Require 'processDefinitionId' for a Workflow inside Activiti App 1.5.0

[naveenv449]

Hi All,

I am using Enterprise Activiti 1.5.0. I want to start the workflow from other Application (Spring Boot Web App). I found the below REST call to perform the same. 

POST api/enterprise/process-instances

param: processDefinitionId 

https://docs.alfresco.com/activiti/docs/dev-guide/1.5.0/#_start_process_instance

I could not find where to get the 'processDefinitionId' for my workflow from Activiti App?? 

I tried to debug it after i start the workflow from inside App using browser's Inspect Element option. I see processDefinitionId:"myNewProcess:34:222717". I see every time some number getting attached. Where can I get unique processDefinitionId to start the workflow from outside Application??

Thanks in Advance.

Thanks,

Naveen

[cjose · Accepted solution]

processDefinitionId is an ID generated upon each deployment. You can get the processDefinitionId using process definition query.

Another option is to use "processDefinitionKey"  instead of processDefinitionId which will start a process instance on the latest deployed version. You can get the processDefinitionKey from your process model. However you will have to use version 1.5.3.2 or above as there was a bug fixed in this version to allow processDefinitionKey use. Hope this helps

[naveenv449]

Thank you Ciju Joseph for the response, i will try to use processDefinitionId from the suggested API call for now. Once I upgrade to 1.5.3.2, I will use processDefinitionKey.