// Create an instance of the Process Def with Task
ProcessInstance processInstance = new ProcessInstance(pd2);
TaskInstance jbpmTaskInstance = processInstance.getTaskMgmtInstance().createStartTaskInstance();
// Persist these changes
graphSession.saveProcessInstance(processInstance);
// Be polite, like the template is.
JbpmSessionFactoryUtils.releaseSession(jbpmSession, this.jbpmSessionFactory);
}