All Known Implementing Classes:

RuntimeServiceImpl
```
public interface RuntimeService
```
Service which provides access to Deployments, ProcessDefinitions and ProcessInstances.

Author:

Tom Baeyens, Joram Barrez, Daniel Meyer

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`activateProcessInstanceById(String processInstanceId)`	Activates the process instance with the given id.
`void`	`activateProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionId(String processDefinitionId)`	Activates the process instance with the given process definition id.
`void`	`activateProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionKey(String processDefinitionKey)`	Activates the process instance with the given process definition key.
`void`	`clearAnnotationForIncidentById(String incidentId)`	Clear the annotation for an incident.
`void`	`correlateMessage(String messageName)`	Correlates a message to either an execution that is waiting for this message or a process definition that can be started by this message.
`void`	`correlateMessage(String messageName, String businessKey)`	Correlates a message to an execution that is waiting for a matching message and belongs to a process instance with the given business key a process definition that can be started by a matching message.
`void`	`correlateMessage(String messageName, String businessKey, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Correlates a message to an execution that is waiting for a matching message and belongs to a process instance with the given business key a process definition that can be started by this message.
`void`	`correlateMessage(String messageName, String businessKey, Map<String,Object> correlationKeys, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Correlates a message to an execution that is waiting for a matching message and can be correlated according to the given correlation keys.
`void`	`correlateMessage(String messageName, Map<String,Object> correlationKeys)`	Correlates a message to an execution that is waiting for a matching message and can be correlated according to the given correlation keys.
`void`	`correlateMessage(String messageName, Map<String,Object> correlationKeys, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Correlates a message to an execution that is waiting for a matching message and can be correlated according to the given correlation keys.
`ConditionEvaluationBuilder`	`createConditionEvaluation()`	Define a complex condition evaluation using a fluent builder.
`EventSubscriptionQuery`	`createEventSubscriptionQuery()`	Creates a new `EventSubscriptionQuery` instance, that can be used to query event subscriptions.
`ExecutionQuery`	`createExecutionQuery()`	Creates a new `ExecutionQuery` instance, that can be used to query the executions and process instances.
`Incident`	`createIncident(String incidentType, String executionId, String configuration)`	Creates an incident
`Incident`	`createIncident(String incidentType, String executionId, String configuration, String message)`	Creates an incident
`IncidentQuery`	`createIncidentQuery()`	Creates a new `IncidentQuery` instance, that can be used to query incidents.
`MessageCorrelationBuilder`	`createMessageCorrelation(String messageName)`	Define a complex message correlation using a fluent builder.
`MessageCorrelationAsyncBuilder`	`createMessageCorrelationAsync(String messageName)`	Define a complex asynchronous message correlation using a fluent builder.
`MigrationPlanBuilder`	`createMigrationPlan(String sourceProcessDefinitionId, String targetProcessDefinitionId)`	Creates a migration plan to migrate process instance between different process definitions.
`ModificationBuilder`	`createModification(String processDefinitionId)`	Creates a modification of multiple process instances in terms of activity cancellations and instantiations via a fluent builder.
`NativeExecutionQuery`	`createNativeExecutionQuery()`	creates a new `NativeExecutionQuery` to query `Execution`s by SQL directly
`NativeProcessInstanceQuery`	`createNativeProcessInstanceQuery()`	creates a new `NativeProcessInstanceQuery` to query `ProcessInstance`s by SQL directly
`ProcessInstantiationBuilder`	`createProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId)`	Returns a fluent builder to start a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstantiationBuilder`	`createProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey)`	Returns a fluent builder to start a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
`ProcessInstanceModificationBuilder`	`createProcessInstanceModification(String processInstanceId)`	Define a modification of a process instance in terms of activity cancellations and instantiations via a fluent builder.
`ProcessInstanceQuery`	`createProcessInstanceQuery()`	Creates a new `ProcessInstanceQuery` instance, that can be used to query process instances.
`SignalEventReceivedBuilder`	`createSignalEvent(String signalName)`	Notifies the process engine that a signal event has been received using a fluent builder.
`VariableInstanceQuery`	`createVariableInstanceQuery()`	Creates a new `VariableInstanceQuery` instance, that can be used to query variable instances.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId, String deleteReason)`	Delete an existing runtime process instance.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners)`	Delete an existing runtime process instance.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated)`	Delete an existing runtime process instance.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated, boolean skipIoMappings)`	Delete an existing runtime process instance.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated, boolean skipIoMappings, boolean skipSubprocesses)`	Delete an existing runtime process instance.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstanceIfExists(String processInstanceId, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated, boolean skipIoMappings, boolean skipSubprocesses)`	Delete an existing runtime process instance.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstances(List<String> processInstanceIds, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated)`	Delete existing runtime process instances.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstances(List<String> processInstanceIds, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated, boolean skipSubprocesses)`	Delete existing runtime process instances.
`Batch`	`deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, String deleteReason)`	Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation.
`Batch`	`deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, String deleteReason)`	Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation.
`Batch`	`deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners)`	Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation.
`Batch`	`deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean skipSubprocesses)`	Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation.
`Batch`	`deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, HistoricProcessInstanceQuery historicProcessInstanceQuery, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean skipSubprocesses)`	Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation.
`Batch`	`deleteProcessInstancesAsync(ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, String deleteReason)`	Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation.
`void`	`deleteProcessInstancesIfExists(List<String> processInstanceIds, String deleteReason, boolean skipCustomListeners, boolean externallyTerminated, boolean skipSubprocesses)`	Delete existing runtime process instances.
`List<String>`	`getActiveActivityIds(String executionId)`	Finds the activity ids for all executions that are waiting in activities.
`ActivityInstance`	`getActivityInstance(String processInstanceId)`	Allows retrieving the activity instance tree for a given process instance.
`Object`	`getVariable(String executionId, String variableName)`	The variable value.
`Object`	`getVariableLocal(String executionId, String variableName)`	The variable value for an execution.
`<T extends TypedValue> T`	`getVariableLocalTyped(String executionId, String variableName)`	Returns a `TypedValue` for the variable.
`<T extends TypedValue> T`	`getVariableLocalTyped(String executionId, String variableName, boolean deserializeValue)`	Returns a `TypedValue` for the variable.
