connector in Connectors In panel did not run

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Hi!
I developed a process on bonita 7.7.4 comunity edition. In order to display instantiation form, i need data from AWS . So i add groovy script connector in Connectors In panel in pool level. But when i ran process, i got instantiation form without groovy script connector ran first ( i had log printout in script). When i clicked submit button in instantiation form, i can see groovy script connector ran this time in log file.

My question is , since i added in connector in Connectors In panel or in Connectors Out panel, why groovy script connector did not run before instantiation form displayed?

Thanks!

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Hello,

The process instance is created only after the instantiation form is submitted, not before. This form is supposed to collect information that is necessary to start a new instance. It is then normal that the connector IN is triggered after the form is displayed (and submitted).

Two options:

  • Use a human task with a form right at the beginning of the process instead of a process instantiation form and continue to use a connector IN
  • Use a Bonita REST API Extension or AWS REST API to directly access AWS information and display it on the instantiation form

HIH,