Re: Launch a Workflow from within an Infopath Form.

Clay Fox — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:43:42 GMT

Hey Michael.

I like to be as code free as possible so I can appreciate what you are doing!

Here are some ideas.

Add a submit dc to your form which on a button submits the current form to a form library. This can be a "hidden" / obscured, utility library just for the purpose of triggering a workflow. You can then dump the form copy but at least it will have done its purpose and not been too inefficient. You could have one for each thing you need to kick off.

Another option is to use a CAML, which you can update or add items to a SharePoint list. Then that could also be submitted without code to trigger a workflow.

So you just need to be able to tickle SP from the form and then should be able to respond with the appropriate workflow.

Good Luck.

Launch a Workflow from within an Infopath Form.

Michael Clark — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:15:23 GMT

WITHOUT CODE?

OK,

I have a pretty large InfoPath / SharePoint solution I have developed for our new product R&D projects. (So far with no coding.) I have a SharePoint Approval Workflow created that is triggered when a new project form is submitted. That works well! However I need to trigger other workflows during a project which are based on data within the form.

I would like to just add a button to my form which triggers a workflow to start. I can find no such integration. SO FAR. Please help...

Thanks.

MRC

SharePoint Integration

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Launch a Workflow from within an Infopath Form.