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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Business Automation Manager Open Edition
Categories Version 9.3.x
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 15, 2026

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Add Columns to processes table to facilitate Migrations

Can these four specific columns be added natively to the processes table?

  • initiator
  • processInstanceDescription
  • correlationKey
  • sla_compliance

Reasoning: Our current API layer relies on fetching this metadata directly from the process record. If these are not present as standard columns in the processes table upon process instantiation, it creates a significant gap in our migration from 8.0.5.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Apr 20, 2026

    Regarding the suggestion to use data_audit for the initiator field: Our BAMOE 9.3.1 installation does not contain a data_audit table in the runtime database.Is there a specific Kogito/BAMOE Add-on dependency required in our pom.xml

     

    Regarding sla_compliance field mapping:

    Since version 9.3.1 requires us to derive this value dynamically rather than fetching it from a native column, could you please provide the recommended logic for this calculation? Specifically:

    Status Mapping: What are the standard integer values (e.g., 0, 1, 2) that represent 'Pending', 'Met', 'Violated', and 'Aborted' in the context of BAMOE 9?

    Logic Criteria: What specific fields and conditions should be used to determine each state (e.g., comparing current_time or completion_time against slaDueDate)?
     

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  • Admin
    Devidutta Sahoo
    Apr 20, 2026

    Hi @Guest

    After discussion with internal team, below are the current state of things

    initiator - This information is already available via the data_audit tables. Process start events capture the event_user, which can be used to identify the initiator

    processInstanceDescription - is not available in v9, & although the field existed in v8, it was never exposed via the REST APIs, and any population likely depended on direct database manipulation, which is not supported or recommended

    correlationKey - v9 supports a businessKey on process instantiation, which serves the same purpose and is the recommended approach

    sla_compliance - v9 exposes slaDueDate at the process, node, and user task levels. SLA compliance can be derived dynamically by comparing the current time against the due date

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