`Map<String,Object>`	`getVariables(String executionId)`	All variables visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
`Map<String,Object>`	`getVariables(String executionId, Collection<String> variableNames)`	The variable values for all given variableNames, takes all variables into account which are visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
`Map<String,Object>`	`getVariablesLocal(String executionId)`	All variable values that are defined in the execution scope, without taking outer scopes into account.
`Map<String,Object>`	`getVariablesLocal(String executionId, Collection<String> variableNames)`	The variable values for the given variableNames only taking the given execution scope into account, not looking in outer scopes.
`VariableMap`	`getVariablesLocalTyped(String executionId)`	All variable values that are defined in the execution scope, without taking outer scopes into account.
`VariableMap`	`getVariablesLocalTyped(String executionId, boolean deserializeValues)`	All variable values that are defined in the execution scope, without taking outer scopes into account.
`VariableMap`	`getVariablesLocalTyped(String executionId, Collection<String> variableNames, boolean deserializeValues)`	The variable values for the given variableNames only taking the given execution scope into account, not looking in outer scopes.
`VariableMap`	`getVariablesTyped(String executionId)`	All variables visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
`VariableMap`	`getVariablesTyped(String executionId, boolean deserializeValues)`	All variables visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
`VariableMap`	`getVariablesTyped(String executionId, Collection<String> variableNames, boolean deserializeValues)`	The variable values for all given variableNames, takes all variables into account which are visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
`<T extends TypedValue> T`	`getVariableTyped(String executionId, String variableName)`	Returns a `TypedValue` for the variable.
`<T extends TypedValue> T`	`getVariableTyped(String executionId, String variableName, boolean deserializeValue)`	Returns a `TypedValue` for the variable.
`void`	`messageEventReceived(String messageName, String executionId)`	Notifies the process engine that a message event with name 'messageName' has been received and has been correlated to an execution with id 'executionId'.
`void`	`messageEventReceived(String messageName, String executionId, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Notifies the process engine that a message event with the name 'messageName' has been received and has been correlated to an execution with id 'executionId'.
`MigrationPlanExecutionBuilder`	`newMigration(MigrationPlan migrationPlan)`	Executes a migration plan for a given list of process instances.
`void`	`removeVariable(String executionId, String variableName)`	Removes a variable for an execution.
`void`	`removeVariableLocal(String executionId, String variableName)`	Removes a variable for an execution (not considering parent scopes).
`void`	`removeVariables(String executionId, Collection<String> variableNames)`	Removes variables for an execution.
`void`	`removeVariablesLocal(String executionId, Collection<String> variableNames)`	Remove variables for an execution (not considering parent scopes).
`void`	`resolveIncident(String incidentId)`	Resolves and remove an incident
`RestartProcessInstanceBuilder`	`restartProcessInstances(String processDefinitionId)`	Restarts process instances that are completed or deleted with the initial or last set of variables.
`void`	`setAnnotationForIncidentById(String incidentId, String annotation)`	Set an annotation to an incident.
`void`	`setVariable(String executionId, String variableName, Object value)`	Update or create a variable for an execution.
`void`	`setVariableLocal(String executionId, String variableName, Object value)`	Update or create a variable for an execution (not considering parent scopes).
`void`	`setVariables(String executionId, Map<String,? extends Object> variables)`	Update or create given variables for an execution (including parent scopes).
`Batch`	`setVariablesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, Map<String,?> variables)`	Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
`Batch`	`setVariablesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds, ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, HistoricProcessInstanceQuery historicProcessInstanceQuery, Map<String,?> variables)`	Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
`Batch`	`setVariablesAsync(HistoricProcessInstanceQuery historicProcessInstanceQuery, Map<String,?> variables)`	Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
`Batch`	`setVariablesAsync(ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery, Map<String,?> variables)`	Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
`void`	`setVariablesLocal(String executionId, Map<String,? extends Object> variables)`	Update or create given variables for an execution (not considering parent scopes).
`void`	`signal(String executionId)`	Sends an external trigger to an activity instance that is waiting inside the given execution.
`void`	`signal(String executionId, String signalName, Object signalData, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Sends an external trigger to an activity instance that is waiting inside the given execution.
`void`	`signal(String executionId, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Sends an external trigger to an activity instance that is waiting inside the given execution.
`void`	`signalEventReceived(String signalName)`	Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received.
`void`	`signalEventReceived(String signalName, String executionId)`	Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received.
`void`	`signalEventReceived(String signalName, String executionId, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received.
`void`	`signalEventReceived(String signalName, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId)`	Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId, String businessKey)`	Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId, String businessKey, String caseInstanceId)`	Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId, String businessKey, String caseInstanceId, Map<String,Object> variables)`	Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId, String businessKey, Map<String,Object> variables)`	Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId, Map<String,Object> variables)`	Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey)`	Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey, String businessKey)`	Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey, String businessKey, String caseInstanceId)`	Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey, String businessKey, String caseInstanceId, Map<String,Object> variables)`	Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey, String businessKey, Map<String,Object> variables)`	Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey, Map<String,Object> variables)`	Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName, String businessKey)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName, String businessKey, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName, String processDefinitionId)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName, String processDefinitionId, String businessKey)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName, String processDefinitionId, String businessKey, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`ProcessInstance`	`startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName, String processDefinitionId, Map<String,Object> processVariables)`	Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new `ProcessInstance`.
`void`	`suspendProcessInstanceById(String processInstanceId)`	Suspends the process instance with the given id.
`void`	`suspendProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionId(String processDefinitionId)`	Suspends the process instances with the given process definition id.
`void`	`suspendProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionKey(String processDefinitionKey)`	Suspends the process instances with the given process definition key.
`UpdateProcessInstanceSuspensionStateSelectBuilder`	`updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState()`	Activate or suspend process instances using a fluent builder.

