Starting Workflow

Hi,
How can I find out if the workflow is running or not ? How to debug this.
If not then how to start it.
thanks
Rahul

Hi,
Which workflow is it? Is it bespoke or custom? What version of Workflow are you using?
Matt
HTH,
Matt
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** Recovery complete
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at
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Dear colleagues,
i have installed a brand new IDES ERP 6.0 successfully but when entering a number of standard transactions like mm02, va03, fb03 etc and trying to execute the GOS toolbox, I can never start any workflow. I click on the 'start workflow' button of the GOS-toolboy but the selection box is allways empty. Did I miss anything? Since there are so many BOR objects that apply to the objects of the standard transactions, there should be at least something to start. For example BOR BUS1001 (material master): When in MM02, why does the GOS-toolbox for workflows not show the related workflows that use BUS1001?
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Best regards
Daniel

Udo,
You should start a new discussion - you'll get more responses.
Anyhoo, to make a workflow appear in the GOS 'start workflow' list, just follow these simple rules:
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cheers
Paul

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We are on ECC6. In transaction MM02 when I excute 'Start Workflow' from Generic Object Services, no workflows are found. Can anyone help me with the following issues;
1. What is the underlying object in transaction MM02 (I believe it is BUS1001006)
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customisation, enhencement or user-exit.
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Hi,
I have a custom BOR object, with Event "Created". I have also an attribute in this BOR, just simple field Plant.
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I've never used GUID as a key but I suppose the principles are the same - the object instance is equivalent to "something", say a widget.
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Hi
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Hi
We are working on workflow using CQ 5.5.
Is it possible start workflow from particular Step and assign this workflow to particular group of members dynamically(Using Process Step).
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                    Step 2
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                    Step 3
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                    Step 4
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I need help on
1. How can i start workflow from step 2 or 3 ?
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Hello Ravindra,
Logically it shouldn't allow you to do that and same happening because start workflow call on model will always trigger the workflow from starting point (means the very first step after start component in workflow design)
To achieve this you have other ways, i would suggest to try below if it works for you.
1. Instead of creating a new workflow just branch it programmaticaly and route back to previous step
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http://sp20104/HitsMissesApp/_layouts/IniWrkflIP.aspx?List={deff1c34-4aec-43ad-b1e8-00444d3ab674}&ID=6&TemplateID={8f72c2a0-7ec7-44ac-9bb7-c0a527a6b91a}&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fsp20104%2FHitsMissesApp%2FLists%2FHitsandMisses%2FAllItems%2Easpx
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Any assistance welcome on this .
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I developed one workflow by using the user developed business object.
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Automatic start workflow for ALL records

Hi Experts,
Does anyone know a way to start workflow automatically for ALL records without human interference?
I want to start workflows every day. For instance to recalculate, re-validate, re-assign or syndicate ALL records of a table.
Kind regards,
Job Jansen

Hello Job Jansen
I suppose recalculate and validate all recodrs once a day don't make sense when that records is the same
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workflow will fire when Max Time say greater then time last launched job.
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