adding the username to the report tables

spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
             "bpmn_version_control_identifier": self.bpmn_version_control_identifier,
             "bpmn_version_control_type": self.bpmn_version_control_type,
             "spiff_step": self.spiff_step,
+            "username": self.process_initiator.username
         }
 
     @property

spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import and_
 from sqlalchemy import asc
 from sqlalchemy import desc
 from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.exceptions.process_entity_not_found_error import (
     ProcessEntityNotFoundError,
@@ -812,6 +813,9 @@ def process_instance_list(
 
     # process_model_identifier = un_modify_modified_process_model_id(modified_process_model_identifier)
     process_instance_query = ProcessInstanceModel.query
+    # Always join that hot user table for good performance at serialization time.
+    process_instance_query = process_instance_query.options(joinedload(ProcessInstanceModel.process_initiator))
+
     if report_filter.process_model_identifier is not None:
         process_model = get_process_model(
             f"{report_filter.process_model_identifier}",
@@ -871,6 +875,7 @@ def process_instance_list(
         # process_instance_query = process_instance_query.join(UserModel, UserModel.id == ProcessInstanceModel.process_initiator_id)
         # process_instance_query = process_instance_query.add_columns(UserModel.username)
         # search for process_instance.UserModel.username in this file for more details about why adding columns is annoying.
+
         process_instance_query = process_instance_query.filter(
             ProcessInstanceModel.process_initiator_id != g.user.id
         )

spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceReportService:
                     },
                     {"Header": "start_in_seconds", "accessor": "start_in_seconds"},
                     {"Header": "end_in_seconds", "accessor": "end_in_seconds"},
+                    {"Header": "username", "accessor": "username"},
                     {"Header": "status", "accessor": "status"},
                 ],
             },
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceReportService:
                     },
                     {"Header": "start_in_seconds", "accessor": "start_in_seconds"},
                     {"Header": "end_in_seconds", "accessor": "end_in_seconds"},
+                    {"Header": "username", "accessor": "username"},
                     {"Header": "status", "accessor": "status"},
                 ],
                 "filter_by": [
@@ -121,7 +123,9 @@ class ProcessInstanceReportService:
                     },
                     {"Header": "start_in_seconds", "accessor": "start_in_seconds"},
                     {"Header": "end_in_seconds", "accessor": "end_in_seconds"},
+                    {"Header": "username", "accessor": "username"},
                     {"Header": "status", "accessor": "status"},
+
                 ],
                 "filter_by": [
                     {

spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx

@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
       start_in_seconds: 'Start Time',
       end_in_seconds: 'End Time',
       status: 'Status',
+      username: 'Started By',
       spiff_step: 'SpiffWorkflow Step',
     };
     const getHeaderLabel = (header: string) => {