Operation Context.StartWorkflow (Start workflow)
In component org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.routing.operations
Description
Starts the workflow with the given model id on the input documents. Returns back the input documents.The id of the created workflow instance is available under the "workflowInstanceId" context variable.@Since 5.7.2 you can set multiple variables on the workflow. The variables are specified as key=value pairs separated by a new line.To specify multi-line values you can use a \ character followed by a new line.
Example:
description=foo barFor updating a date, you will need to expose the value as ISO 8601 format, for instance :
Example:
title=The Document Title
issued=@{org.nuxeo.ecm.core.schema.utils.DateParser.formatW3CDateTime(CurrentDate.date)}
| Operation id | Context.StartWorkflow |
|---|---|
| Category | Workflow Context |
| Label | Start workflow |
| Requires | Workflow |
| Since |
Parameters
| Name | Description | Type | Required | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | ||
| start | boolean | no | ||
| variables | properties | no |
Signature
| Inputs | document, documents |
|---|---|
| Outputs | document, documents |
Implementation Information
| Implementation Class | Class: org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.routing.core.api.operation.StartWorkflowOperation |
|---|---|
| Contributing Component | org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.routing.operations |
JSON Definition
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