- Method Detail
  - startProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - key of process definition, cannot be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey,
                                          String businessKey)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - key of process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey,
                                          String businessKey,
                                          String caseInstanceId)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - key of process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    caseInstanceId - an id of a case instance to associate the process instance with a case instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey,
                                          Map<String,Object> variables)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - key of process definition, cannot be null.
    
    variables - the variables to pass, can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey,
                                          String businessKey,
                                          Map<String,Object> variables)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique. The combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - key of process definition, cannot be null.
    
    variables - the variables to pass, can be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey,
                                          String businessKey,
                                          String caseInstanceId,
                                          Map<String,Object> variables)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique. The combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - key of process definition, cannot be null.
    
    variables - the variables to pass, can be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    caseInstanceId - an id of a case instance to associate the process instance with a case instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId,
                                         String businessKey)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId,
                                         String businessKey,
                                         String caseInstanceId)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    caseInstanceId - an id of a case instance to associate the process instance with a case instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId,
                                         Map<String,Object> variables)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    variables - variables to be passed, can be null
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId,
                                         String businessKey,
                                         Map<String,Object> variables)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    variables - variables to be passed, can be null
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId,
                                         String businessKey,
                                         String caseInstanceId,
                                         Map<String,Object> variables)
```
    Starts a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id. A business key can be provided to associate the process instance with a certain identifier that has a clear business meaning. For example in an order process, the business key could be an order id. This business key can then be used to easily look up that process instance , see ProcessInstanceQuery.processInstanceBusinessKey(String). Providing such a business key is definitely a best practice. Note that a business key MUST be unique for the given process definition WHEN you have added a database constraint for it. In this case, only Process instance from different process definition are allowed to have the same business key and the combination of processdefinitionKey-businessKey must be unique.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - a key that uniquely identifies the process instance in the context of the given process definition.
    
    caseInstanceId - an id of a case instance to associate the process instance with a case instance.
    
    variables - variables to be passed, can be null
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - startProcessInstanceByMessage
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    
    Calling this method can have two different outcomes:
    
    If the message name is associated with a message start event, a new process instance is started.
    
    If no subscription to a message with the given name exists, ProcessEngineException is thrown
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    5.9
  - startProcessInstanceByMessage
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName,
                                              String businessKey)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String, Map). This method allows specifying a business key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element.
    
    businessKey - the business key which is added to the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    5.10
  - startProcessInstanceByMessage
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName,
                                              Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String). In addition, this method allows specifying a the payload of the message as a map of process variables.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element.
    
    processVariables - the 'payload' of the message. The variables are added as processes variables to the started process instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    5.9
  - startProcessInstanceByMessage
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessage(String messageName,
                                              String businessKey,
                                              Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String, Map). In addition, this method allows specifying a business key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element.
    
    businessKey - the business key which is added to the started process instance
    
    processVariables - the 'payload' of the message. The variables are added as processes variables to the started process instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    5.9
  - startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName,
                                                                    String processDefinitionId)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String). In addition, this method allows specifying the exactly version of the process definition with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element, cannot be null.
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists for the specified version of process definition.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.3
  - startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName,
                                                                    String processDefinitionId,
                                                                    String businessKey)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String, String). In addition, this method allows specifying the exactly version of the process definition with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element, cannot be null.
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - the business key which is added to the started process instance
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists for the specified version of process definition.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.3
  - startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName,
                                                                    String processDefinitionId,
                                                                    Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String, Map). In addition, this method allows specifying the exactly version of the process definition with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element, cannot be null.
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    processVariables - the 'payload' of the message. The variables are added as processes variables to the started process instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists for the specified version of process definition.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.3
  - startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId
```
ProcessInstance startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId(String messageName,
                                                                    String processDefinitionId,
                                                                    String businessKey,
                                                                    Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Signals the process engine that a message is received and starts a new ProcessInstance.
    See startProcessInstanceByMessage(String, String, Map). In addition, this method allows specifying the exactly version of the process definition with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the 'name' of the message as specified as an attribute on the bpmn20 <message name="messageName" /> element, cannot be null.
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    businessKey - the business key which is added to the started process instance
    
    processVariables - the 'payload' of the message. The variables are added as processes variables to the started process instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ProcessInstance object representing the started process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no subscription to a message with the given name exists for the specified version of process definition.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.3
  - deleteProcessInstance
```
void deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId,
                           String deleteReason)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instance. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - id of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when the processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with the given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstancesAsync
```
Batch deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                                  ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                                  String deleteReason)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - id's of process instances to delete, cannot be null if processInstanceQuery is null.
    
    processInstanceQuery - query that will be used to fetch affected process instances. Cannot be null if processInstanceIds are null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no process instance is found with the given id or id is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - If the user has no Permissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_DELETE_RUNNING_PROCESS_INSTANCES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - deleteProcessInstancesAsync
```
Batch deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                                  ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                                  String deleteReason,
                                  boolean skipCustomListeners)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - id's of process instances to delete, cannot be null if processInstanceQuery is null.
    
    processInstanceQuery - query that will be used to fetch affected process instances. Cannot be null if processInstanceIds are null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - skips custom execution listeners when removing instances
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no process instance is found with the given id or id is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - If the user has no Permissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_DELETE_RUNNING_PROCESS_INSTANCES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - deleteProcessInstancesAsync
```
Batch deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                                  ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                                  String deleteReason,
                                  boolean skipCustomListeners,
                                  boolean skipSubprocesses)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - id's of process instances to delete, cannot be null if processInstanceQuery is null.
    
    processInstanceQuery - query that will be used to fetch affected process instances. Cannot be null if processInstanceIds are null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - skips custom execution listeners when removing instances
    
