Invoking a Workflow with a URL command

I am using formAPI to start a workflow after a user clicks the generate button (files are generated and attached to workflow when generate is clicked). If I generate using an author account I get the following error:

Invalid workflow:
You must be a master to run iwjobc

The command I use to call this workflow is:

var url = "http://iwserver/iw-bin/iwwft_instantiator.cgi?iw_branch=/default/main/branch&iw_workarea=/default/main/branch/WORKAREA/work&iw_user=currentuser&iw_template_file=default/Workflow.wft" + filestring;

var NewWin = window.open();
NewWin.window.location.href = url;

Where file string is the list if files to attach to the workflow and currentuser is the currentuser as reported by IWDatacapture.getUser(). Is there a way around that error or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

Using TeamSite 6.5 on Windows

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kaalraa

Hi,

This is a functionality as given by Interwoven.... only master users are allowed to intantiate and invoke the workflows. Either it can be using wftinstantiator or wfconstructor.

Still ... if you need any other help... just revert.

milind

Hi,

I have tried this and it works for any role of the user.
Please send part of javascript code. I am sure you must be missing something in it.

First try hardcoding the link and putting it in address bar . It should look like below.
(try for a single file initially)

http://server/iw-cc/command/iw.ccpro.new_job?iw_template_file=default/Workflow.wft&vpath=full path of the attached file

Regards
Milind

kaalraa

Milind,

The person is asking to run the workflow using iwwft_instantiator.cgi which internally calls iwjobc and iwinvoke... and both these CLTs are only allowed through master users.

Yes as per your reply... you can run the workflow using iwcc.new_job with any role because you are using GUI command to invoke a workflow.

Still any confusions or clarifications... always there for friends.

Hi,

I have tried this and it works for any role of the user.
Please send part of javascript code. I am sure you must be missing something in it.

First try hardcoding the link and putting it in address bar . It should look like below.
(try for a single file initially)

http://server/iw-cc/command/iw.ccpro.new_job?iw_template_file=default/Workflow.wft&vpath=full path of the attached file

Regards
Milind

milind

Hi Achin,
Bomberoo is trying to open a new window and setting it's location as "..../iwwft_instantiator.cgi." which is same as using GUI/browser. So instead of using iwcc.new_job he can use iwcc.new_job.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

I would also like to know advantages/dis-advantages of using iwwft_instantiator.cgi over iwwft_instantiator.cgi.

Thanks
Milind

Adam Stoller

I don't think you meant this to be quite so funny, but ...

Hi Achin,
Bomberoo is trying to open a new window and setting it's location as "..../iwwft_instantiator.cgi." which is same as using GUI/browser. So instead of using iwcc.new_job he can use iwcc.new_job.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

I would also like to know advantages/dis-advantages of using iwwft_instantiator.cgi over iwwft_instantiator.cgi.

Thanks
Milind

It's a bit like comparing apples to apples isn't it? ;-)

Bomberoo

Thanks for the replies. After reading the responses I built a command like so:

http://server/iw-cc/command/iw.ccstd.new_job?iw_template_file=default/workflow.wft&vpath=/folder1/folder2/main.htm

If I leave off the vpath it works fine. I must still be doing something wrong because this gives me this error:

At least one of the objects you selected does not exist. Please try your selection again. You may need to refresh your list in case the content has changed.

Does the vpath have to be all the way spelled out (like down to the Y Smiley Happy

Adam Stoller

Thanks for the replies. After reading the responses I built a command like so:

http://server/iw-cc/command/iw.ccstd.new_job?iw_template_file=default/workflow.wft&vpath=/folder1/folder2/main.htm

If I leave off the vpath it works fine. I must still be doing something wrong because this gives me this error:

At least one of the objects you selected does not exist. Please try your selection again. You may need to refresh your list in case the content has changed.

Does the vpath have to be all the way spelled out (like down to the Y?

The vpath starts either with the archive folder (

/default/...

) or with the TS server followed by the archive folder (

//tsserver_name/default/...

). It does not begin with

- as that would be a file-system path not a vpath.

kaalraa

vpath always denotes to /default/main/.../../..

Thanks for the replies. After reading the responses I built a command like so:

http://server/iw-cc/command/iw.ccstd.new_job?iw_template_file=default/workflow.wft&vpath=/folder1/folder2/main.htm

If I leave off the vpath it works fine. I must still be doing something wrong because this gives me this error:

At least one of the objects you selected does not exist. Please try your selection again. You may need to refresh your list in case the content has changed.

Does the vpath have to be all the way spelled out (like down to the Y?

milind

Fish,
It was a copy paste mistake !!

I don't think you meant this to be quite so funny, but ... It's a bit like comparing apples to apples isn't it? ;-)