# Move a process instance from current activity/task to another activity/task

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/move-a-process-instance-from-current-activity-task-to-another-activity-task/5868>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/move-a-process-instance-from-current-activity-task-to-another-activity-task/5868 "2020-04-20T13:12:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![MAGICBEANSS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/magicbeanss/32/1926_2.png) [@MAGICBEANSS](https://forum.flowable.org/u/MAGICBEANSS)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/move-a-process-instance-from-current-activity-task-to-another-activity-task/5868/1 "2020-04-20T13:12:45Z")

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How can we move a process instance currently stuck at a timer/ user task to a specified task/activity?

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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:** [April 29, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/move-a-process-instance-from-current-activity-task-to-another-activity-task/5868/2 "2020-04-29T18:26:46Z")

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What do you mean with ‘stuck’ here? Has the activity somehow failed?

If you’re looking for migrating instances from one state to another, you can have a look at [https://github.com/flowable/flowable-engine/blob/master/modules/flowable-engine/src/main/java/org/flowable/engine/ProcessMigrationService.java](https://github.com/flowable/flowable-engine/blob/master/modules/flowable-engine/src/main/java/org/flowable/engine/ProcessMigrationService.java)