IBM Business Process Manager, Version 8.5.5

REST interface for BPD-related resources - Task Following Resource - POST Method

Use this method to start following a specific process instance, as looked up by the task ID.

Sample method invocation

POST /rest/bpm/wle/v1/social/task/{taskId}/following

Parameters

None

Request content

None

Response content

Following result (FollowedResult complexType).

The default content type is application/json.

MIME type: application/json


+ View schema
{  "description": "Following Response", 
   "type": "object",
   "properties":
   {  
      "followed": {"type": "boolean",
         "description": "If the user is following the given process instance or task"
      }   
   }
}
+ View example content
{
    followed:false
}

MIME type: application/xml


+ View schema
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<schema targetNamespace="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/social"
        elementFormDefault="unqualified" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
        xmlns:tns="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/social"
        xmlns:data="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/root"
        xmlns:cmn="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/common">

    <import schemaLocation="BPMRestData.xsd" namespace="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/root"/>
    <import schemaLocation="Common.xsd" namespace="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/common"/>

 
    
    <!--  Start of Social  -->
    
   <simpleType name="StreamObjectType">
      <restriction base="string">
         <enumeration value="activity"/>
         <enumeration value="article"/>
         <enumeration value="badge"/>
         <enumeration value="bookmark"/>
         <enumeration value="collection"/>
         <enumeration value="comment"/>
         <enumeration value="event"/>
         <enumeration value="file"/>
         <enumeration value="group"/>
         <enumeration value="image"/>         
         <enumeration value="note"/>
         <enumeration value="person"/>
         <enumeration value="place"/>
         <enumeration value="product"/>
         <enumeration value="question"/>
         <enumeration value="review"/>
         <enumeration value="service"/>
         <enumeration value="video"/>
      </restriction>
   </simpleType>
   
   
   <simpleType name="StreamVerb">
      <restriction base="string">
         <enumeration value="post"/>
         <enumeration value="add"/>
         <enumeration value="cancel"/>
         <enumeration value="checkin"/>
         <enumeration value="delete"/>
         <enumeration value="favorite"/>
         <enumeration value="follow"/>
         <enumeration value="give"/>
         <enumeration value="ignore"/>
         <enumeration value="invite"/>         
         <enumeration value="join"/>
         <enumeration value="leave"/>
         <enumeration value="like"/>
         <enumeration value="make-friend"/>
         <enumeration value="play"/>
         <enumeration value="receive"/>
         <enumeration value="remove"/>
         <enumeration value="remove-friend"/> 
         <enumeration value="request-friend"/>  
         <enumeration value="rsvp-maybe"/>  
         <enumeration value="rsvp-no"/>  
         <enumeration value="rsvp-yes"/>  
         <enumeration value="save"/>  
         <enumeration value="share"/>  
         <enumeration value="stop-following"/>  
         <enumeration value="tag"/>  
         <enumeration value="unfavorite"/>  
         <enumeration value="unlike"/>  
         <enumeration value="unsave"/>  
         <enumeration value="update"/>                                                                                                                                              
      </restriction>
   </simpleType> 
   
    <complexType name="PostedContent">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="message" type="string"/>
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>
    
    <complexType name="PostedResult">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="posted" type="boolean"/>
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>    

    <complexType name="FollowedResult">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="followed" type="boolean"/>
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>   

    <complexType name="HelpRequest">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="instanceId" type="integer"/>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="sendTo" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="description" type="string"/>
		    </sequence>		    		    
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType> 
    
    <complexType name="HelpResult">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="valid" type="boolean"/>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="method" type="string"/>
		    </sequence>		    		    
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>

    <complexType name="ToolbarCollapsed">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="collapsed" type="boolean"/>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="method" type="string"/>
		    </sequence>		    		    
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>
    
    <complexType name="RequestValid">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="valid" type="boolean"/>
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="method" type="string"/>
		    </sequence>		    		    
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>                
   
    <complexType name="StreamMediaLink">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="duration" type="integer"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="height" type="integer"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="width" type="integer"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="url" type="string"/>
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>
    

    <complexType name="StreamObject">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="attachments" type="tns:StreamObject"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="author" type="tns:StreamObject"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="content" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY/SHOULD CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="displayName" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="fileName" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="downstreamDuplicates" type="string"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		    	<!-- SHOULD CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="id" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="parent" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="image" type="tns:StreamMediaLink"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="objectType" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="published" type="date"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="summary" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="updated" type="date"/>		    			    	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="upstreamDuplicates" type="string"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="url" type="string"/>		    	   			    			    			    			    			    			    			    			    	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="processName" type="string"/>		    	   			    			    			    			    			    			    			    			    	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="processId" type="string"/>	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="taskName" type="string"/>	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="taskId" type="string"/>	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="taskText" type="string"/>	
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType> 
    