    skipSubprocesses - skips subprocesses when removing instances
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no process instance is found with the given id or id is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - If the user has no Permissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_DELETE_RUNNING_PROCESS_INSTANCES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - deleteProcessInstancesAsync
```
Batch deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                                  ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                                  HistoricProcessInstanceQuery historicProcessInstanceQuery,
                                  String deleteReason,
                                  boolean skipCustomListeners,
                                  boolean skipSubprocesses)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - id's of process instances to delete.
    
    processInstanceQuery - query that will be used to fetch affected process instances.
    
    historicProcessInstanceQuery - query that will be used to fetch affected process instances based on history data.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - skips custom execution listeners when removing instances
    
    skipSubprocesses - skips subprocesses when removing instances
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no process instance is found with the given queries or ids.
    
    AuthorizationException - If the user has no Permissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_DELETE_RUNNING_PROCESS_INSTANCES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - deleteProcessInstancesAsync
```
Batch deleteProcessInstancesAsync(ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                                  String deleteReason)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceQuery - query that will be used to fetch affected process instances. Cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no process instance is found with the given id or id is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - If the user has no Permissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_DELETE_RUNNING_PROCESS_INSTANCES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - deleteProcessInstancesAsync
```
Batch deleteProcessInstancesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                                  String deleteReason)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instances asynchronously using Batch operation. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary. If both process instances list and query are provided, process instances containing in both sets will be deleted.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - id's of process instances to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no process instance is found with the given id or id is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - If the user has no Permissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_DELETE_RUNNING_PROCESS_INSTANCES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - deleteProcessInstance
```
void deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId,
                           String deleteReason,
                           boolean skipCustomListeners)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instance. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - id of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when the processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with the given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstance
```
void deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId,
                           String deleteReason,
                           boolean skipCustomListeners,
                           boolean externallyTerminated)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instance. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - id of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when the processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with the given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstances
```
void deleteProcessInstances(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                            String deleteReason,
                            boolean skipCustomListeners,
                            boolean externallyTerminated)
```
    Delete existing runtime process instances. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - ids of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when a processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with a given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstances
```
void deleteProcessInstances(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                            String deleteReason,
                            boolean skipCustomListeners,
                            boolean externallyTerminated,
                            boolean skipSubprocesses)
```
    Delete existing runtime process instances. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - ids of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    skipSubprocesses - specifies whether subprocesses should be deleted
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when a processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with a given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstancesIfExists
```
void deleteProcessInstancesIfExists(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                                    String deleteReason,
                                    boolean skipCustomListeners,
                                    boolean externallyTerminated,
                                    boolean skipSubprocesses)
```
    Delete existing runtime process instances. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary. Does not fail if a process instance was not found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - ids of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    skipSubprocesses - specifies whether subprocesses should be deleted
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when a processInstanceId is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstance
```
void deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId,
                           String deleteReason,
                           boolean skipCustomListeners,
                           boolean externallyTerminated,
                           boolean skipIoMappings)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instance. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - id of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    skipIoMappings - specifies whether input/output mappings for tasks should be invoked
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when the processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with the given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstance
```
void deleteProcessInstance(String processInstanceId,
                           String deleteReason,
                           boolean skipCustomListeners,
                           boolean externallyTerminated,
                           boolean skipIoMappings,
                           boolean skipSubprocesses)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instance. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - id of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    skipIoMappings - specifies whether input/output mappings for tasks should be invoked
    
    skipSubprocesses - specifies whether subprocesses should be deleted
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when the processInstanceId is null.
    
    NotFoundException - when no process instance is found with the given processInstanceId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - deleteProcessInstanceIfExists
```
void deleteProcessInstanceIfExists(String processInstanceId,
                                   String deleteReason,
                                   boolean skipCustomListeners,
                                   boolean externallyTerminated,
                                   boolean skipIoMappings,
                                   boolean skipSubprocesses)
```
    Delete an existing runtime process instance. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary. Does not fail if a process instance was not found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - id of process instance to delete, cannot be null.
    
    deleteReason - reason for deleting, which will be stored in the history. Can be null.
    
    skipCustomListeners - if true, only the built-in ExecutionListeners are notified with the ExecutionListener.EVENTNAME_END event.
    
    externallyTerminated - indicator if deletion triggered from external context, for instance REST API call
    
    skipIoMappings - specifies whether input/output mappings for tasks should be invoked
    
    skipSubprocesses - specifies whether subprocesses should be deleted
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when processInstanceId is null.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.DELETE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.DELETE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - getActiveActivityIds
```
List<String> getActiveActivityIds(String executionId)
```
    Finds the activity ids for all executions that are waiting in activities. This is a list because a single activity can be active multiple times. Deletion propagates upward as far as necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of the process instance or the execution, cannot be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution exists with the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - getActivityInstance
```
ActivityInstance getActivityInstance(String processInstanceId)
```
    Allows retrieving the activity instance tree for a given process instance. The activity instance tree is aligned with the concept of scope in the BPMN specification. Activities that are "on the same level of subprocess" (ie. part of the same scope, contained in the same subprocess) will have their activity instances at the same level in the tree.
    
    Examples:
    
    Process with two parallel user tasks after parallel Gateway: in the activity instance tree you will see two activity instances below the root instance, one for each user task.
    
    Process with two parallel Multi Instance user tasks after parallel Gateway: in the activity instance tree, all instances of both user tasks will be listed below the root activity instance. Reason: all activity instances are at the same level of subprocess.
    
    Usertask inside embedded subprocess: the activity instance three will have 3 levels: the root instance representing the process instance itself, below it an activity instance representing the instance of the embedded subprocess, and below this one, the activity instance representing the usertask.
    
    Identity & Uniqueness:
    
    Each activity instance is assigned a unique Id. The id is persistent, if you invoke this method multiple times, the same activity instance ids will be returned for the same activity instances. (However, there might be different executions assigned, see below)
    
    Relation to Executions
    
    The Execution concept in the process engine is not completely aligned with the activity instance concept because the execution tree is in general not aligned with the activity / scope concept in BPMN. In general, there is a n-1 relationship between Executions and ActivityInstances, ie. at a given point in time, an activity instance can be linked to multiple executions. In addition, it is not guaranteed that the same execution that started a given activity instance will also end it. The process engine performs several internal optimizations concerning the compacting of the execution tree which might lead to executions being reordered and pruned. This can lead to situations where a given execution starts an activity instance but another execution ends it. Another special case is the process instance: if the process instance is executing a non-scope activity (for example a user task) below the process definition scope, it will be referenced by both the root activity instance and the user task activity instance.
    If you need to interpret the state of a process instance in terms of a BPMN process model, it is usually easier to use the activity instance tree as opposed to the execution tree.
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - the id of the process instance for which the activity instance tree should be constructed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the activity instance tree for a given process instance or null if no such process instance exists.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if processInstanceId is 'null' or an internal error occurs.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.0
  - signal
```
void signal(String executionId)
```
    Sends an external trigger to an activity instance that is waiting inside the given execution. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the signal if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution to signal, cannot be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no execution is found for the given executionId or id is null.
    
    SuspendedEntityInteractionException - when the execution is suspended.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - signal
```
void signal(String executionId,
            String signalName,
            Object signalData,
            Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Sends an external trigger to an activity instance that is waiting inside the given execution. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the signal if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution to signal, cannot be null.
    
    signalName - name of the signal (can be null)
    
    signalData - additional data of the signal (can be null)
    
