How to get all CandidateGroup-Tasks of current user?

Camunda 7 Topics Discussion & Questions
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Hi,
we are trying to integrate the Camunda tasks to our intranet inbox. We configured Camunda to use our LDAP for user and groups.

User tasks (CandidateUser) can be received by doing a REST call http:///engine-rest/task?candidateUser=john.doe@mycompany.com

I get an JSON-Array with the following content:

    {
        "id": "7fc5fe5a-6d3c-11ec-a3d3-14abc57849c9",
        "name": "Manager confirmation",
        "assignee": null,
        "created": "2022-01-04T09:58:35.000+0000",
        "due": null,
        "followUp": null,
        "delegationState": null,
        "description": null,
        "executionId": "7fc2a2f3-6d3c-11ec-a3d3-14abc57849c9",
        "owner": null,
        "parentTaskId": null,
        "priority": 50,
        "processDefinitionId": "myWorkflow:1:702aeff1-6d3c-11ec-a3d3-14abc57849c9",
        "processInstanceId": "7fc2a2f3-6d3c-11ec-a3d3-14abc57849c9",
        "taskDefinitionKey": "Activity_SelectSystems",
        "caseExecutionId": null,
        "caseInstanceId": null,
        "caseDefinitionId": null,
        "suspended": false,
        "formKey": "http://localhost:4200/myGUI/3&taskId=7fc5fe5a-6d3c-11ec-a3d3-14abc57849c9",
        "camundaFormRef": null,
        "tenantId": null
    }

So far so good.

The users in our LDAP are assigned to several LDAP groups.

For example: The user John Doe is member of

  • Group A
  • Group B
  • Group C (which is assigned to Group D)

If there are tasks for Group A, B, C and D can I get all tasks in one REST call?

If so, will the result be extended with the group of the task (Group A, B, C or D)?

Or is the only way to get all LDAP groups for the user John Doe direct from the LDAP and then do a http:///engine-rest/task?candidateGroup=GroupA call for Group A and so on?

Thank you very much in advance.

Rainer

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Hi @Ironarrow,

You can use candidateGroups query param and pass a comma separated list of group names.

/task?candidateGroups=GroupA,GroupB,GroupC

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Hi @Ironarrow,

Be informed that using candidateUser param, returns tasks that are offered to the given user or to one of his groups

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Hi @hassang,

thank you for your answer. You are right. The tasks for the user and his groups can be requested by the candidateUser-call. I just set the value for candidateGroup wrong. I used the email Address of the group and not the name of the group.

So there is just one more thing: When I get all the user and group tasks for the selected user, how can I differ, if the task is a user task or a task for Group A, B, C etc? In the JSON structure of the response there is no information about it.