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Complete Case Instance

Performs a transition from ACTIVE state to COMPLETED state. In relation to the state transition, it is possible to update or delete case instance variables (please note: deletion precedes update).

Method

POST /case-instance/{id}/complete

Parameters

Path Parameters

Name	Description
id	The id of the case instance to complete.

Request Body

A JSON object with the following properties:

Name Description

variables

A JSON object containing variable key-value pairs. Each key is a variable name and each value a JSON variable value object.

Name	Description
value	The variable's value. For variables of type `Object`, the serialized value has to be submitted as a String value. For variables of type `File` the value has to be submitted as Base64 encoded string.
type	The value type of the variable.
valueInfo	A JSON object containing additional, value-type-dependent properties. For serialized variables of type `Object`, the following properties can be provided: `objectTypeName`: A string representation of the object's type name. `serializationDataFormat`: The serialization format used to store the variable. For serialized variables of type `File`, the following properties can be provided: `filename`: The name of the file. This is not the variable name but the name that will be used when downloading the file again. `mimetype`: The MIME type of the file that is being uploaded. `encoding`: The encoding of the file that is being uploaded. The following property can be provided for all value types: `transient`: Indicates whether the variable should be transient or not. See documentation for more informations.
local	Indicates whether the variable must be created and/or update locally or not. If set to `true`, the creation or update happens locally and will not be propagated upwards in the execution hierarchy.

deletions An array containing JSON objects. Each JSON object has a property name, which is the name of the variable to delete.

Result

This method returns no content.

Response Codes

Code	Media type	Description
204		Request successful.
400	application/json	The state transition is not allowed to be performed, for example when the case instance is already completed. See the Introduction for the error response format.
403	application/json	The case instance cannot be completed because of CMMN restrictions. See the Introduction for the error response format.
404	application/json	The case instance with given id is not found. See the Introduction for the error response format.

Example

Request

POST /case-instance/aCaseInstanceId/complete

Request Body:

{
  "variables":
    {
      "aVariable" : { "value" : "aStringValue", "type": "String" },
      "anotherVariable" : { "value" : true, "type": "Boolean" }
    },
  "deletions":
     [
        { "name" : "aVariableToDelete" },
        { "name" : "anotherVariableToDelete" }
      ]
}

Response

Status 204. No content.

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