    processVariables - a map of process variables (can be null)
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - signal
```
void signal(String executionId,
            Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Sends an external trigger to an activity instance that is waiting inside the given execution. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the signal if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution to signal, cannot be null.
    
    processVariables - a map of process variables
    
    Throws:
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no execution is found for the given executionId or id is null.
    
    SuspendedEntityInteractionException - when the execution is suspended.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - getVariables
```
Map<String,Object> getVariables(String executionId)
```
    All variables visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariablesTyped
```
VariableMap getVariablesTyped(String executionId)
```
    All variables visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariablesTyped
```
VariableMap getVariablesTyped(String executionId,
                              boolean deserializeValues)
```
    All variables visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    deserializeValues - if false, SerializableValues will not be deserialized
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariablesLocal
```
Map<String,Object> getVariablesLocal(String executionId)
```
    All variable values that are defined in the execution scope, without taking outer scopes into account. If you have many task local variables and you only need a few, consider using getVariablesLocal(String, Collection) for better performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariablesLocalTyped
```
VariableMap getVariablesLocalTyped(String executionId)
```
    All variable values that are defined in the execution scope, without taking outer scopes into account. If you have many task local variables and you only need a few, consider using getVariablesLocal(String, Collection) for better performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariablesLocalTyped
```
VariableMap getVariablesLocalTyped(String executionId,
                                   boolean deserializeValues)
```
    All variable values that are defined in the execution scope, without taking outer scopes into account. If you have many task local variables and you only need a few, consider using getVariablesLocal(String, Collection) for better performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution, cannot be null.
    
    deserializeObjectValues - if false, SerializableValues will not be deserialized
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariables
```
Map<String,Object> getVariables(String executionId,
                                      Collection<String> variableNames)
```
    The variable values for all given variableNames, takes all variables into account which are visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableNames - the collection of variable names that should be retrieved.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariablesTyped
```
VariableMap getVariablesTyped(String executionId,
                              Collection<String> variableNames,
                              boolean deserializeValues)
```
    The variable values for all given variableNames, takes all variables into account which are visible from the given execution scope (including parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableNames - the collection of variable names that should be retrieved.
    
    deserializeObjectValues - if false, SerializableValues will not be deserialized
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariablesLocal
```
Map<String,Object> getVariablesLocal(String executionId,
                                           Collection<String> variableNames)
```
    The variable values for the given variableNames only taking the given execution scope into account, not looking in outer scopes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableNames - the collection of variable names that should be retrieved.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariablesLocalTyped
```
VariableMap getVariablesLocalTyped(String executionId,
                                   Collection<String> variableNames,
                                   boolean deserializeValues)
```
    The variable values for the given variableNames only taking the given execution scope into account, not looking in outer scopes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableNames - the collection of variable names that should be retrieved.
    
    deserializeObjectValues - if false, SerializableValues will not be deserialized
    
    Returns:
    
    the variables or an empty map if no such variables are found.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariable
```
Object getVariable(String executionId,
                   String variableName)
```
    The variable value. Searching for the variable is done in all scopes that are visible to the given execution (including parent scopes). Returns null when no variable value is found with the given name or when the value is set to null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value or null if the variable is undefined or the value of the variable is null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariableTyped
```
<T extends TypedValue> T getVariableTyped(String executionId,
                                          String variableName)
```
    Returns a TypedValue for the variable. Searching for the variable is done in all scopes that are visible to the given execution (including parent scopes). Returns null when no variable value is found with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value or null if the variable is undefined.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariableTyped
```
<T extends TypedValue> T getVariableTyped(String executionId,
                                          String variableName,
                                          boolean deserializeValue)
```
    Returns a TypedValue for the variable. Searching for the variable is done in all scopes that are visible to the given execution (including parent scopes). Returns null when no variable value is found with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable, cannot be null.
    
    deserializeValue - if false, a SerializableValue will not be deserialized
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value or null if the variable is undefined.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariableLocal
```
Object getVariableLocal(String executionId,
                        String variableName)
```
    The variable value for an execution. Returns the value when the variable is set for the execution (and not searching parent scopes). Returns null when no variable value is found with the given name or when the value is set to null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value or null if the variable is undefined or the value of the variable is null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - getVariableLocalTyped
```
<T extends TypedValue> T getVariableLocalTyped(String executionId,
                                               String variableName)
```
    Returns a TypedValue for the variable. Returns the value when the variable is set for the execution (and not searching parent scopes). Returns null when no variable value is found with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value or null if the variable is undefined.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - getVariableLocalTyped
```
<T extends TypedValue> T getVariableLocalTyped(String executionId,
                                               String variableName,
                                               boolean deserializeValue)
```
    Returns a TypedValue for the variable. Searching for the variable is done in all scopes that are visible to the given execution (and not searching parent scopes). Returns null when no variable value is found with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable, cannot be null.
    
    deserializeValue - if false, a SerializableValue will not be deserialized
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value or null if the variable is undefined.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if the user has no Permissions.READ permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.READ_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    In case this config is enabled and the user has no ProcessDefinitionPermisions#READ_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Since:
    
    7.2
  - setVariable
```
void setVariable(String executionId,
                 String variableName,
                 Object value)
```
    Update or create a variable for an execution. If the variable does not already exist somewhere in the execution hierarchy (i.e. the specified execution or any ancestor), it will be created in the process instance (which is the root execution).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution to set variable in, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable to set, cannot be null.
    
    value - value to set. When null is passed, the variable is not removed, only it's value will be set to null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - setVariableLocal
```
void setVariableLocal(String executionId,
                      String variableName,
                      Object value)
```
    Update or create a variable for an execution (not considering parent scopes). If the variable does not already exist, it will be created in the given execution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution to set variable in, cannot be null.
    
    variableName - name of variable to set, cannot be null.
    
    value - value to set. When null is passed, the variable is not removed, only it's value will be set to null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - setVariables
```
void setVariables(String executionId,
                  Map<String,? extends Object> variables)
```
    Update or create given variables for an execution (including parent scopes). If the variables are not already existing, they will be created in the process instance (which is the root execution).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of the process instance or the execution, cannot be null.
    
    variables - map containing name (key) and value of variables, can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - setVariablesLocal
```
void setVariablesLocal(String executionId,
                       Map<String,? extends Object> variables)
```
    Update or create given variables for an execution (not considering parent scopes). If the variables are not already existing, it will be created in the given execution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of the execution, cannot be null.
    
    variables - map containing name (key) and value of variables, can be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - setVariablesAsync
```
Batch setVariablesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                        ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                        HistoricProcessInstanceQuery historicProcessInstanceQuery,
                        Map<String,?> variables)
```
    Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - related to the process instances the variables will be set on; cannot be null when processInstanceQuery and historicProcessInstanceQuery are null.
    
    processInstanceQuery - to select process instances; Cannot be null when processInstanceIds and historicProcessInstanceQuery are null.
    
    historicProcessInstanceQuery - to select process instances; Cannot be null when processInstanceIds and processInstanceQuery are null.
    
    variables - that will be set to the root scope of the process instances
    
    Returns:
    
    the batch which sets the variables asynchronously.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullValueException -
    
    when variables is null
    
    when processInstanceIds, processInstanceQuery and historicProcessInstanceQuery are null
    
    BadUserRequestException -
    
    when variables is empty
    
    when no process instance ids were found
    
    when a transient variable is set
    
    ProcessEngineException - when the java serialization format is prohibited
    
    AuthorizationException - when the user has no BatchPermissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_SET_VARIABLES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - setVariablesAsync
```
Batch setVariablesAsync(List<String> processInstanceIds,
                        Map<String,?> variables)
```
    Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceIds - related to the process instances the variables will be set on
    
    variables - that will be set to the root scope of the process instances
    
    Returns:
    
