How to fill user field when initiating Workflow with REST API?

MarkedOne · 2025-05-15T08:34:08+00:00

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MarkedOne

Hi,

I'm using a REST API POST request to run a workflow that I've created. This workflow has attributes.

I do manage to assign a value into attribute number 1 as you can see above.

The problem is with attribute number 2 :

Attribute 2 is with type of User. I tried to put into the json body request in the relevant WorkflowForm_X field with username login, ID, email… It doesn't accept none of them.

I can handle string, date, but not user. Any ideas what it suppose to receive in that field in the request?

Thanks.

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appuq

{"action":"formUpdate","values":{"WorkflowForm_3":"1","WorkflowForm_4":"2","WorkflowForm_5":"3","WorkflowForm_6":2758417,"WorkflowForm_7":1000}}

In my attempt

"WorkflowForm_7":1000 is the actual user in that field standing for Admin

I added a user popup that is this

"WorkflowForm_8":"11851"

{"action":"formUpdate","values":{"WorkflowForm_3":"1","WorkflowForm_4":"2","WorkflowForm_5":"3","WorkflowForm_6":2758417,"WorkflowForm_7":1000,"WorkflowForm_8":"11851"}}

To me it looks like USERID in KUAF is a NUMBER/INTEGER so in your form submit it should be defined without a single quote so the parser can figure it out as a number

So if the user attribute is not a popup you need to put it without quotes,if it is a popup user attribute then quotes is needed so much for consistency :)

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appuq

Just start a workflow using SMARTUI and then observe the payload . If it works in SMARTUI then you can use REST API as well. We all do this by doing that.At the end of this blog I beleive I traced two of the most difficult things in OT REST and put them for the world as a starter.It doesnt have the code you want but I hope to help you to lead yourself to that.

https://appukili.wordpress.com/2022/04/17/take-some-rest/

appuq

{"action":"formUpdate","values":{"WorkflowForm_3":"1","WorkflowForm_4":"2","WorkflowForm_5":"3","WorkflowForm_6":2758417,"WorkflowForm_7":1000}}

In my attempt

"WorkflowForm_7":1000 is the actual user in that field standing for Admin

I added a user popup that is this

"WorkflowForm_8":"11851"

{"action":"formUpdate","values":{"WorkflowForm_3":"1","WorkflowForm_4":"2","WorkflowForm_5":"3","WorkflowForm_6":2758417,"WorkflowForm_7":1000,"WorkflowForm_8":"11851"}}

To me it looks like USERID in KUAF is a NUMBER/INTEGER so in your form submit it should be defined without a single quote so the parser can figure it out as a number

So if the user attribute is not a popup you need to put it without quotes,if it is a popup user attribute then quotes is needed so much for consistency :)

MarkedOne

Weird. when I tried to pull this off at 1st time this didn't work. I did put the 1000 as the value.

Now I tried for the seconds time and it did work.

Anyway, thank you very much for the help. as usual!