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Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow

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NAME Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow



SYNOPSIS

Runs an on-demand workflow for a record.





SYNTAX

Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow [-conn <CrmServiceClient>] [-CrmRecord <PSObject>] [-WorkflowName <String>]

[<CommonParameters>]



Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow [-conn <CrmServiceClient>] [-CrmRecord <PSObject>] [-WorkflowId <String>]

[<CommonParameters>]



Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow [-conn <CrmServiceClient>] [-EntityId <String>] [-WorkflowName <String>]

[<CommonParameters>]



Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow [-conn <CrmServiceClient>] [-EntityId <String>] [-WorkflowId <String>]

[<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow cmdlet lets you run an on-demand workflow for a record.



There are two ways to specify records.



1. Pass record's Id.

2. Get a record object by using Get-CrmRecord/Get-CrmRecords cmdlets, and pass it.



You can specify on-demand workflow by using its name.





PARAMETERS

-conn <CrmServiceClient>

A connection to your CRM organization. Use $conn = Get-CrmConnection <Parameters> to generate it.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-CrmRecord <PSObject>

A record object which is obtained via Get-CrmRecord/Get-CrmRecords. When you pass CrmRecord, then you don't

use Id.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WorkflowName <String>

An on-demand workflow name.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WorkflowId <String>

The GUID for any given workflow you want to execute



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-EntityId <String>

An Id (guid) of the record



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



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-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------



Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow -conn $conn -EntityId faff5970-6317-e511-80da-c4346bc43d94 -WorkflowName "Sample Workflow

for Account"



This example runs an on-demand workflow named "Sample Workflow for Account" for an account.







-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------



Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow faff5970-6317-e511-80da-c4346bc43d94 "Sample Workflow for Account"



This example runs an on-demand workflow named "Sample Workflow for Account" for an account by omitting parameter

names.

When omitting parameter names, you do not provide $conn, cmdlets automatically finds it.







-------------------------- Example 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>$account = Get-CrmRecord account 00005a70-6317-e511-80da-c4346bc43d94 name



PS C:\\>Invoke-CrmRecordWorkflow -CrmRecords $account -WorkflowName "Sample Workflow for Account"



This example runs an on-demand workflow named "Sample Workflow for Account" for an account by omitting parameter

names.









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