    the batch which sets the variables asynchronously.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullValueException -
    
    when variables is null
    
    when processInstanceIds is null
    
    BadUserRequestException -
    
    when variables is empty
    
    when no process instance ids were found
    
    when a transient variable is set
    
    ProcessEngineException - when the java serialization format is prohibited
    
    AuthorizationException - when the user has no BatchPermissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_SET_VARIABLES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - setVariablesAsync
```
Batch setVariablesAsync(ProcessInstanceQuery processInstanceQuery,
                        Map<String,?> variables)
```
    Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceQuery - to select process instances
    
    variables - that will be set to the root scope of the process instances
    
    Returns:
    
    the batch which sets the variables asynchronously.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullValueException -
    
    when variables is null
    
    when processInstanceQuery is null
    
    BadUserRequestException -
    
    when variables is empty
    
    when no process instance ids were found
    
    when a transient variable is set
    
    ProcessEngineException - when the java serialization format is prohibited
    
    AuthorizationException - when the user has no BatchPermissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_SET_VARIABLES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - setVariablesAsync
```
Batch setVariablesAsync(HistoricProcessInstanceQuery historicProcessInstanceQuery,
                        Map<String,?> variables)
```
    Update or create runtime process variables in the root scope of process instances.
    Parameters:
    
    historicProcessInstanceQuery - to select process instances
    
    variables - that will be set to the root scope of the process instances
    
    Returns:
    
    the batch which sets the variables asynchronously.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullValueException -
    
    when variables is null
    
    when historicProcessInstanceQuery is null
    
    BadUserRequestException -
    
    when variables is empty
    
    when no process instance ids were found
    
    when a transient variable is set
    
    ProcessEngineException - when the java serialization format is prohibited
    
    AuthorizationException - when the user has no BatchPermissions.CREATE or BatchPermissions.CREATE_BATCH_SET_VARIABLES permission on Resources.BATCH.
  - removeVariable
```
void removeVariable(String executionId,
                    String variableName)
```
    Removes a variable for an execution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution to remove variable in.
    
    variableName - name of variable to remove.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - removeVariableLocal
```
void removeVariableLocal(String executionId,
                         String variableName)
```
    Removes a variable for an execution (not considering parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution to remove variable in.
    
    variableName - name of variable to remove.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - removeVariables
```
void removeVariables(String executionId,
                     Collection<String> variableNames)
```
    Removes variables for an execution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of process instance or execution to remove variable in.
    
    variableNames - collection containing name of variables to remove.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - removeVariablesLocal
```
void removeVariablesLocal(String executionId,
                          Collection<String> variableNames)
```
    Remove variables for an execution (not considering parent scopes).
    
    Parameters:
    
    executionId - id of execution to remove variable in.
    
    variableNames - collection containing name of variables to remove.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no execution is found for the given executionId.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.UPDATE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE_VARIABLE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - createExecutionQuery
```
ExecutionQuery createExecutionQuery()
```
    Creates a new ExecutionQuery instance, that can be used to query the executions and process instances.
  - createNativeExecutionQuery
```
NativeExecutionQuery createNativeExecutionQuery()
```
    creates a new NativeExecutionQuery to query Executions by SQL directly
  - createProcessInstanceQuery
```
ProcessInstanceQuery createProcessInstanceQuery()
```
    Creates a new ProcessInstanceQuery instance, that can be used to query process instances.
  - createNativeProcessInstanceQuery
```
NativeProcessInstanceQuery createNativeProcessInstanceQuery()
```
    creates a new NativeProcessInstanceQuery to query ProcessInstances by SQL directly
  - createIncidentQuery
```
IncidentQuery createIncidentQuery()
```
    Creates a new IncidentQuery instance, that can be used to query incidents.
  - createEventSubscriptionQuery
```
EventSubscriptionQuery createEventSubscriptionQuery()
```
    Creates a new EventSubscriptionQuery instance, that can be used to query event subscriptions.
  - createVariableInstanceQuery
```
VariableInstanceQuery createVariableInstanceQuery()
```
    Creates a new VariableInstanceQuery instance, that can be used to query variable instances.
  - suspendProcessInstanceById
```
void suspendProcessInstanceById(String processInstanceId)
```
    Suspends the process instance with the given id. This means that the execution is stopped, so the token state will not change. However, actions that do not change token state, like setting/removing variables, etc. will succeed.
    
    Tasks belonging to this process instance will also be suspended. This means that any actions influencing the tasks' lifecycles will fail, such as
    
    claiming
    
    completing
    
    delegation
    
    changes in task assignees, owners, etc.
    
    Actions that only change task properties will succeed, such as changing variables or adding comments.
    
    If a process instance is in state suspended, the engine will also not execute jobs (timers, messages) associated with this instance.
    
    If you have a process instance hierarchy, suspending one process instance from the hierarchy will not suspend other process instances from that hierarchy.
    
    Note: for more complex suspend commands use updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState().
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such processInstance can be found.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.SUSPEND permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.SUSPEND_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - suspendProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionId
```
void suspendProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionId(String processDefinitionId)
```
    Suspends the process instances with the given process definition id. This means that the execution is stopped, so the token state will not change. However, actions that do not change token state, like setting/removing variables, etc. will succeed.
    
    Tasks belonging to the suspended process instance will also be suspended. This means that any actions influencing the tasks' lifecycles will fail, such as
    
    claiming
    
    completing
    
    delegation
    
    changes in task assignees, owners, etc.
    
    Actions that only change task properties will succeed, such as changing variables or adding comments.
    
    If a process instance is in state suspended, the engine will also not execute jobs (timers, messages) associated with this instance.
    
    If you have a process instance hierarchy, suspending one process instance from the hierarchy will not suspend other process instances from that hierarchy.
    
    Note: for more complex suspend commands use updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState().
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such processInstance can be found.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.SUSPEND permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.SUSPEND_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - suspendProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionKey
```
void suspendProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionKey(String processDefinitionKey)
```
    Suspends the process instances with the given process definition key. This means that the execution is stopped, so the token state will not change. However, actions that do not change token state, like setting/removing variables, etc. will succeed.
    
    Tasks belonging to the suspended process instance will also be suspended. This means that any actions influencing the tasks' lifecycles will fail, such as
    
    claiming
    
    completing
    
    delegation
    
    changes in task assignees, owners, etc.
    
    Actions that only change task properties will succeed, such as changing variables or adding comments.
    
    If a process instance is in state suspended, the engine will also not execute jobs (timers, messages) associated with this instance.
    
    If you have a process instance hierarchy, suspending one process instance from the hierarchy will not suspend other process instances from that hierarchy.
    
    Note: for more complex suspend commands use updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState().
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such processInstance can be found.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.SUSPEND permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.SUSPEND_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - activateProcessInstanceById
```
void activateProcessInstanceById(String processInstanceId)
```
    Activates the process instance with the given id.
    
    If you have a process instance hierarchy, activating one process instance from the hierarchy will not activate other process instances from that hierarchy.
    
    Note: for more complex activate commands use updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState().
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such processInstance can be found.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.SUSPEND permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.SUSPEND_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - activateProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionId
```
void activateProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionId(String processDefinitionId)
```
    Activates the process instance with the given process definition id.
    
    If you have a process instance hierarchy, activating one process instance from the hierarchy will not activate other process instances from that hierarchy.
    
    Note: for more complex activate commands use updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState().
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if the process definition id is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.SUSPEND permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.SUSPEND_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - activateProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionKey
```
void activateProcessInstanceByProcessDefinitionKey(String processDefinitionKey)
```
    Activates the process instance with the given process definition key.
    
    If you have a process instance hierarchy, activating one process instance from the hierarchy will not activate other process instances from that hierarchy.
    
    Note: for more complex activate commands use updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState().
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if the process definition id is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has none of the following:
    ProcessInstancePermissions.SUSPEND permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    ProcessDefinitionPermissions.SUSPEND_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState
```
UpdateProcessInstanceSuspensionStateSelectBuilder updateProcessInstanceSuspensionState()
```
    Activate or suspend process instances using a fluent builder. Specify the instances by calling one of the by methods, like byProcessInstanceId. To update the suspension state call UpdateProcessInstanceSuspensionStateBuilder.activate() or UpdateProcessInstanceSuspensionStateBuilder.suspend().
    
    Returns:
    
    the builder to update the suspension state
  - signalEventReceived
```
void signalEventReceived(String signalName)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received. Delivers the signal to all executions waiting on the signal and to all process definitions that can started by this signal.
    NOTE: Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    
    Parameters:
    
