Initiate workflow automatically

Hi All,

I have few files in a folder in content server. I need to initiate a workflow using all the files existing in the folder. Please let mek now if this is possible? Thanks in advance.

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Appu_Nair1

So if there were 100 files in the folder would you anticipate doing 100 WF instances or a workflow containing links to the 100 documents?

Design qn aside what languages are you familar to program.

.NET & Java support for WF with WS API (even a stretch would be old LAPI should work)
Oscript by the use of node callbacks or some other trigger almost anything you want accomplished really...
Webreports might be the most easy if you have it...

I would ask you to look at the problem and design something that may go out of proportion.If metadata collection vai a workflow is what you are after do understand that a workflow is an expensive operation (db,transactions etc not money)in livelink perhaps if the numbers are very large a wf may not be the ideal solution.

kandadai

Hi Appu, Thanks for the reply, I need to initiate a workflow automatically at a specific time evenryday automatically and move set of files and properties from one folder to a different folder. Do you have any oscript sample code to initiate a workflow automatically at a specific time every day> kindly share.

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Appu_Nair1

Nothing to help with your home work other than some tips

How much of an established oscripter are you?Any plans on taking a course?
It is not difficult as you think to self study as well although classroom instruction is till very good

.I would start by looking at how livelink receives
a request and trace the things there.Fact is that almost everything anybody wants done is part of these forums
and you just "borrow" what you need.

So you want a WF Initing script.
Thanks to Donna Nalls here is one have used it many times in my projects
https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/cs.dll?func=ll&objId=3155739&objAction=viewincontainer

So you want to time it at a certain interval
So Lo and Behold you have the venerable Hans Stoop to the rescue ( and a little bit of knowledge on 9.5 to 9.7 to 10 conversion)
https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=3971010

Good luck on your venture