Run workflow from background script

[Khanna Ji]

Hi Team,

I have a workflow that is running on a schedule. I wanted to check if I can run that workflow from background script on ad-hoc without modifying the workflow?

Please help me with a script as I need to test few things by running the workflow on ad-hoc basis

[Ankur Bawiskar]

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[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

yes few updates

just give the workflow name as well

var gr = new GlideRecord('table');

gr.addQuery('sys_id','sys id of a record');

gr.query();

if(gr.next())

{

var wflw = new Workflow();
wflw.startFlow(wflw.getWorkflowFromName('give the workflow name'), gr, 'insert');

}

For insertion

var gr = new GlideRecord('table');

gr.initialize();

gr.insert();

var wflw = new Workflow();
wflw.startFlow(wflw.getWorkflowFromName('give the workflow name'), gr, 'insert');

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[Chander Bhusha1]

Hi Servicenow User,

You have to mention the gliderecord object of the record whose workflow you wan't to start 

Replace the current with the glidercord objec.

var w = new Workflow();

var context = w.startFlow(id, current, current.operation(), getVars());

In stead of current you can give glide record: gr (it must be glide record)

id: The sys_id of the workflow to start. This sys_id refers to table wf_workflow.

operation: insert or update

Mark helpful and correct if it helps.

Thanks,

CB

[Himanshu Dubey]

Hi 

You can use below script

var gr = new GlideRecord('your_table');

gr.addQuery('sys_id','sys_id of your record');

gr.query();

if(gr.next())

{

var wflw = new Workflow();
wflw.startFlow(wflw.getWorkflowFromName('your workflow name'), gr, 'insert');

}


// To insert

var gr = new GlideRecord('your_table');

gr.initialize();

gr.insert();

var wflw = new Workflow();
wflw.startFlow(wflw.getWorkflowFromName('give the workflow name'), gr, 'insert');


// To update

var gr1 = new GlideRecord('your_table');

gr1.addQuery('sys_id', sys_id of your record);

gr1.query();

if(gr1.next())
{

var wflw = new Workflow();
wflw.startFlow(wflw.getWorkflowFromName('give the workflow name'), gr1, 'update');
}

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