2.9 StartManualWorkflowByProcessPath

POST method to start a (workflow) Workflow Automation by its process path.

2.9.1 Request Parameters

Include the following parameters in the request URL as needed.

Parameter

Description

  • sessionID
  • userName
  • password
  • hostName
  • portNumber

All web service calls require BSL authentication and may optionally identify a Workflow Automation Server. For more information about authentication and identification, see Authentication and Identification.

2.9.2 Request Data

Include the following element in the POST request data as needed.

Element

Description

Path

REQUIRED. File system path to a Workflow Automation process revision.

Sample POST XML Request Body

The following is a sample POST XML request body.

<PathInfo xmlns="http://www.attachmate.com/Aegis/">
  <Path>String content</Path>
</PathInfo>

Sample POST Json Request Body

The following is a sample POST Json request body.

{
  "Path":"String content"
}

POST Request XML Schema

The following is the POST request XML schema.

<xs:schema xmlns:tns="http://www.attachmate.com/Aegis/" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://www.attachmate.com/Aegis/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:complexType name="PathInfo">
    <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Path" nillable="true" type="xs:string" />
    </xs:sequence>
  </xs:complexType>
  <xs:element name="PathInfo" nillable="true" type="tns:PathInfo" />
</xs:schema>

Additional POST Request XML Schemas

The following is an additional POST request XML schema.

<xs:schema xmlns:tns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" attributeFormDefault="qualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="anyType" nillable="true" type="xs:anyType" />
  <xs:element name="anyURI" nillable="true" type="xs:anyURI" />
  <xs:element name="base64Binary" nillable="true" type="xs:base64Binary" />
  <xs:element name="boolean" nillable="true" type="xs:boolean" />
  <xs:element name="byte" nillable="true" type="xs:byte" />
  <xs:element name="dateTime" nillable="true" type="xs:dateTime" />
  <xs:element name="decimal" nillable="true" type="xs:decimal" />
  <xs:element name="double" nillable="true" type="xs:double" />
  <xs:element name="float" nillable="true" type="xs:float" />
  <xs:element name="int" nillable="true" type="xs:int" />
  <xs:element name="long" nillable="true" type="xs:long" />
  <xs:element name="QName" nillable="true" type="xs:QName" />
  <xs:element name="short" nillable="true" type="xs:short" />
  <xs:element name="string" nillable="true" type="xs:string" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedByte" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedByte" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedInt" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedInt" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedLong" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedLong" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedShort" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedShort" />
  <xs:element name="char" nillable="true" type="tns:char" />
  <xs:simpleType name="char">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:int" />
  </xs:simpleType>
  <xs:element name="duration" nillable="true" type="tns:duration" />
  <xs:simpleType name="duration">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:duration">
      <xs:pattern value="\-?P(\d*D)?(T(\d*H)?(\d*M)?(\d*(\.\d*)?S)?)?" />
      <xs:minInclusive value="-P10675199DT2H48M5.4775808S" />
      <xs:maxInclusive value="P10675199DT2H48M5.4775807S" />
    </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>
  <xs:element name="guid" nillable="true" type="tns:guid" />
  <xs:simpleType name="guid">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
      <xs:pattern value="[\da-fA-F]{8}-[\da-fA-F]{4}-[\da-fA-F]{4}-[\da-fA-F]{4}-[\da-fA-F]{12}" />
    </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>
  <xs:attribute name="FactoryType" type="xs:QName" />
  <xs:attribute name="Id" type="xs:ID" />
  <xs:attribute name="Ref" type="xs:IDREF" />
</xs:schema>

The following is an additional POST request XML schema.

<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="schema">
    <xs:complexType />
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

2.9.3 Response Data

The POST response data contains the following element.

Element

Description

WorkItemID

Workflow Automation work item identifier for the new work item.

Sample XML Response Body

The following is a sample XML response body.

<WorkItemIDInfo xmlns="http://www.attachmate.com/Aegis/">
  <WorkItemID>4294967295</WorkItemID>
</WorkItemIDInfo>

Sample Json Response Body

The following is a sample Json response body.

{
  "WorkItemID":4294967295
}

Response XML Schema

The following is the response XML schema.

<xs:schema xmlns:tns="http://www.attachmate.com/Aegis/" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://www.attachmate.com/Aegis/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:complexType name="WorkItemIDInfo">
    <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="WorkItemID" type="xs:unsignedInt" />
    </xs:sequence>
  </xs:complexType>
  <xs:element name="WorkItemIDInfo" nillable="true" type="tns:WorkItemIDInfo" />
</xs:schema>

Additional Response XML Schemas

The following is an additional response XML schema.

<xs:schema xmlns:tns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" attributeFormDefault="qualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="anyType" nillable="true" type="xs:anyType" />
  <xs:element name="anyURI" nillable="true" type="xs:anyURI" />
  <xs:element name="base64Binary" nillable="true" type="xs:base64Binary" />
  <xs:element name="boolean" nillable="true" type="xs:boolean" />
  <xs:element name="byte" nillable="true" type="xs:byte" />
  <xs:element name="dateTime" nillable="true" type="xs:dateTime" />
  <xs:element name="decimal" nillable="true" type="xs:decimal" />
  <xs:element name="double" nillable="true" type="xs:double" />
  <xs:element name="float" nillable="true" type="xs:float" />
  <xs:element name="int" nillable="true" type="xs:int" />
  <xs:element name="long" nillable="true" type="xs:long" />
  <xs:element name="QName" nillable="true" type="xs:QName" />
  <xs:element name="short" nillable="true" type="xs:short" />
  <xs:element name="string" nillable="true" type="xs:string" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedByte" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedByte" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedInt" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedInt" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedLong" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedLong" />
  <xs:element name="unsignedShort" nillable="true" type="xs:unsignedShort" />
  <xs:element name="char" nillable="true" type="tns:char" />
  <xs:simpleType name="char">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:int" />
  </xs:simpleType>
  <xs:element name="duration" nillable="true" type="tns:duration" />
  <xs:simpleType name="duration">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:duration">
      <xs:pattern value="\-?P(\d*D)?(T(\d*H)?(\d*M)?(\d*(\.\d*)?S)?)?" />
      <xs:minInclusive value="-P10675199DT2H48M5.4775808S" />
      <xs:maxInclusive value="P10675199DT2H48M5.4775807S" />
    </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>
  <xs:element name="guid" nillable="true" type="tns:guid" />
  <xs:simpleType name="guid">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
      <xs:pattern value="[\da-fA-F]{8}-[\da-fA-F]{4}-[\da-fA-F]{4}-[\da-fA-F]{4}-[\da-fA-F]{12}" />
    </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>
  <xs:attribute name="FactoryType" type="xs:QName" />
  <xs:attribute name="Id" type="xs:ID" />
  <xs:attribute name="Ref" type="xs:IDREF" />
</xs:schema>

The following is an additional response XML schema.

<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="schema">
    <xs:complexType />
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>