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  1. Preface
  2. Web Service Concepts
  3. Understanding the Web Services Provider
  4. Using the Web Services Hub Console
  5. Batch Web Service Operations
  6. Writing Client Applications
  7. Working with Web Service Sources and Targets
  8. Editing Web Service Sources and Targets
  9. Working with Web Service Mappings
  10. Working with Web Service Workflows
  11. Appendix A: Web Service Sample Client Applications
  12. Appendix B: Configure the Web Browser

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startWorkflowEx

startWorkflowEx

Use this operation to start a workflow. The startWorkflowEx operation returns the run instance ID of the workflow. Use the startWorkflowEx operation instead of the startWorkflow operation to get the run ID of the workflow started by the operation.
You must log in to the repository before you call this operation.
The following table describes the parameters for this operation:
Parameter Name
Required/ Optional
Description
SessionID
Required
Session ID generated after log in.
FolderName
Required
Name of the folder containing the workflow.
WorkflowName
Required
Name of the workflow to run.
RequestMode
Required
Indicates the recovery strategy for the session task:
  • NORMAL. Restarts a session without recovery.
  • RECOVERY. Recovers a session.
ServiceName
Required
Name of the Integration Service that runs the workflow.
WorkflowRunInstanceName
Optional
Name of the workflow run instance to run.
Reason
Optional
Describes the reason to start the workflow.
ParameterFileName
Optional
Name of the parameter file to use when running the workflow.
TaskInstancePath
Optional
Path specifying the location of the task. If the task is within a workflow, enter the task name alone. If the task is within a worklet, enter <
WorkletName
>.<
TaskName
>. Enter the taskInstancePath as a fully qualified string.
OSUser
Optional
Specifies the operating system profile assigned to the workflow.
DomainName
Optional
Domain name for the Integration Service.
AttributeName
Optional
Name of the attribute in the attribute name and value pair used to start the workflow.
AttributeValue
Optional
Value of the attribute in the attribute name and value pair used to start the workflow.
Key
Optional
Key to use to start a workflow or task.
MustUse
Optional
Indicates whether the key must be used to start the workflow or task.
ParameterScope
Optional
Scope of the parameter in a parameter array definition.
ParameterName
Optional
Name of the parameter in a parameter array definition.
ParameterValue
Optional
Value of the parameter in a parameter array definition.
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