on ‘Event Sub-Process’ component. I am trying to invoke intermediate message event, but could not succeed.

**Invoking the Process instance**  
ProcessInstance processInstance = runtimeService.startProcessInstanceByKey(“SubProcessSample”);

**Invoking intermediate message event using below code:**  
List executionList = runtimeService.getAdhocSubProcessExecutions(processInstanceID);  
if(executionList != null) {  
for(Execution execution: executionList) {  
runtimeService.messageEventReceivedAsync(“childmessageref”, execution.getId());  
}  
}

Here, Execution list is returned empty, eventhough i have modeled an intermediate message event as part of adhoc sub-process

**Question**

1. Eventhough there is a sub-process modeled as part of the bpmn file, could not find the entry under Sub-Process tab in flowable-admin portal?  
 ![](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex035/uploads/flowable/original/1X/23667c70c8660c7cb30e6235c9cde2d2e7ff7b48.png)

2. Why could not trigger message to the intermediate event in event sub-process?

Kindly need your inputs on this. Thanks

**SubProcessSample.bpmn20.xml**

![](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex035/uploads/flowable/original/1X/f5c33ff9f30ef13d72ac3aee95c8e181ca3b308d.png)

file:  
  
  
  
SubProcessSample  
  
  
  
\<modeler:activiti-idm-assignee xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:activiti-idm-assignee\>  
\<modeler:assignee-info-email xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:assignee-info-email\>  
\<modeler:assignee-info-firstname xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:assignee-info-firstname\>  
\<modeler:assignee-info-lastname xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:assignee-info-lastname\>  
\<modeler:initiator-can-complete xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:initiator-can-complete\>  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
\<modeler:activiti-idm-assignee xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:activiti-idm-assignee\>  
\<modeler:assignee-info-email xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:assignee-info-email\>  
\<modeler:assignee-info-firstname xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:assignee-info-firstname\>  
\<modeler:assignee-info-lastname xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:assignee-info-lastname\>  
\<modeler:initiator-can-complete xmlns:modeler=“[http://flowable.org/modeler](http://flowable.org/modeler)”\>\</modeler:initiator-can-complete\>  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
\<bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id=“BPMNDiagram\_SubProcessSample”\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNPlane bpmnElement=“SubProcessSample” id=“BPMNPlane\_SubProcessSample”\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“startEvent1” id=“BPMNShape\_startEvent1”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“35.0” width=“35.0” x=“100.0” y=“163.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“task1” id=“BPMNShape\_task1”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“80.0” width=“100.0” x=“165.0” y=“135.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“sid-98F42625-B562-4638-B7D4-C42122F3E493” id=“BPMNShape\_sid-98F42625-B562-4638-B7D4-C42122F3E493”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“35.0” width=“35.0” x=“320.0” y=“164.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“eventsubprocess1” id=“BPMNShape\_eventsubprocess1”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“173.0” width=“518.0” x=“150.0” y=“255.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“childmessage1” id=“BPMNShape\_childmessage1”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“35.0” width=“35.0” x=“180.0” y=“320.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“subtask1” id=“BPMNShape\_subtask1”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“80.0” width=“100.0” x=“255.0” y=“295.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement=“sid-6621D79E-E9AE-4D35-AF5C-68C54A9F268F” id=“BPMNShape\_sid-6621D79E-E9AE-4D35-AF5C-68C54A9F268F”\>  
\<omgdc:Bounds height=“35.0” width=“35.0” x=“400.0” y=“321.0”\>\</omgdc:Bounds\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNShape\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement=“sid-89709EEE-7EDF-4A2D-B46C-173268328A7C” id=“BPMNEdge\_sid-89709EEE-7EDF-4A2D-B46C-173268328A7C”\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“135.0” y=“180.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“165.0” y=“175.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNEdge\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement=“sid-2ADDB15C-885C-43F6-ABDF-5BC837088735” id=“BPMNEdge\_sid-2ADDB15C-885C-43F6-ABDF-5BC837088735”\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“265.0” y=“175.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“292.0” y=“175.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“292.0” y=“178.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“320.0” y=“181.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNEdge\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement=“sid-3388556D-E801-4EF6-A9C8-C743899B9574” id=“BPMNEdge\_sid-3388556D-E801-4EF6-A9C8-C743899B9574”\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“215.0” y=“337.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“255.0” y=“335.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNEdge\>  
\<bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement=“sid-8A526A75-D8E9-47CB-A614-D2D47CED8E35” id=“BPMNEdge\_sid-8A526A75-D8E9-47CB-A614-D2D47CED8E35”\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“355.0” y=“335.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\<omgdi:waypoint x=“400.0” y=“338.0”\>\</omgdi:waypoint\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNEdge\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNPlane\>  
\</bpmndi:BPMNDiagram\>

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**Author:** ![joram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/joram/32/26_2.png) [@joram](https://forum.flowable.org/u/joram)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/could-not-trigger-intermediate-message-event-event-sub-process/742/2 "2017-07-23T08:15:36Z")

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An event subprocess cannot have an intermediate event as start event, switch it to a real start event and it should work.