Initializing Activiti process variables in XML process definition

Question

Currently i have to define each process variable before execution of the process and pass it to the startProcessInstanceBy* functions of Activiti. I wonder if it's possible to define these with default values in the process definition XML? This way i can avoid changing Java code if my process needs new variables for execution. Can i achieve this somehow?

Answer 1

you can use a script task just after your start event to set up these variables