Route workflow in IBM Maximo Anywhere

Question

Is there a way to route a record into workflow using Work execution or work approval app in Maximo anywhere ? I understand auto- initiate is not possible but I wanted to know whether there is a way to perform route.

Answer 1

inside AnyWhere app we don't have route workflow.

Based on workorder.status you can create an escaltion, maximo side, and call an Action with value WFINITIATE as Application Action.

Answer 2

What could also be possible is having a checkbox on anywhere. Put an automationscript on save or attribute launchPoint to check if the checkbox is ticked. Then use automation to initiate your workflow.

I believe the script looks something like this

from psdi.server import MXServer
MXServer.getMXServer().lookup("WORKFLOW").initiateWorkflow("[MYWF]",mbo);

or

from psdi.server import MXServer
wfs = MXServer.getMXServer().lookup("WORKFLOW")
wfs.initiateWorkflow('TESTWF', mbo)