workflow: createNewVersion

Namespace: microsoft.graph.identityGovernance

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Create a new version of the workflow object.

This API is supported in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) LifecycleWorkflows.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application LifecycleWorkflows.ReadWrite.All

For delegated scenarios, the admin needs at least the Lifecycle Workflows Administrator Azure AD role.

HTTP request

POST /identityGovernance/lifecycleWorkflows/workflows/{workflowId}/createNewVersion

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the parameters.

The following table shows the parameters that can be used with this action.

Parameter Type Description
workflow microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.workflow The workflow for which you want to create a new version.

Response

If successful, this action returns a 200 OK response code and a microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.workflow in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Create a new version of a workflow

Request

The following is an example of a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/identityGovernance/lifecycleWorkflows/workflows/{workflowId}/createNewVersion
Content-Type: application/json
Content-length: 631

{
    "workflow":{
        "category": "joiner",
        "description": "Configure new hire tasks for onboarding employees on their first day",
        "displayName": "Global onboard new hire employee",
        "isEnabled": true,
        "isSchedulingEnabled": false,
        "executionConditions": {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.triggerAndScopeBasedConditions",
            "scope": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.ruleBasedSubjectSet",
                "rule": "(department eq 'Marketing')"
            },
            "trigger": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.timeBasedAttributeTrigger",
                "timeBasedAttribute": "employeeHireDate",
                "offsetInDays": 1
            }
        },
        "tasks": [
            {
                "continueOnError": false,
                "description": "Enable user account in the directory",
                "displayName": "Enable User Account",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "taskDefinitionId": "6fc52c9d-398b-4305-9763-15f42c1676fc",
                "arguments": []
            },
            {
                "continueOnError": false,
                "description": "Send welcome email to new hire",
                "displayName": "Send Welcome Email",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "taskDefinitionId": "70b29d51-b59a-4773-9280-8841dfd3f2ea",
                "arguments": []
            }
        ]
    }
}

Response

The following is an example of the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json


{
    "workflow":{
        "category": "joiner",
        "description": "Configure new hire tasks for onboarding employees on their first day",
        "displayName": "Global onboard new hire employee",
        "isEnabled": true,
        "isSchedulingEnabled": false,
        "executionConditions": {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.triggerAndScopeBasedConditions",
            "scope": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.ruleBasedSubjectSet",
                "rule": "(department eq 'Marketing')"
            },
            "trigger": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.timeBasedAttributeTrigger",
                "timeBasedAttribute": "employeeHireDate",
                "offsetInDays": 1
            }
        },
        "tasks": [
            {
                "continueOnError": false,
                "description": "Enable user account in the directory",
                "displayName": "Enable User Account",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "taskDefinitionId": "6fc52c9d-398b-4305-9763-15f42c1676fc",
                "arguments": []
            },
            {
                "continueOnError": false,
                "description": "Send welcome email to new hire",
                "displayName": "Send Welcome Email",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "taskDefinitionId": "70b29d51-b59a-4773-9280-8841dfd3f2ea",
                "arguments": []
            }
        ]
    }
}

Example 2: Create a new version of a task with customized email

Request

The following is an example of a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/identityGovernance/lifecycleWorkflows/workflows/{workflowId}/createNewVersion
Content-Type: application/json
Content-length: 631

{
    "category": "joiner",
    "description": "Configure new hire tasks for onboarding employees on their first day",
    "displayName": "custom email marketing API test",
    "isEnabled": true,
    "isSchedulingEnabled": false,
    "executionConditions": {
        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.triggerAndScopeBasedConditions",
        "scope": {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.ruleBasedSubjectSet",
            "rule": "(department eq 'Marketing')"
        },
        "trigger": {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.timeBasedAttributeTrigger",
            "timeBasedAttribute": "employeeHireDate",
            "offsetInDays": 0
        }
    },
    "tasks": [
        {
            "continueOnError": false,
            "description": "Enable user account in the directory",
            "displayName": "Enable User Account",
            "isEnabled": true,
            "taskDefinitionId": "6fc52c9d-398b-4305-9763-15f42c1676fc",
            "arguments": []
        },
        {
            "continueOnError": false,
            "description": "Send welcome email to new hire",
            "displayName": "Send Welcome Email",
            "isEnabled": true,
            "taskDefinitionId": "70b29d51-b59a-4773-9280-8841dfd3f2ea",
            "arguments": [
                {
                    "name": "cc",
                    "value": "1baa57fa-3c4e-4526-ba5a-db47a9df95f0"
                },
                {
                    "name": "customSubject",
                    "value": "Welcome to the organization {{userDisplayName}}!"
                },
                {
                    "name": "customBody",
                    "value": "Welcome to our organization {{userGivenName}}!"
                },
                {
                    "name": "locale",
                    "value": "en-us"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Response

The following is an example of the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "workflow":{
        "category": "joiner",
        "description": "Configure new hire tasks for onboarding employees on their first day",
        "displayName": "Global onboard new hire employee",
        "isEnabled": true,
        "isSchedulingEnabled": false,
        "executionConditions": {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.triggerAndScopeBasedConditions",
            "scope": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.ruleBasedSubjectSet",
                "rule": "(department eq 'Marketing')"
            },
            "trigger": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.identityGovernance.timeBasedAttributeTrigger",
                "timeBasedAttribute": "employeeHireDate",
                "offsetInDays": 1
            }
        },
        "tasks": [
            {
                "continueOnError": false,
                "description": "Enable user account in the directory",
                "displayName": "Enable User Account",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "taskDefinitionId": "6fc52c9d-398b-4305-9763-15f42c1676fc",
                "arguments": []
            },
            {
                "continueOnError": false,
                "description": "Send welcome email to new hire",
                "displayName": "Send Welcome Email",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "taskDefinitionId": "70b29d51-b59a-4773-9280-8841dfd3f2ea",
                "arguments": [
                    {
                    "name": "cc",
                    "value": "b47471b9-af8f-4a5a-bfa2-b78e82398f6e, a7a23ce0-909b-40b9-82cf-95d31f0aaca2"
                },
                {
                "name": "customSubject",
                "value": "Welcome to the organization {{userDisplayName}}!"
                },
                {
                "name": "customBody",
                "value": "Welcome to our organization {{userGivenName}} {{userSurname}}. \nFor more information, reach out to your manager {{managerDisplayName}} at {{managerEmail}}."
                },
                {
                "name": "locale",
                "value": "en-us"
                }, 
    ]
            }
        ]
    }
}