# Suspending a parent process is not suspending the child process

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/suspending-a-parent-process-is-not-suspending-the-child-process/12595>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [July 20, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/suspending-a-parent-process-is-not-suspending-the-child-process/12595 "2026-07-20T08:34:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![HarishArawala](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/harisharawala/32/3215_2.png) [@HarishArawala](https://forum.flowable.org/u/HarishArawala)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/suspending-a-parent-process-is-not-suspending-the-child-process/12595/1 "2026-07-20T08:34:57Z")

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Configured a sub process using call activity, and initiated the parent process.  
Both parent and child process are running.  
When I suspend the parent process child process is still active and running.  
Is it intentional or an issue?  
If do we want to suspend child process also when parent process suspend how to achieve this behavior?

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**Author:** ![filiphr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/filiphr/32/315_2.png) [@filiphr](https://forum.flowable.org/u/filiphr)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/suspending-a-parent-process-is-not-suspending-the-child-process/12595/2 "2026-07-21T06:47:52Z")

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Hey @HarishArawala,

> [@HarishArawala](#):
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> When I suspend the parent process child process is still active and running.  
> Is it intentional or an issue?

This is intentional.

> [@HarishArawala](#):
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> If do we want to suspend child process also when parent process suspend how to achieve this behavior?

You should be able to do this in the same way you are doing it for the paren process.

Cheers,  
Filip