Access the context sys_id from inside the running workflow

chadlockwood
Kilo Sage

‎08-31-2023 03:11 PM

I am using a Parallel Flow Launcher in my parent flow, based on sc_req_item. Within the triggered subflow, I need to access the context associated to the subflow. There are multiple Parallel Flow Launchers at different points in the parent, so I need to be able to identify the one that is running. I don't want to rely on doing an active query search:

var ctxt = new GlideRecord("wf_context");
ctxt.addActiveQuery();
ctxt.addQuery("id", wfRelRecId); <== this is essentially current.sys_id
ctxt.addQuery("workflow_version.name", wfName);
ctxt.query();

This is currently working, but I would rather just get the active context directly:

var ctxt = new GlideRecord("wf_context");
ctxt.get(activeContextSysId);

Is there an object or variable within the workflow, or in the WorkflowCoordinator/Parallel Flow Launcher, that holds the currently running context sys_id?

 

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Uncle Rob
Kilo Patron

‎08-31-2023 04:08 PM

Ugh... been a few years since I've had to do this.  I believe I configured it as a parameter that was passed to the Parallel flow launcher... NOT something I calculated from within.

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chadlockwood
Kilo Sage
In response to Uncle Rob

‎09-01-2023 01:42 PM

Robert,

Thanks for the quick reply. I would love to compare notes with how you did this, but you set me on a path.

In my subflow, I added an input variable called u_workflow_instance_id and in the coordinator I set that variable to

gs.generateGUID()

Then, in the subflow I query wf_context for a context with that variable value

var gr = new GlideRecord('wf_context');
gr.query();
while(gr.next()){
  if(gr.workflow.vars.u_workflow_instance_id == workflow.inputs.u_workflow_instance_id){
    workflow.scratchpad.subflow_context_sys_id = gr.sys_id.toString();
  }
}

And now I have the sys_id of the context that the subflow is running as. Does that look like something you might have done?

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