Start workflow using javascript

Question

function AfterSave() {
alert("in");
var scriptbase = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_layouts/15/";
$.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.js", function () {
$.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.Runtime.js", function () {
$.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.WorkflowServices.js", function () {
var itemId=5;
var subscriptionId = '{8891EB88-D7F6-495B-A420-877E74754522}';
var clientContext = SP.ClientContext.get_current();
var web = clientContext.get_web();
clientContext.load(web);
var wfManager = SP.WorkflowServices.WorkflowServicesManager.newObject(clientContext, clientContext.get_web());
clientContext.load(wfManager);
alert("in2");
var subscription = wfManager.getWorkflowSubscriptionService().getSubscription(subscriptionId);
clientContext.load(subscription);
alert("in3");
clientContext.executeQueryAsync(
function(sender, args){
alert("Subscription load success. Attempting to start workflow.");
var inputParameters;
wfManager.getWorkflowInstanceService().startWorkflowOnListItem(subscription, itemId, inputParameters);
clientContext.executeQueryAsync(
function(sender, args){ alert("Successfully starting workflow."); },
function(sender, args){
alert("Failed to start workflow.");
alert("Error: " + args.get_message() + "\n" + args.get_stackTrace());
function(sender,args){
alert("Failed to load subscription.");
alert("Error: " + args.get_message() + "\n" + args.get_stackTrace());
function closeInProgressDialog() {
if (dlg != null) {
dlg.close();
function showInProgressDialog() {
if (dlg == null) {
dlg = SP.UI.ModalDialog.showWaitScreenWithNoClose("Please wait...", "Waiting for workflow...", null, null);
hi friends
i am using above code to start workflow
there is no error in code but it is not starting.
please help me to figure out my problem

Answer 1

Hi,
You can't start workflow in Javascript object model in SP 2010
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/84659489-eba7-4a41-a137-820b01d4bc69/start-a-sharepoint-2010-workflow-using-javascript?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
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