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]

Hi,

sample script below for running workflow from background

ensure you use GlideRecord object of correct table

var gr = new GlideRecord('schedule table');

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

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Thanks
Ankur

[Khanna Ji]

var gr = new GlideRecord('schedule table');

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

Do I need to update the script to add few lines?

Like 

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');

}

[Khanna Ji]

Also I want to run it for already existing record.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hope you are doing good.

Let me know if that answered your question.

If so, please mark my response as ✅ correct & 👍 helpful so that this thread can be closed and others can be benefited by this.

Regards
Ankur