How to start ION Workflow?

Does anyone know how to start an ION workflow from a Mongoose form? I'm using the cloud version of Mongoose. I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

This video, shows that it is possible. I tried to recreate the steps from the video. But I could not get a workflow to start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NC2LQ_MSL0

It looks like the the wizard creates code that uses the IONAPIMethods IDO. It is using the InvokeIONAPIMethod method.

Outside of Mongoose, in Infor IONAPI. I open the Infor ION api. And open the documentation for this endpoint. https://mingle-ionapi.inforcloudsuite.com/AECI_TRN/IONSERVICES/process/application. I'm able to successfully start a workflow using /v1/workflow/start. It has paramters of logicalId and StartWorkflowJSONBody. The logicalID is: lid://infor.iondesk.1 One thing that confuses me in the Mongoose IONAPIMethods IDO, it's wanting serverId. Instead of the logicalId. Can

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm lost at this point.

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Caitlin Porter

Hey Terry - here is another video that explains the parameters needed in an API call within Mongoose. I would suggest start by seeing if you can invoke the method from the IONAPITestInvoke form within Mongoose:

www.youtube.com/watch

tdickens

Thanks. Using this video as a guide. I was able to start an ION workflow from Mongoose.

This is what I did in a form script. It's just hardcoded for now.

public void SetParameters()
{
ThisForm.Variables("vSSO").Value = "1";
ThisForm.Variables("vServerId").Value = "0";
ThisForm.Variables("vSuiteContext").Value = "IONSERVICES";
ThisForm.Variables("vHttpMethod").Value = "POST";
ThisForm.Variables("vMethodName").Value = "/process/application/v1/workflow/start";
ThisForm.Variables("vContentType").Value = "application/json";
ThisForm.Variables("vTimeout").Value = "10000";

var parms = "[" +
"{"+
""Name":"logicalId","+
""Type":"query","+
""Value":"lid://infor.iondesk.1""+
"},"+
"{"Name": "StartWorkflowJSONBody", " +
""Type": "body", " +
""Value": " +
"{"+
""workflowName": "Terry2","+
""instanceName": "MONGOOSE""+
"}" +
"}]";

ThisForm.Variables("vParameters").Value = parms;
}

The workflow gets started in an event with a Method Call.

Legacy Contributor

Hi Caitlin,

I am trying to trigger a ion workflow from CSFS mongoose application.

Creating the form works but I am not getting the auto numbering fields to work like PO number or Invoice number on screens like Purchase Orders

Is there a way to add the ion workflow to an existing form

this may be a silly question but how do we enable the auto numbering in the new form similar to original forms i have made to be determined to be true. new to mongoose though have experience in workflows

Caitlin Porter

I am not sure I understand fully what you are asking here. Are you asking if you can implement an API call to trigger a workflow from an existing form? If so, yes you can you will need to follow similar steps to what Terry did above to set the parameters and then run an event to trigger the API call. As for your auto numbering question, you should be able to set the IDO property default value to AUTONUMER() which will automatically increment each record.

Legacy Contributor

thanks. is there a way to show the status of the workflow back on the mongoose form. if it is pending who it is pending with on the screen.

tdickens

I created a global Script to start workflows. The idea being to have reusable code that will make it easy to start a workflow. With my original approach, I had to fill out a bunch of variables and then have the InvokeIONAPIMethod event. With the global script, I just need to fill out two variables and have a Run Script event.

This is the first time I've used global script or variables. I designated the variables with my company name to clearly indicate that I created the variables. I envision that our workflows will only need the rowpointer as an input parameter. The workflow will read the IDO to get any other data needed.

I "think" it is a good idea to have a generic script. If anyone see a red flag with this approach then please let me know.

//***********************************************************************************************************************
//* The purpose of this global script is to have a common way of starting ION workflows from Mongoose.
//* Global variables are used to pass information in and out of the script.
//* Input Variables
//* 1) AECI_RowPointer
//* 2) AECI_Workflow
//* Output Variables
//* 1) AECI_HttpResponseCode
//* 2) AECI_Response
//* 3) AECI_ResponseHeaders
//* 4) AECI_InfoBar
//************************************************************************************************************************

public void Main()
{
var rowPointer = ThisForm.Variables("AECI_RowPointer").Value;
var workflow = ThisForm.Variables("AECI_Workflow").Value;

request.IDOName = "IONAPIMethods";
request.MethodName = "InvokeIONAPIMethod";

InvokeParameterList parameters = new InvokeParameterList
{
"1",
"0",
"IONSERVICES",
"POST",
"/process/application/v1/workflow/start",
parms,
"application/json",
"10000",
{ string.Empty, true },
{ string.Empty, true },
{ string.Empty, true },
{ string.Empty, true }
};
request.Parameters = parameters;

response = IDOClient.Invoke(request);

ThisForm.Variables("AECI_HttpResponseCode").Value = response.Parameters[8].Value;
ThisForm.Variables("AECI_Response").Value = response.Parameters[9].Value;
ThisForm.Variables("AECI_ResponseHeaders").Value = response.Parameters[10].Value;
ThisForm.Variables("AECI_InfoBar").Value = response.Parameters[11].Value;

ReturnValue = "0";
}

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