    signalName - the name of the signal event
    
    Throws:
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if notify an execution and the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    if start a new process instance and the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - signalEventReceived
```
void signalEventReceived(String signalName,
                         Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received. Delivers the signal to all executions waiting on the signal and to all process definitions that can started by this signal.
    NOTE: Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    
    Parameters:
    
    signalName - the name of the signal event
    
    processVariables - a map of variables added to the execution(s)
    
    Throws:
    
    AuthorizationException -
    if notify an execution and the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    if start a new process instance and the user has no Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - signalEventReceived
```
void signalEventReceived(String signalName,
                         String executionId)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received. This method delivers the signal to a single execution, being the execution referenced by 'executionId'. The waiting execution is notified synchronously. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the signal if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    signalName - the name of the signal event
    
    executionId - id of the process instance or the execution to deliver the signal to
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such execution exists or if the execution has not subscribed to the signal
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - signalEventReceived
```
void signalEventReceived(String signalName,
                         String executionId,
                         Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a signal event of name 'signalName' has been received. This method delivers the signal to a single execution, being the execution referenced by 'executionId'. The waiting execution is notified synchronously. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the signal if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    signalName - the name of the signal event
    
    executionId - the id of the process instance or the execution to deliver the signal to
    
    processVariables - a map of variables added to the execution(s)
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such execution exists or if the execution has not subscribed to the signal
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - createSignalEvent
```
SignalEventReceivedBuilder createSignalEvent(String signalName)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a signal event has been received using a fluent builder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    signalName - the name of the signal event
    
    Returns:
    
    the fluent builder to send the signal
  - messageEventReceived
```
void messageEventReceived(String messageName,
                          String executionId)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a message event with name 'messageName' has been received and has been correlated to an execution with id 'executionId'. The waiting execution is notified synchronously. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the message if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event
    
    executionId - the id of the process instance or the execution to deliver the message to
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such execution exists or if the execution has not subscribed to the signal
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - messageEventReceived
```
void messageEventReceived(String messageName,
                          String executionId,
                          Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Notifies the process engine that a message event with the name 'messageName' has been received and has been correlated to an execution with id 'executionId'. The waiting execution is notified synchronously. Note that you need to provide the exact execution that is waiting for the message if the process instance contains multiple executions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event
    
    executionId - the id of the process instance or the execution to deliver the message to
    
    processVariables - a map of variables added to the execution
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - if no such execution exists or if the execution has not subscribed to the signal
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - createMessageCorrelation
```
MessageCorrelationBuilder createMessageCorrelation(String messageName)
```
    Define a complex message correlation using a fluent builder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message. Corresponds to the 'name' element of the message defined in BPMN 2.0 Xml. Can be null to correlate by other criteria (businessKey, processInstanceId, correlationKeys) only.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fluent builder for defining the message correlation.
  - correlateMessage
```
void correlateMessage(String messageName)
```
    Correlates a message to either an execution that is waiting for this message or a process definition that can be started by this message. Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event; if null, matches any event
    
    Throws:
    
    MismatchingMessageCorrelationException - if none or more than one execution or process definition is correlated
    
    ProcessEngineException - if messageName is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - correlateMessage
```
void correlateMessage(String messageName,
                      String businessKey)
```
    Correlates a message to
    
    an execution that is waiting for a matching message and belongs to a process instance with the given business key
    
    a process definition that can be started by a matching message.
    
    Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event; if null, matches any event
    
    businessKey - the business key of process instances to correlate against
    
    Throws:
    
    MismatchingMessageCorrelationException - if none or more than one execution or process definition is correlated
    
    ProcessEngineException - if messageName is null and businessKey is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - correlateMessage
```
void correlateMessage(String messageName,
                      Map<String,Object> correlationKeys)
```
    Correlates a message to
    
    an execution that is waiting for a matching message and can be correlated according to the given correlation keys. This is typically matched against process instance variables.
    
    a process definition that can be started by message with the provided name.
    
    Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event; if null, matches any event
    
    correlationKeys - a map of key value pairs that are used to correlate the message to an execution
    
    Throws:
    
    MismatchingMessageCorrelationException - if none or more than one execution or process definition is correlated
    
    ProcessEngineException - if messageName is null and correlationKeys is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - correlateMessage
```
void correlateMessage(String messageName,
                      String businessKey,
                      Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Correlates a message to
    
    an execution that is waiting for a matching message and belongs to a process instance with the given business key
    
    a process definition that can be started by this message.
    
    and updates the process instance variables. Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event; if null, matches any event
    
    businessKey - the business key of process instances to correlate against
    
    processVariables - a map of variables added to the execution or newly created process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    MismatchingMessageCorrelationException - if none or more than one execution or process definition is correlated
    
    ProcessEngineException - if messageName is null and businessKey is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - correlateMessage
```
void correlateMessage(String messageName,
                      Map<String,Object> correlationKeys,
                      Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Correlates a message to
    
    an execution that is waiting for a matching message and can be correlated according to the given correlation keys. This is typically matched against process instance variables.
    
    a process definition that can be started by this message.
    
    and updates the process instance variables. Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event; if null, matches any event
    
    correlationKeys - a map of key value pairs that are used to correlate the message to an execution
    
    processVariables - a map of variables added to the execution or newly created process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    MismatchingMessageCorrelationException - if none or more than one execution or process definition is correlated
    
    ProcessEngineException - if messageName is null and correlationKeys is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - correlateMessage
```
void correlateMessage(String messageName,
                      String businessKey,
                      Map<String,Object> correlationKeys,
                      Map<String,Object> processVariables)
```
    Correlates a message to
    
    an execution that is waiting for a matching message and can be correlated according to the given correlation keys. This is typically matched against process instance variables. The process instance it belongs to has to have the given business key.
    
    a process definition that can be started by this message.
    
    and updates the process instance variables. Notification and instantiation happen synchronously.
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message event; if null, matches any event
    
    businessKey - the business key of process instances to correlate against
    
    correlationKeys - a map of key value pairs that are used to correlate the message to an execution
    
    processVariables - a map of variables added to the execution or newly created process instance
    
    Throws:
    
    MismatchingMessageCorrelationException - if none or more than one execution or process definition is correlated
    
