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Status Functionality already exists
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 21, 2019

Expose getCurrentProcess to the JS API, along with other related methods

Within the JS Execution Context, there are methods available to get the currently running Process, and Process Item. If these were exposed to the JS API, we would not have to resort to using unsupported/unexposed product features.

Currently, this is a way to access this information

Get the currently running process (service): Packages.com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.JavaScriptRunner.getThreadsCurrentRunner().getJSExecutionContext().getCurrentProcess();

Get the currently running process item (step):
Packages.com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.JavaScriptRunner.getThreadsCurrentRunner().getJSExecutionContext().getCurrentProcessItemId();

Preferably it would be

Get the currently running process (service):
tw.system.processItem (ServiceModel)

Get the currently running process item (step):
tw.system.processItemStep (Step)

Idea priority High
RFE ID 130257
RFE URL
RFE Product IBM Business Process Manager on Cloud
  • Guest
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    Jun 29, 2023

    Thank you for your idea submission. This functionality already exists, closing the idea for now.