    
    <complexType name="StreamActivity">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
	    		<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="actor" type="tns:StreamObject"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="content" type="string"/>
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="generator" type="tns:StreamObject"/>
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="icon" type="tns:StreamMediaLink"/>	
		    	<!-- SHOULD CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="id" type="string"/>		    	
	    		<!-- SHOULD CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="object" type="tns:StreamObject"/>		    	
		    	<!-- MUST CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="published" type="date"/>		    	
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="provider" type="tns:StreamObject"/>			    	
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="target" type="tns:StreamObject"/>		    	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="title" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="updated" type="date"/>		    			    	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="url" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- SHOULD CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="verb" type="string"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="replies" type="tns:StreamObjectCollection"/>		    	
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="ibmbpmext" type="tns:StreamObject"/>		    			    	
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>

    <complexType name="StreamObjectCollection">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="items" type="tns:StreamObject"  minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="totalItems" type="integer"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="url" type="string"/>		    			    			    			    			    			    			    			    	
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>
    
    <complexType name="StreamActivityCollection">
	<complexContent>
	    <extension base="data:Data">
	    	<sequence>
	    		<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="items" type="tns:StreamActivity"  minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="totalItems" type="integer"/>
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="url" type="string"/>		    			    			    			    			    			    			    			    	
		    	<!-- MAY CONTAIN  -->
		    	<element name="more" type="boolean"/>		    			    			    			    			    			    			    			    	
		    </sequence>
	    </extension>
	</complexContent>
    </complexType>	
    
    
   	<element name="PostedContent" type="tns:PostedContent" />
   	<element name="HelpRequest" type="tns:HelpRequest" />    	
   	<element name="PostedResult" type="tns:PostedResult" />
   	<element name="FollowedResult" type="tns:FollowedResult" />
   	<element name="HelpResult" type="tns:HelpResult" />
   	<element name="ToolbarCollapsed" type="tns:ToolbarCollapsed" />
   	<element name="RequestValid" type="tns:RequestValid" />
   	<element name="StreamMediaLink" type="tns:StreamMediaLink" />    	    	    	    	
   	<element name="StreamObject" type="tns:StreamObject" />
   	<element name="StreamActivity" type="tns:StreamActivity" />
   	<element name="StreamObjectCollection" type="tns:StreamObjectCollection" />
	<element name="StreamActivityCollection" type="tns:StreamActivityCollection" />
    	    	    	    	    	

</schema>
+ View example content
<soc:FollowedResult xmlns:bpm="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data"
	xmlns:ex="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/exception" xmlns:soc="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/social"
	xmlns:sys="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/system" xmlns:ug="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/usergroup">

	<followed>
		false
	</followed>
</soc:FollowedResult>

MIME type: application/x-javascript

Error Response content

Detailed error information.

The default content type is application/json.

MIME type: application/json


+ View schema
{  "description": "WLE Error Response", 
   "type": "object",
   "properties":
   {  "status": {"type": "string",
         "description": "The status of the previous API call."
      },
      "exceptionType": {"type": "string",
         "description": "The classname associated with the exception."
      },
      "errorNumber": {"type": "string",
         "description": "Message ID of the exception."
      },
      "errorMessage": {"type": "string",
         "description": "Message text of the exception."
      },
      "errorMessageParameters": {"type": ["string"], "optional": true,
         "description":"Message text parameters of the exception."
      },
      "programmersDetails": {"type": "object", "optional": true,
         "description":"Additional exception details, for example, a stack trace."
      }
   }
} 

MIME type: application/xml


+ View schema
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<schema targetNamespace="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/exception"
	elementFormDefault="unqualified" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
	xmlns:tns="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/exception"
	xmlns:dat="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/root">

    <import schemaLocation="BPMRestData.xsd" namespace="http://rest.bpm.ibm.com/v1/data/root" />
    
    <!--
	This type represents an error response.
    -->    
    <element name="RestRuntimeException">
	<complexType>
	    <sequence>
		<element name="status" type="string"/>
		<element name="Data" type="tns:ExceptionData">
    		</element>
	    </sequence>
	</complexType>
    </element>

    <!-- 
	 This type contains detailed error information associated with an exception.
    -->
    <complexType name="ExceptionData">
	<sequence>
	    <element name="status" type="string"/>

	    <!-- This specifies the java class name of the exception -->
	    <element name="exceptionType" type="string"/>

	    <!-- The message ID of the error message -->
	    <element name="errorNumber" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>

	    <!-- The complete error message -->
	    <element name="errorMessage" type="string"/>

	    <!-- The list of strings inserted into the error message -->
	    <element name="errorMessageParameters" type="string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

	    <!-- 
		 The stacktrace associated with the exception.
		 Note that this will be omitted unless the "server-stacktrace-enabled" property
		 is enabled in the server's 100Custom.xml file.
	    -->     
	    <element name="programmersDetails" type="string"></element>
	    
	    <!-- Prior responses.  Set if a bulk command was used -->
	    <element name="responses" type="dat:BulkCommandResponses" minOccurs="0"></element>
	</sequence>
    </complexType>
</schema>

MIME type: application/x-javascript

Status codes

The method returns one of the following status codes:
CodeDescription
200 OKSuccess completion.
400 Bad RequestThe parameters are not valid or they are missing.
404 Not Found
The task does not exist, or is not associated with a valid process instance.
406 Not AcceptableThe requested content type or content encoding is not supported.
500 Internal Server ErrorA severe problem has occurred, programmer's details are provided.

Available since

8.0.0

Parent Topic: Task Following Resource