Workflows can be programmatically initiated in Maximo using WorkFlowService class. Here is a sample Automation Script for a new record:
from psdi.util import MXException
from psdi.server import MXServer
try:
# only initiate workflow for new records
if(mbo.isNew()):
mxs = MXServer.getMXServer()
wfstart = mxs.lookup('WORKFLOW')
# replace the 'processName' with the workflow process you want to initiate
wfstart.initiateWorkflow("processName",mbo)
except Exception, e:
print(e)
In the above script, we need to replace the processName with the workflow process we want to initiate.
The launch point for the Automation Script should be ‘
After Save'. Please note that ‘Before Save'may not work in certain situations for initiating the workflow.
