Getting comments in a workflow

I posted this as an add-on to my attributes topic but this should probably be a new topic since they aren't quite related...

I loop through my ApplicationData list and correctly identify the CommentData. But there isn't anything there! I have checked the workflow and the comments are in there. All other data (attachments and attributes) are correct. Could someone please try to verify if this is a bug or I am doing something wrong?! If no one posts here, I guess I will have to file this as a bug with support. Here is my code...

WorkItemResult result = wfSvc.listWorkItems(null);
List<WorkItem> items = result.getWorkItems();

for (WorkItem item : items) {
 // Attached data
 List<ApplicationData> dataList =
  wfSvc.getWorkItemData(item.getProcessID(), item.getSubProcessID(), item.getID());

 for (ApplicationData data : dataList) {
  if (data instanceof CommentData) {
   CommentData cData = (CommentData) data;     
   System.out.println("Comment: [" + cData.getComment() + "]");
  }
 }
}

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sgrasley

I fear this may be a bug with the CommentData SDO. I've created issue LESAPI-165 for this, but I'm still looking into it. I'll post more shortly.

Scott

sgrasley

The CommentData SDO only populates its Comment property if the user has permissions to see the comments from the previous steps as well. I'm afraid that without a patch the only work around is to assign that permission.

Scott

Kim Zuters

Thanks Scott!

Setting the "See all comments" flag in a task assignment works and is sufficient for programmatic access to the workflow items. I would still like to see a patch sometime in the future but this workaround is sufficient for now!

sgrasley

Thanks, Kim.

Let me know if you run into any other problems.

Scott