@Override @Transactional(readOnly = false) public Defect createDefect(Defect defect) { defect.setCreatedDate(new LocalDate()); defect.setStatus(DefectStatus.NEW); Defect newDefect = defectRepository.save(defect); Map<String, Object> vars = new HashMap<String, Object>(); vars.put("defectId", newDefect.getId()); vars.put("assignee", defect.getAssignedTo()); runtimeService.startProcessInstanceByKey( DEFECT_TRACKING_PROCESS_KEY, newDefect.getId().toString(), vars); return defect; }