How to link a process to a case

Before a process can be started, the process has to be linked to a case first. This page describes how a process can be linked to a case.

Prerequisites

This page requires the following:

• A document definition.

• A process definition.

Linking via UI

To link a process to a case, the following steps are necessary:

1. Go to the Admin menu

2. Go to the Cases menu

3. Select the case the process should be linked to.

   

   Selecting the case
4. Follow the steps

   

   Adding a case to a document

Linking via code

In addition to linking a case via the UI, it is possible to link a case through code. The following steps are necessary:

1. Create a process document link file (ending with .json) under the following path: */resources/config/process-document-link. The name should correspond with the document definition ID (e.g. a document definition aanvragen-rijbewijs.schema.json with the ID aanvragen-rijbewijs.schema requires the process document file to be named aanvragen-rijbewijs.json.

2. Specify the process(es) that should be linked to the document. More than one process can be linked to the same document.

[
    {
        "processDefinitionKey": "rijbewijs-aanvraag",
        "canInitializeDocument": true,
        "startableByUser": true
    }
]