StartNewWorkflow Macro Action

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You can use the StartNewWorkflow action to start a new workflow for an item in a linked Microsoft SharePoint Foundation list.

Setting

The StartNewWorkflow action has the following argument.

Action argument

Description

Record Number

The position of the item in the SharePoint Foundation list, starting with 1 for the first item in the list, 2 for the second item, and so on. You can also enter an expression for this argument.

Remarks

  • The StartNewWorkflow action opens the Start New Workflow dialog box. This dialog box displays all workflows that are available for the specified item. A workflow must be defined for the list in SharePoint Foundation before you can start it using this action.

  • The StartNewWorkflow action can only be used after a linked SharePoint list has been opened and selected. To open and select the linked list, use the OpenTable action. If the list is already open, use the SelectObject action to select it.

  • The StartNewWorkflow action has the same effect as right-clicking any cell in a linked SharePoint list while it is open in Datasheet view, pointing to Workflow, and then clicking Start New Workflow.

  • To run the StartNewWorkflow action in a VBA module, use the StartNewWorkflow method of the DoCmd object.