Start Workflow - Novell POLICY IN DESIGNER 3.5 - 09-18-2009 Manual

Start Workflow

Starts the workflow specified by workflow-id for the recipient DN on the User Application server
specified by a URL and by using credentials specified by the ID and password. The recipient must
be an LDAP format DN of an object in the directory served by the User Application server. The
additional arguments to the workflow can be specified by named strings. The number of the strings
and the names used are dependent on the workflow to be started.
Remark
There are some names that have special meaning and are available regardless of the workflow being
started.
:InitiatorOverrideDN: The LDAP format DN of the initiator of the workflow, if other than
the User used to authenticate.
:CorrelationID: An identifier used to correlate related workflows.
If any error occurs while starting the workflow, the error string is available to the enclosing policy in
the local variable named
Fields
Provisioning Request DN
Specify the DN of the workflow to start in LDAP format. Supports variable expansion. For
more information, see
User Application URL
Specify the URL of the User Application server where the workflow will run. Supports variable
expansion. For more information, see
Authorized User DN
Specify the DN of a user authorized to start workflows on the User Application server in LDAP
format. Supports variable expansion. For more information, see
Selector," on page 35.
Authorized User Password
Specify the password of the authorized user to start workflows on the User Application server.
Store the password as a Named Password on the driver object. This allows the password to be
encrypted when it is stored.
Recipient DN
Specify the DN of the recipient of the workflow in LDAP format.
Strings
Specify the arguments for the workflow.You can enter the strings manually, or select the Edit
the strings icon to open the Named String Builder and specify the strings. For more
information about the Named String Builder, see
page 58.
The arguments are defined on the workflow. Depending on how the workflow is defined, some
of the arguments might be required for the workflow to start.
error.do-start-workflow
Section 3.6, "Variable Selector," on page
Section 3.6, "Variable Selector," on page
. Otherwise, that local variable is unavailable.
35.
Section 3.6, "Variable
Section 4.9, "Named String Builder," on
35.
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