Trigger a workflow from inbound action

[Indup]

HI friends,

I want to trigger a workflow from inbound action. Can some one give me the lines of code plz. 

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=ffc5c721db1cdbc01dcaf3231f96...

i seen this link, but i am doubtful that how can we use workflow sys id as it changes every time we checkout and publish. So how to do this? 

Also tell me how to get the sys id of a workflow.

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Indup

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

use below script; give your workflow name

var workflowRec = new Workflow();

workflowRec.startFlow(wflw.getWorkflowFromName('give the workflow name'), current, 'update');

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Thanks
Ankur

[Indup]

HI Ankur,

in the second line you mentioned, where does that wflw come from?

please explain

Regards,

Indup

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi,

you can get the workflow name from this table 'wf_workflow'

Go to wf_workflow.LIST and search for your table and workflow name

Regards
Ankur

[Steven Parker]

@Ankur Bawiskar 

Could you help me with my question?  if I am getting a user's initials from an inbound action like the following:

var userInitials = email.body.initials;

How can I pass that variable to a workflow I am triggering from am inbound action?  Normally with a catalog item it would be current.variables...or it could be a workflow input...but not sure how to pass the inbound action email variable to a triggered workflow.