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You can find out a workflow ID by checking the workflow's workflowID property, as the following example
shows.
String workflowId = workflows[0].getId();
The getWorkflowForId operation is declared as follows.
public Workflow getWorkflowForId(String workflowId, String username, String password);
Type Value Description
String
workflowId
ID of the workflow to retrieve.
String
username
Orchestrator user name.
String
password
Orchestrator password.
Return Value
Returns the Workflow object that corresponds to the provided ID. Returns null if you pass it an invalid
parameter.
getWorkflowsWithName Operation
The getWorkflowsWithName operation searches for workflows by their name.
The getWorkflowsWithName operation is declared as follows.
public Workflow[] getWorkflowsWithName(String workflowName, String username, String password);
If you know the name (or a part of the name) of a particular workflow, you can obtain this workflow by calling
getWorkflowsWithName. The getWorkflowsWithName operation returns an array of workflows, so it can be used
to find several workflows at one time.
IMPORTANT The getWorkflowsWithName operation is a convenient means of obtaining workflows, but you
should not use it in production applications because workflow names can change. Use the getWorkflowForId
operation rather than the getWorkflowsWithName operation in production applications.
Type Value Description
String
workflowName
Name of the workflow to find.
The value of the workflowName
property can be a full name or a
wildcard (*), which returns all the
workflows available to the user. You
can also search for partial names. For
example, if you enter *Clone or
Clone* as the workflowName, this
returns all workflows with names that
contain the word Clone.
String
username
Orchestrator user name.
String
password
Orchestrator password.
Return Value
Returns an array of Workflow objects that correspond to the provided name or name fragment. Workflows are
returned in an array even if only one workflow is found. Returns null if you pass it an invalid parameter.
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