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STARTPROCESS Workflow Application
The STARTPROCESS workflow application lets you launch a new request with the corresponding parameters. It provides a simple solution for inter-process communications.
There are three ways to use STARTPROCESS to launch a new request:
- Process ID
- Process name with process version
- Process name with test
Parameter | Type | Direction | Description |
PROCESS_ID | Numeric | IN | Process ID of the request to launch (to be used independently, without the other parameters) |
PROCESS_NAME | Text | IN | Process name of the request to launch |
PROCESS_VERSION | Numeric | IN | Version of the process to launch |
TEST | Text | IN | Test mode
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Parameter | Type | Direction | Description |
REQUEST_ID | Numeric | OUT | Returns the ID of the new request |
IMPERSONATE_USERNAME | Text | IN | Username of the impersonating user |
You can define other parameters as needed in the workflow process to launch; for example
COMPANY (text type IN parameter), e.g. ACME_COMPANY.Parameter | Type | Direction | Description |
PROCESS_ID | Numeric | IN | Send value of MY_PROCESS_ID (a numeric process data containing the ID of the process to start, e.g. 1320) |
Parameter | Type | Direction | Description |
PROCESS_NAME | Text | IN | Send value of MY_PROCESS_NAME (a text process data containing the name of the process to start, e.g. LEAVE_APPLICATION) |
PROCESS_VERSION | Numeric | IN | Send value of MY_PROCESS_VERSION (a numeric process data containing the version number of the process to start, e.g. 2) |
Parameter | Type | Direction | Description |
PROCESS_NAME | Text | IN | Send value of MY_PROCESS_NAME (a text process data containing the name of the process to start, e.g. LEAVE_APPLICATION) |
TEST | Text | IN | Send value of MY_TEST (e.g. Y) |