O365 : How to start Sharepoint site workflow using javascript

Question

I am trying to start a site workflow(2013) created on my site using the below code.

function StartWorkflow(subscriptionId){
var params = new Object();
params = {param1:'<param1>'};
var ctx = SP.ClientContext.get_current();
var wfManager = SP.WorkflowServices.WorkflowServicesManager.newObject(ctx,
ctx.get_web());
var subscription = 
wfManager.getWorkflowSubscriptionService().getSubscription(subscriptionId);
ctx.load(subscription, 'PropertyDefinitions');
ctx.executeQueryAsync(
    function(sender, args)
    {
        wfManager.getWorkflowInstanceService().startWorkflow(subscription, params);

    },
            function(sender, args)
            {
                alert('error');
            });

   }            

   var scriptbase = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_layouts/15/";    
            $.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.Runtime.js", function () {
                $.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.js", function () {
                    $.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.WorkflowServices.js", function () {
                        StartWorkflow('<subscriptionId>');
                    });
                });
            });

the code runs without any error but my workflow doesnt start. However I am able to run a list workflow successfully using the above code by adding listID as 2nd parameter for startWorkflow method. I assume that the subscriptionId is the templateId query string of the Workflow Initiation form URL

<sitename>/wfsvc/<someGUID>/WFInitForm.aspx?TemplateID={xxxxxxxx}&WF4=1&source=<url>

Please clarify.

P S · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-08 12:27:16Z

0

wfManager.getWorkflowInstanceService().startWorkflow(subscription, params);
ctx.executeQueryAsync(
function (sender, args) { 
                 console.log("Successfully starting workflow."); },
function (sender, args) {
console.log("Failed to start workflow.");
console.log("Error: " + args.get_message() + "\n" + args.get_stackTrace());
}
);

Try this executeQueryAsync() once again inside the executeQueryAsync()

edited Jun 8, 2018 at 12:27

P S

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answered Jun 8, 2018 at 11:27

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