Workflow (process) entity messages and methods

 

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2013

The workflow (process) entity represents a series of interrelated action steps and the workflow rules that drive the transition between these steps. A workflow process defines the actions the workflow should take at each step and the workflow rules that the workflow should use to evaluate when to go to the next step. The schema name for this entity is Workflow. To view the entity metadata for your organization, install the Metadata Browser solution described in Browse the metadata for your organization. You can also view the metadata for an uncustomized organization in the Excel file called EntityMetadata.xlsx included in the top-level folder of the SDK download.

The following table describes the messages for this entity, which you use with theIOrganizationService.Execute method.

Message	Description
AssignRequest	Assigns a workflow to another user or team.
CreateRequest	Creates a workflow. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Create method.
CreateWorkflowFromTemplateRequest	Creates a workflow from a workflow template.
DeleteRequest	Deletes a workflow. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Delete method.
ExecuteWorkflowRequest	Executes a workflow.
GrantAccessRequest	Shares a workflow with another security principal (user or team).
ModifyAccessRequest	Changes the access rights for a workflow previously shared with another security principal (user or team).
RetrieveRequest	Retrieves a workflow. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Retrieve method.
RetrieveMultipleRequest	Retrieves a collection of workflows. You can also call the IOrganizationService.RetrieveMultiple method.
RetrievePrincipalAccessRequest	Retrieves the access the specified security principal (user or team) has to a workflow.
RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccessRequest	Retrieves the security principals (users or teams) that have access to a workflow, together with their access rights to the workflow.
RevokeAccessRequest	Removes all access to a workflow for the specified security principal (user or team).
SetStateRequest	Sets the state of a workflow.The possible states are defined in the WorkflowState enumeration. You can see the states in the Workflow entity metadata. You can find this information in the metadata for your organization. See the preceding metadata browser information.
UpdateRequest	Updates a workflow. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Update method.

See Also

Workflow and process entities
Workflow (process) entity privileges
WorkflowLog (process log) entity messages and methods