Dynamics CRM 2011 : C# and JScript Code for Executing CRM Workflow

You can use the code below to execute workflows in C# plugin and JScript.

[C# Code]

private void ExecuteWorkflow(Guid prmEntityId, Guid prmWorkflowId)

{

ExecuteWorkflowRequest wod_ExecuteWorkflowRequest = new ExecuteWorkflowRequest();

//wod_EntityId contains the Id (GUID value) of record for which the workflow is required to execute

wod_ExecuteWorkflowRequest.EntityId = new Guid("{7EC1E3A2-6B8C-E011-A88A-E5EF0498D042}");

//wod_WorkflowId contains the Id (GUID value) of the workflow record (Should have On Demand option checked)

wod_ExecuteWorkflowRequest.WorkflowId = new Guid("{813B029F-D702-45E1-A6C6-05901413B859}");

ExecuteWorkflowResponse wod_ExecuteWorkflowResponse = (ExecuteWorkflowResponse)wod_CrmService.Execute(wod_ExecuteWorkflowRequest);

}

[JScript Code]

function RunMyWorkflow() {

var wod_EntityId;

var wod_WorkflowId;

//wod_EntityId contains the Id (GUID value) of record for which the workflow is required to execute

//Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId(); functions return the current id (GUID value) of record

wod_EntityId = Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId();

//wod_WorkflowId contains the Id (GUID value) of the workflow record, make sure that On Demand workflow option is checked

//You can retrieve the workflow Id (GUID value), open workflow record and copy the URL address.

//(If you are using CRM application mode then press F11 to make address bar visible)

//1. In my case URL is: http://localhost:4444/DevelopmentDeployment/sfa/workflow/edit.aspx?id=%7b813B029F-D702-45E1-A6C6-05901413B859%7d

//2. Decode CRM URL address, open web address http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder

//3. Paste the URL address into the URL Decoder/Encoder text area

//4. Click two times on Decode button to decode Url address completely.

//Decoded URL: http://localhost:4444/DevelopmentDeployment/sfa/workflow/edit.aspx?id={813B029F-D702-45E1-A6C6-05901413B859}

//5. Copy Id= value in my case it is {813B029F-D702-45E1-A6C6-05901413B859} and use in default price list JScript.

wod_WorkflowId = "{813B029F-D702-45E1-A6C6-05901413B859}";

ExecuteWorkflow(wod_EntityId, wod_WorkflowId);

}

function ExecuteWorkflow(prmEntityId, prmWorkflowId) {

var xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" +

"<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"" +

" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\">" +

Xrm.Page.context.getAuthenticationHeader() +

"<soap:Body>" +

"<Execute xmlns=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices\">" +

"<Request xsi:type=\"ExecuteWorkflowRequest\">" +

"<EntityId>" + prmEntityId + "</EntityId>" +

"<WorkflowId>" + prmWorkflowId + "</WorkflowId>" + "</Request>" +

"</Execute>" +

"</soap:Body>" +

"</soap:Envelope>";

var xmlHttpRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");

xmlHttpRequest.Open("POST", "/mscrmservices/2007/CrmService.asmx", false);

xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/Execute");

xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");

xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);

xmlHttpRequest.send(xml);

var resultXml = xmlHttpRequest.responseXML;

var errorCount = resultXml.selectNodes('//error').length;

if (errorCount != 0) {

var msg = resultXml.selectSingleNode('//description').nodeTypedValue;

alert("Error Message : " + msg);

}

else {

return resultXml;

}

}