SharePoint 2013 Workflow action 'Start a List workflow' - does parent workflow wait for child before executing the next action?

Rob Roach 1 Reputation point
2021-10-29T18:10:10.817+00:00

Hello, I am debugging some issues with SharePoint workflows and have a SharePoint 2013 Workflow (Parent) that is using the 'Start a List workflow' action to start a separate SharePoint 2010 workflow (Child). It APPEARS that the parent SharePoint 2013 workflow waits until the child SharePoint 2010 workflow finished before it executes it's next action. I am having a hard time confirming this. Can anyone confirm this is correct?

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  1. Emily Du-MSFT 41,691 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-11-01T08:25:26.893+00:00

    @Rob Roach

    Per my test, the parent SharePoint 2013 workflow waits until the child SharePoint 2010 workflow finished then it will execute the next action.

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