Calling Workflows and Dialogs from Javascript

Today we would see calling workflows and dialogs from javascript

Call Workflow

Runs the specified workflow for a particular record asynchronously. Optionally, you can add callback functions which will fire when the workflow has been executed successfully or if it fails.

Parameters: Workflow ID/Guid, Record ID/Guid, Success Callback (function), Error Callback (function), CRM Base URL (not required on forms/views)

Usage:

Process.callWorkflow("4AB26754-3F2F-4B1D-9EC7-F8932331567A", 
    Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId(),
    function () {
        alert("Workflow executed successfully");
    },
    function () {
        alert("Error executing workflow");
    });

Call Dialog

Note: This function has been deprecated. It will remain in the solution, however no future enhancements or fixes will be done. Please check out Alert.js for a better way of showing dialogs.

Opens the specified dialog for a particular record in a CRM light-box, or Modal Dialog if run from Outlook. Once the dialog is closed, a custom callback function can be executed, e.g. to refresh the form with new data set by the dialog.

Parameters: Dialog ID/Guid, Entity Name, Record ID/Guid, Callback function, CRM Base URL (not required on forms/views)

Usage:

Process.callDialog("C50B3473-F346-429F-8AC7-17CCB1CA45BC", "contact", 
    Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId(),         
    function () { 
        Xrm.Page.data.refresh(); 
    });

Cheers,
PMDY

Author: Pavan Mani Deep Y

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