    ProcessEngineException - if messageName is null and businessKey is null and correlationKeys is null
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE or no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - createMessageCorrelationAsync
```
MessageCorrelationAsyncBuilder createMessageCorrelationAsync(String messageName)
```
    Define a complex asynchronous message correlation using a fluent builder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    messageName - the name of the message. Corresponds to the 'name' element of the message defined in BPMN 2.0 Xml. Can be null to correlate by other criteria only.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fluent builder for defining the asynchronous message correlation.
  - createProcessInstanceModification
```
ProcessInstanceModificationBuilder createProcessInstanceModification(String processInstanceId)
```
    Define a modification of a process instance in terms of activity cancellations and instantiations via a fluent builder. Instructions are executed in the order they are specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processInstanceId - the process instance to modify
  - createProcessInstanceById
```
ProcessInstantiationBuilder createProcessInstanceById(String processDefinitionId)
```
    Returns a fluent builder to start a new process instance in the exactly specified version of the process definition with the given id. The builder can be used to set further properties and specify instantiation instructions to start the instance at any set of activities in the process. If no instantiation instructions are set then the instance start at the default start activity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    a builder to create a process instance of the definition
  - createProcessInstanceByKey
```
ProcessInstantiationBuilder createProcessInstanceByKey(String processDefinitionKey)
```
    Returns a fluent builder to start a new process instance in the latest version of the process definition with the given key. The builder can be used to set further properties and specify instantiation instructions to start the instance at any set of activities in the process. If no instantiation instructions are set then the instance start at the default start activity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionKey - the key of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    a builder to create a process instance of the definition
  - createMigrationPlan
```
MigrationPlanBuilder createMigrationPlan(String sourceProcessDefinitionId,
                                         String targetProcessDefinitionId)
```
    Creates a migration plan to migrate process instance between different process definitions. Returns a fluent builder that can be used to specify migration instructions and build the plan.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sourceProcessDefinitionId - the process definition that instances are migrated from
    
    targetProcessDefinitionId - the process definition that instances are migrated to
    
    Returns:
    
    a fluent builder
  - newMigration
```
MigrationPlanExecutionBuilder newMigration(MigrationPlan migrationPlan)
```
    Executes a migration plan for a given list of process instances. The migration can either be executed synchronously or asynchronously. A synchronously migration blocks the caller until the migration was completed. The migration can only be successfully completed if all process instances can be migrated. If the migration is executed asynchronously a Batch is immediately returned. The migration is then executed as jobs from the process engine and the batch can be used to track the progress of the migration. The Batch splits the migration in smaller chunks which will be executed independently.
    
    Parameters:
    
    migrationPlan - the migration plan to executed
    
    Returns:
    
    a fluent builder
  - createModification
```
ModificationBuilder createModification(String processDefinitionId)
```
    Creates a modification of multiple process instances in terms of activity cancellations and instantiations via a fluent builder. Returns a fluent builder that can be used to specify modification instructions and set process instances that should be modified. The modification can either be executed synchronously or asynchronously. A synchronously modification blocks the caller until the modification was completed. The modification can only be successfully completed if all process instances can be modified. If the modification is executed asynchronously a Batch is immediately returned. The modification is then executed as jobs from the process engine and the batch can be used to track the progress of the modification. The Batch splits the modification in smaller chunks which will be executed independently.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the process definition that instances are modified of
    
    Returns:
    
    a fluent builder
  - restartProcessInstances
```
RestartProcessInstanceBuilder restartProcessInstances(String processDefinitionId)
```
    Restarts process instances that are completed or deleted with the initial or last set of variables.
    Parameters:
    
    processDefinitionId - the id of the process definition, cannot be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessEngineException - when no process definition is deployed with the given key or a process instance is still active.
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has not all of the following permissions
    
    Permissions.CREATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE
    
    Permissions.CREATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
    
    Permissions.READ_HISTORY permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION
  - createIncident
```
Incident createIncident(String incidentType,
                        String executionId,
                        String configuration)
```
    Creates an incident
    
    Parameters:
    
    incidentType - the type of incident, cannot be null
    
    executionId - execution id, cannot be null
    
    configuration -
    
    Returns:
    
    a new incident
    
    Throws:
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - createIncident
```
Incident createIncident(String incidentType,
                        String executionId,
                        String configuration,
                        String message)
```
    Creates an incident
    
    Parameters:
    
    incidentType - the type of incident, cannot be null
    
    executionId - execution id, cannot be null
    
    configuration -
    
    message -
    
    Returns:
    
    a new incident
    
    Throws:
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - resolveIncident
```
void resolveIncident(String incidentId)
```
    Resolves and remove an incident
    
    Parameters:
    
    incidentId - the id of an incident to resolve
    
    Throws:
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
  - setAnnotationForIncidentById
```
void setAnnotationForIncidentById(String incidentId,
                                  String annotation)
```
    Set an annotation to an incident.
    
    Parameters:
    
    incidentId - of the incident that the annotation is updated at
    
    annotation - that is set to the incident
    
    Throws:
    
    NotValidException - when incident id is null
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no incident could be found
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.15
  - clearAnnotationForIncidentById
```
void clearAnnotationForIncidentById(String incidentId)
```
    Clear the annotation for an incident.
    
    Parameters:
    
    incidentId - of the incident that the annotation is cleared at
    
    Throws:
    
    NotValidException - when incident id is null
    
    BadUserRequestException - when no incident could be found
    
    AuthorizationException - if the user has no Permissions.UPDATE permission on Resources.PROCESS_INSTANCE and no Permissions.UPDATE_INSTANCE permission on Resources.PROCESS_DEFINITION.
    
    Since:
    
    7.15
  - createConditionEvaluation
```
ConditionEvaluationBuilder createConditionEvaluation()
```
    Define a complex condition evaluation using a fluent builder.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fluent builder for defining the condition evaluation.

Interface RuntimeService

Method Summary

Method Detail

startProcessInstanceByKey

startProcessInstanceByKey

startProcessInstanceByKey

startProcessInstanceByKey

startProcessInstanceByKey

startProcessInstanceByKey

startProcessInstanceById

startProcessInstanceById

startProcessInstanceById

startProcessInstanceById

startProcessInstanceById

startProcessInstanceById

startProcessInstanceByMessage

startProcessInstanceByMessage

startProcessInstanceByMessage

startProcessInstanceByMessage

startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId

startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId

startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId

startProcessInstanceByMessageAndProcessDefinitionId

deleteProcessInstance

deleteProcessInstancesAsync

deleteProcessInstancesAsync

deleteProcessInstancesAsync

deleteProcessInstancesAsync

deleteProcessInstancesAsync

deleteProcessInstancesAsync

deleteProcessInstance

deleteProcessInstance

deleteProcessInstances

deleteProcessInstances

deleteProcessInstancesIfExists

deleteProcessInstance

deleteProcessInstance

deleteProcessInstanceIfExists

getActiveActivityIds

getActivityInstance

Examples:

Identity & Uniqueness:

Relation to Executions

signal

signal

signal

getVariables

getVariablesTyped

getVariablesTyped

getVariablesLocal

getVariablesLocalTyped

getVariablesLocalTyped

getVariables

getVariablesTyped

getVariablesLocal

getVariablesLocalTyped

getVariable

getVariableTyped

getVariableTyped

getVariableLocal

getVariableLocalTyped

getVariableLocalTyped

setVariable

setVariableLocal

setVariables

setVariablesLocal

setVariablesAsync

setVariablesAsync

setVariablesAsync

setVariablesAsync

removeVariable

removeVariableLocal

removeVariables

removeVariablesLocal

createExecutionQuery

createNativeExecutionQuery

createProcessInstanceQuery

createNativeProcessInstanceQuery

createIncidentQuery

createEventSubscriptionQuery