Hi all. What is the correct REST routine to get a “start form” model for particular process definition? Currently I can only see triple-call method to achieve it with flowable-rest: GET /flowable-rest/service/form/form-data?processDefinitionId=PROCDEF_ID gives us a formKey; GET /flowable-rest/fo…

Also, see: https://robferguson.org/blog/2018/12/24/flowable-rest-api-part-1/

@xcaptain , @Robinyo thank you and sorry for late answer. The distinctive part of my question is that it concern the start form, that is – correct me if I wrong – has to be fetched before the process is instantiated. Anyway, I’m using that “3 requests” method now because the second approach – apart…

We are facing the same problem, submit a form and get a form are undocumented in flowable(several rest api can do these). It would be great if the flowable team can standardize the rest api, also I found that the rest api is so much different with the flowable-ui-task http api.

The rest api can’t fullfill all my needs, I’m learning the java examples, https://github.com/flowable/flowable-examples/tree/master/flowfest-2018/demo-own-application

[image] thesis: The distinctive part of my question is that it concern the start form, that is – correct me if I wrong – has to be fetched before the process is instantiated. You are correct, to quote the Users Guide : “A start form is a form that is shown to the user before the process ins…

The Flowable Task application internal REST API has indeed some improvements to make it easy to fetch the form of a specific process definition or task and submit this form. The logic uses the Java service API available in the BPMN / CMMN and Form engine. What needs to be done is to expose this RES…

REST: correct way to get start form model

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xcaptain December 25, 2018, 6:48am 2

See https://forum.flowable.org/t/bare-minimum-rest-api-chain-calls-to-do-an-app-made-from-flowable-web-application/2010/3?u=xcaptain

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REST: correct way to get start form model

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