Is it possible to skip a job execution?

Flowable Engine
#1

Hi all,

I have deployed a process containing several service tasks:
start ---> st#1 ---> st#2 --> st#3 ---> end

Sometimes, the execution of ‘st#2’ fails and I retrieve it as a dead letter job. The error is due to a processing already done in a business point of view. So, I would skip the execution of my process instance to the next step ‘st#3’. How can I do this, using an administration action for example ?

Thanks a lot for your help

#2

Hi,

I would say that the easiest way is to check whether st#2 call makes sense or not. So you can modify your process model, add there exlusive gateway and execute st#2 only when processing was not done yet.

If you do not want to change process model, do not throw exception in st#2 execution. Encapsulate code with try/catch block and when the exception is throw and it is caused by done processing, just swallow it and continue in execution.

Martin

#3

Thanks Martin,

Your first proposal is interesting to robustify my process.