Workflow does not start on a event: document copied in from another library's workflow.

I'm using SharePoint Online for Office 365.
I have a workflow that initiates as soon as a new item is added to a folder. That workflow gets approval from a group of people. Then copies the document to a new folder and deletes the original.
I have another workflow set to initiate as soon as a new document is created or changed that gets approval from a second set of users and moves the document again.
Problem: Both workflows work great on their own. The problem i'm having is the second workflow doesn't initiate when the document is moved. There's apparently no way to trigger a workflow from within a workflow. Is there a way to edit the data in the current
item after it's moved to trigger the second workflow?
Also, I tried to nest the second workflow within the first but it didn't link the document to the second workflow.
Any help is appreciated.

From what I'm told, this is purposeful. It's to protect the user from firing a million workflows on accident. I believe you can run an impersonation step (requires 2010 workflow) on the document moving part and it will then successfully fire.
Andy Wessendorf SharePoint Developer II | Rackspace [email protected]

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Hi I am having the next problem, I have a workflow on list B that starts when a new item is created. If I created the item manually the workflow works. Now I have a list A that has a workflow that creates a new item in List B. The problem is that when
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Hi I am having the next problem, I have a workflow on list B that starts when a new item is created. If I created the item manually the workflow works. Now I have a list A that has a workflow that creates a new item in List B. The problem is that when de workflow
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creates a new item in List B. The problem is that when de workflow in list A creates the list item in list B the workflow does not start.
I've used an account that is collection owner, an account that only has contribute permision and nothing works.
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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/19f71e38-7c04-430e-aa6b-764cbbf18c1c/2013-workflow-does-not-start-on-item-created-by-a-different-worklow?forum=sharepointcustomization
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