ExecuteWorkflowRequest Class

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Contains the data that is needed to execute a workflow.

Namespace: Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages
Assembly: Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy (in Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DataContractAttribute(Namespace:="https://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2011/Contracts")> _
Public NotInheritable Class ExecuteWorkflowRequest
    Inherits OrganizationRequest

[DataContractAttribute(Namespace="https://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2011/Contracts")] 
public sealed class ExecuteWorkflowRequest : OrganizationRequest

Example

The following example shows how to use this message. For this sample to work correctly, you must be connected to the server to get an IOrganizationService interface. For the complete sample, see the link later in this topic.

// Create an ExecuteWorkflow request.
ExecuteWorkflowRequest request = new ExecuteWorkflowRequest()
{
    WorkflowId = _workflowId,
    EntityId = _leadId
};
Console.Write("Created ExecuteWorkflow request, ");

// Execute the workflow.
ExecuteWorkflowResponse response =
    (ExecuteWorkflowResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(request);
Console.WriteLine("and sent request to service.");

' Create an ExecuteWorkflow request.
Dim request As New ExecuteWorkflowRequest() With
    {
        .WorkflowId = _workflowId,
        .EntityId = _leadId
    }
Console.Write("Created ExecuteWorkflow request, ")

' Execute the workflow.
Dim response As ExecuteWorkflowResponse =
    CType(_serviceProxy.Execute(request), ExecuteWorkflowResponse)
Console.WriteLine("and sent request to service.")

Remarks

Message Availability

For this message to work, the caller must be connected to the server.

Usage

Pass an instance of this class to the Execute method, which returns an instance of ExecuteWorkflowResponse.

Privileges and Access Rights

To perform this action, the caller must have privileges on the Workflow entity and access rights on the record specified in the EntityId and WorkflowId properties. For a complete list of the privileges required, see ExecuteWorkflow Privileges.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationRequest
    Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages.ExecuteWorkflowRequest

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 (All Versions), Windows 8 (All Versions)

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, ,Windows Server 2012, ,Windows 7 (All Versions),

Change History

See Also

Reference

ExecuteWorkflowRequest Members
Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages Namespace
ExecuteWorkflowResponse

Other Resources

Processes, Workflows, and Dialogs
Sample: Execute a Workflow

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