How to assign a sub-process to a specific user without creating a task

You can't "assign" a subprocess.  The "initiated by" value is rather unflexible as far as I've ever seen - it can either be the initiator of the parent instance, OR the publisher of the process model (which should always be a service account these days).  Pretty much the only option I can think of here is passing the user as a parameter into the subprocess and doing whatever you can with that value.

What is your use case behind wanting the subprocess to be assigned but not have the assignment be a task?

Thanks for your answer Mike. Unfortunately I have the same conclusion.

To summarize, my sub-process will create documents in Sharepoint via an API, and to manage the rights on these documents I need to specify who is the creator of the documents (Sharepoint side). With my current architecture, the process initiator is considered the creator of the document in Sharepoint. I can't pass it as a parameter.

Hi,

Can you try this approach it might work in your scenario.

• Add a swim line to your process and make an assignment at swim line level to a specific user. 

hope this will work for your situation. 

Thanks for your suggestion Naresh,

I tried your solution but, again, it creates a user task, as the assignement in the lane works the same way as the assignment of a sub-process (either assign as a task, or assign automatically). Or maybe I missed your point?

Could you add an "initiatedOnBehalfOf" parameter and if this has a value then they are the creator and the "initiatedBy" is the default when no value is passed?