diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/test/SubWorkflowTest.java b/impl/test/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/test/SubWorkflowTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.test;
+
+import static io.serverlessworkflow.api.WorkflowReader.readWorkflowFromClasspath;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.Workflow;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowApplication;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class SubWorkflowTest {
+
+  private static final String WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH = "workflows-samples/sub-workflow/";
+
+  @Test
+  public void setTest() throws IOException {
+    Workflow workflowParent =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "sub-workflow-parent.yaml");
+    Workflow workflowChild =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "sub-workflow-child.yaml");
+
+    try (WorkflowApplication app = WorkflowApplication.builder().build()) {
+      app.workflowDefinition(workflowChild);
+      Map<String, Object> result =
+          app.workflowDefinition(workflowParent)
+              .instance(Map.of())
+              .start()
+              .get()
+              .asMap()
+              .orElseThrow();
+      assertEquals("1", result.get("counter").toString());
+      assertEquals("helloWorld", result.get("greeting").toString());
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Workflow execution failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void setBlankInputTest() throws IOException {
+    Workflow workflowParent =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "sub-workflow-parent.yaml");
+    Workflow workflowChild =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "sub-workflow-child.yaml");
+
+    try (WorkflowApplication app = WorkflowApplication.builder().build()) {
+      app.workflowDefinition(workflowChild);
+      Map<String, Object> result =
+          app.workflowDefinition(workflowParent)
+              .instance(Map.of())
+              .start()
+              .get()
+              .asMap()
+              .orElseThrow();
+      assertEquals("1", result.get("counter").toString());
+      assertEquals("helloWorld", result.get("greeting").toString());
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Workflow execution failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void setStringInputTest() throws IOException {
+    Workflow workflowParent =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "sub-workflow-parent.yaml");
+    Workflow workflowChild =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "sub-workflow-child.yaml");
+
+    try (WorkflowApplication app = WorkflowApplication.builder().build()) {
+      app.workflowDefinition(workflowChild);
+      Map<String, Object> result =
+          app.workflowDefinition(workflowParent)
+              .instance("Tested")
+              .start()
+              .get()
+              .asMap()
+              .orElseThrow();
+      assertEquals("1", result.get("counter").toString());
+      assertEquals("helloWorld", result.get("greeting").toString());
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Workflow execution failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void readContextAndSetTest() throws IOException {
+    Workflow workflowParent =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(
+            WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml");
+    Workflow workflowChild =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(
+            WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml");
+    Map<String, Object> map = Map.of("userId", "userId_1", "username", "test", "password", "test");
+
+    try (WorkflowApplication app = WorkflowApplication.builder().build()) {
+      app.workflowDefinition(workflowChild);
+      Map<String, Object> result =
+          app.workflowDefinition(workflowParent).instance(map).start().get().asMap().orElseThrow();
+      Map<String, String> updated = (Map<String, String>) result.get("updated");
+      assertEquals("userId_1_tested", updated.get("userId"));
+      assertEquals("test_tested", updated.get("username"));
+      assertEquals("test_tested", updated.get("password"));
+      assertEquals(
+          "The workflow set-into-context:1.0.0 updated user in context", result.get("detail"));
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Workflow execution failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void outputExportContextAndSetTest() throws IOException {
+    Workflow workflowParent =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(
+            WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml");
+    Workflow workflowChild =
+        readWorkflowFromClasspath(
+            WORKFLOW_TEST_PATH + "output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml");
+    Map<String, Object> map = Map.of("userId", "userId_1", "username", "test", "password", "test");
+
+    try (WorkflowApplication app = WorkflowApplication.builder().build()) {
+      app.workflowDefinition(workflowChild);
+      Map<String, Object> result =
+          app.workflowDefinition(workflowParent).instance(map).start().get().asMap().orElseThrow();
+      assertEquals("userId_1_tested", result.get("userId"));
+      assertEquals("test_tested", result.get("username"));
+      assertEquals("test_tested", result.get("password"));
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Workflow execution failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml
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+++ b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml
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+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0'
+  namespace: default
+  name: set-into-context
+  version: '1.0.0'
+
+do:
+  - updateUser:
+      set:
+        updated:
+          userId:    '${ .userId + "_tested" }'
+          username:  '${ .username + "_tested" }'
+          password:  '${ .password + "_tested" }'
+      output:
+        as: .updated
+      export:
+        as: '.'
diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml
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+++ b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/output-export-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml
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+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0'
+  namespace: default
+  name: parent
+  version: '1.0.0'
+
+do:
+  - sayHello:
+      run:
+        workflow:
+          namespace: default
+          name: set-into-context
+          version: '1.0.0'
+          input:
+            foo: bar
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diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml
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+++ b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-child.yaml
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+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0'
+  namespace: default
+  name: set-into-context
+  version: '1.0.0'
+
+do:
+  - updateUser:
+      set:
+        updated:
+          userId:    '${ .userId + "_tested" }'
+          username:  '${ .username + "_tested" }'
+          password:  '${ .password + "_tested" }'
+        detail: '${ "The workflow " + $workflow.definition.document.name + ":" + $workflow.definition.document.version + " updated user in context" }'
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diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml
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+++ b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/read-context-and-set-sub-workflow-parent.yaml
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+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0'
+  namespace: default
+  name: parent
+  version: '1.0.0'
+
+do:
+  - sayHello:
+      run:
+        workflow:
+          namespace: default
+          name: set-into-context
+          version: '1.0.0'
+          input:
+            foo: bar
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diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/sub-workflow-child.yaml b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/sub-workflow-child.yaml
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+++ b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/sub-workflow-child.yaml
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+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0'
+  namespace: default
+  name: set-into-context
+  version: '1.0.0'
+
+do:
+  - updateUser:
+      set:
+        greeting: "helloWorld"
+        counter: 1
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diff --git a/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/sub-workflow-parent.yaml b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/sub-workflow-parent.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/test/src/test/resources/workflows-samples/sub-workflow/sub-workflow-parent.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0'
+  namespace: default
+  name: parent
+  version: '1.0.0'
+
+do:
+  - sayHello:
+      run:
+        workflow:
+          namespace: default
+          name: set-into-context
+          version: '1.0.0'
+          input:
+            foo: bar
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