Where's Form reference field in new Modeler for Start Event?

Camunda 8 Topics
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In diagram for Camunda 7:

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In diagram for Camunda 8 gone :frowning:

obraz

How to make process is started with Form in Tasklist module?

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Are you using the desktop modeler?

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Yes, I 'm using desktop one

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Attaching assets like this isn’t availalbe yet in the desktop modeler, only in the WebModeler. So you can use that in the meantime, we do expect to add the feature to the desktop modeler in the future.

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So, this is done deliberately to motivate the purchase of Camunda :slight_smile: Is there any way for a user to start a process with a form in the free version?

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Nah, the web modeler is free to use just like the desktop modeler. It’s just much easier to do the linking in the web modeler because in that space we control the location of the files, for desktop things are a little more complicated so it take more time.

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Thank you Nial. I think ‘web modeler’ is commercial module - isn’t it?

BTW I see any component is under commercial license since Oct 8, 2024
I did not know that :frowning:

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The web modeler is free to use for anyone for as long as you want. Components within a cluster (e.g. Zeebe, Operate etc) are available for a 30 day trial after which time you can choose to pay to use it or you can let it expire, either way you still keep access to the web modeler and all the modeles you’ve created.

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I mean ‘self managed’. Till now it was free. I see this is that it requires license now in production use.

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Indeed it does.
It’s also possible to get a free non-production license in some cases.

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To be honest - regardless of the license - I would like to be able to add a reference to a form on a none start event when using the Desktop Modeler, just like I do when modeling normal user tasks:

grafik

For start events I currently have to edit the XML for this. Something like

    <bpmn:startEvent id="StartEvent_ApplicationReceived" name="Application received">
      <bpmn:extensionElements>
        <zeebe:formDefinition formId="Form_StartApplication" />
      </bpmn:extensionElements>
      <bpmn:outgoing>Flow_1lo5qbn</bpmn:outgoing>
    </bpmn:startEvent>

I dare say that this was not what the inventors had in mind. I created a GitHub issue for this: Allow definition of form references on none start events for Camunda 8 BPMN models · Issue #4672 · camunda/camunda-modeler · GitHub. Looking forward to get this solved. :slight_smile: