different workflow methods return different data

System

Using CSSDK on 6.1 W2K3 connecting from a .Net console app on W2k PRO, if I use the getWorkflows method and explicitly pass an array of ids, the CSWorkflowData objects I get back are fully populated with data. However, when I get the same objects back as a result of getWorkflowsByQuery, only the id property is set. Below is sample output and sample code.

25475 adsfasdf TWCCORP\V009272
25782 Default Submission TWCCORP\V009272
Now by query
25475
25782

    void PrintWorkflows()
    {
        int[] wfids = {25475, 25782};
        CSWorkflowData[] jobs = wfsys.getWorkflows(Context, wfids);
        if (jobs !=null)
        {
            foreach(CSWorkflowData job in jobs)
            {
 Console.WriteLine(job.id + " " +
                           job.description + " " +
      job.owner);
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine("Now by query");
        jobs = wfsys.getWorkflowsByQuery(Context,
            "<wfquery><active /></wfquery>");
        if (jobs !=null)
        {
            foreach(CSWorkflowData job in jobs)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(job.id + " " +
 job.description + " " +
 job.owner);
            }
        }
}

The two questions that come to mind are: 1)Is there a reason for this, and 2)Is it documented anywhere?

Adam Stoller

I'd guess that getWorkflowsByQuery behaves much the same way as iwqueryjobs does - which is, as you see, to return a list of ids.
The other call, getWorkflows, apparently behaves more like iwgetwfobj and takes an ID and returns the more fully populated information.

It would probably be nicer if there was a way to do it all in one call - but ...

(note: I have *not* used CSSDK at this point - the above is just based on observation from your post and existing CLTs)

--fish
Senior Consultant, Quotient Inc.
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