Can a Workflow Map be triggered from an OOTB Action in Aras Innovator 35?

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Following up on my own question with what worked for me (Aras Innovator 35):

• Goal: start a Workflow Map from a custom Action on Document, letting the user pick the map.

• Approach:

  1. Created an Action on ItemType “Document” that runs a client method which opens a modal Form.
  2. Form “Select Workflow”:
     • Added to Document → Views with Type left empty (important for data binding).
     • OnFormPopulated method populates a dropdown with:
       • Allowed Workflows for Document (if the user can Get them), otherwise
       • all “current” Workflow Maps as a fallback.
     • Submit button OnClick calls instantiateWorkflow(mapId) and then apply("startWorkflow").
  3. To avoid duplicate dropdowns:
     • Ensure the Form contains a single select with a known id, and the methods target that same id (otherwise the method will create one dynamically).
  4. Permissions (for the user who starts the WF):
     • Workflow Map: Get
     • Workflow Process, Activity, Activity Assignment: Get, Create, Update
     • Document: Get (and typically Update); Can Discover as needed
     • If you want to list only Allowed Workflows (no fallback), make sure the user can Get “Allowed Workflow”.

• Result: The Action opens the modal, user selects a map, and the workflow starts. You can verify it under Workflow Processes.

• Extra: We cloned the base map (“Save As”) to create the different variants needed, set “is_current”, assignments, and permissions within each map, and (optionally) related them as Allowed Workflows on Document, marking a default.

If someone knows another method to resolve this issue, please inform me.

Thanks!

David