Invoke workflow thorugh command line

I want to invoke workflow through command line and set the workflow variables at the same time. Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.

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Migrateduser

You can invoke the workflow using the iwjobc CLT. you need to be master to invoke this command.
Use iwjobvariable to set workflow variables.

kaalraa

I want to invoke workflow through command line and set the workflow variables at the same time. Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.

A workflow needs to be compiled using iwjobc CLT and afterwards it called as a job specification file which needs to be invoked using iwinvoke CLT.

I suggest you to write a small perl script with both the commands and then execute the perl script through command line.

HTH

Adam Stoller

I want to invoke workflow through command line and set the workflow variables at the same time. Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.

You don't mention what version of TS you are using.
If you're using any of the currently supported versions and are working with WFTs - you can use iwwft_compile.ipl (doesn't seem to have much documentation in the manuals - but you can run perldoc on the script for documentation)

iwjobc requires a job description file as opposed to a WFT and also requires that the user be a TS Master. (note: you can use the '

-i

' flag with iwjobc to avoid having to run iwinvokejob afterwards)

iwwft_compile.ipl processes a WFT with an XML input file that contains the data you would normally fill in on the instantiation form - and does not require the user be a TS Master in order to run it.

If you're running 6.7.1+ and using WFM - then you would have to use iwmodelc which I believe is more similar to iwjobc than iwwft_compile.ipl - there doesn't appear to be much documentation for this either so you have to run it with the '

-h

' flag to get its usage information.

nipper

you can use iwwft_compile.ipl (doesn't seem to have much documentation in the manuals

...to use iwmodelc - there doesn't appear to be much documentation for this either

hmmm, I sense a pattern here

jayantb

Thanks for reply.
It is working fine. Can anyone tell me how to attach files to the job at the time of invokation through perl script?

Adam Stoller

Thanks for reply.
It is working fine. Can anyone tell me how to attach files to the job at the time of invokation through perl script?

You didn't indicate what is working fine.
If you're using iwwft_compile.ipl - I believe you can add a files container with file elements to reference all the files you want to attach - just make sure the file path references are relative to the workarea root.

jayantb

HI Ghoti,

I can now invoke the workflow thorugh perl script by using iwjobc & iwinvokejob. I didn't get any reference that how to use iwwft_compile.pl to invoke job and attach files to it from external script. Currently I am using TS version 6.5.1. Please provide me the details.

Thanks in advance.

kaalraa

HI Ghoti,

I can now invoke the workflow thorugh perl script by using iwjobc & iwinvokejob. I didn't get any reference that how to use iwwft_compile.pl to invoke job and attach files to it from external script. Currently I am using TS version 6.5.1. Please provide me the details.

Thanks in advance.

Are you trying to add files from your external task or want to add files during invoke of the workflow?

Adam Stoller

HI Ghoti,

I can now invoke the workflow thorugh perl script by using iwjobc & iwinvokejob. I didn't get any reference that how to use iwwft_compile.pl to invoke job and attach files to it from external script. Currently I am using TS version 6.5.1. Please provide me the details.

Thanks in advance.

If you're using iwjobc - you're using a job specification file (as opposed to a WFT or WFM) which is pure-XML - in which case you need to find the definition of your start task and add the files / file elements to it - try reading the DTD and/or looking at job specifications generated from WFTs or via iwgetwfobj for more information about the formatting of that information.

As for iwwft_compile.ipl - I gave you the reference information and told you how to get more information about it.

jayantb

Hi Kaalraa,
I want to add file at the time of workflow invokation. I want a file reference in @submit_file array.

Adam Stoller

Hi Kaalraa,
I want to add file at the time of workflow invokation. I want a file reference in @submit_file array.

I do not believe you can add files at workflow invokation time if you are using iwinvokejob.

If you are using iwjobc - then you can perhaps dust off some code I posted here a looooooonnnnnng time ago ("iwjobcpp") which basically took command line arguments to perform substitutions within the job specification file before running iwjobc on it - and you could use that to potentially add files at the time you call iwjobc (which, if you use the '-i' flag is all you need to call)

If you use iwwft_compile.ipl - you provide the input information in XML format for the WFT (not job specification file) and you can provide the files at that time.

I believe that iwwft_compile.ipl is the way to go - but I'm not going to bother saying it too many more times - at least not in this thread.