{"id":5063,"date":"2024-03-14T02:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-set-the-approver-for-the-next-node-in-activiti\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:29:29","slug":"how-do-you-set-the-approver-for-the-next-node-in-activiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-set-the-approver-for-the-next-node-in-activiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Activiti: Set Next Node Approver Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Activiti, setting the approver for the next node typically involves defining a process variable in the process definition file to store the approver information, and then dynamically setting the approver in the process instance. Here is a basic example:<\/p>\n

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  1. Define a user task node in the process definition file, for example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <userTask<\/span> id<\/span>=\"userTask1\"<\/span> name<\/span>=\"\u5ba1\u6279\u4efb\u52a1\"<\/span> activiti:assignee<\/span>=\"${approver}\"<\/span> \/><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. When starting the process instance, set the value of the process variable “approver” to the user ID of the approver, for example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Map<String, Object> variables = new<\/span> HashMap<\/span><>();\r\nvariables.put(\"approver\"<\/span>, \"john.doe\"<\/span>);\r\nruntimeService.startProcessInstanceByKey(\"processKey\"<\/span>, variables);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. When the process reaches the user task node, the process engine will assign an approver to that node based on the value of the “approver” in the process variables.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Please note that the way in which approvers are set can be adjusted based on specific business needs and implementation methods. The above is just a basic operation example. You can further customize and optimize the process definition and process variable settings according to the actual situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        In Activiti, setting the approver for the next node typically involves defining a process variable in the process definition file to store the approver information, and then dynamically setting the approver in the process instance. 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