5.5.1

Type Value Description
String
workflowTokenId
The identifier of the running workflow
to cancel
String
username
Orchestrator user name
String
password
Orchestrator password
Return Value
No return value. The cancelWorkflow operation returns an exception if you pass it an invalid parameter.
echo Operation
The echo operation tests the connection to the Web service by returning a String message.
The echo operation is declared as follows.
public String echo(String echo);
Type Value Description
String echo An arbitrary String. If the Web service
connection is working correctly, it
returns the String.
Return Value
Returns the same String as you provide as an input parameter.
echoWorkflow Operation
The echoWorkflow operation tests the connection to the Web service by checking serialization.
The echoWorkflow operation provides a useful debugging tool if you are connecting to an older Web service
implementation. Calling this operation verifies the connection to the server by checking that the serialize
and deserialize operations work correctly.
The echoWorkflow operation is declared as follows.
public Workflow echoWorkflow(Workflow workflow);
Type Value Description
Workflow
workflow The echoWorkflow operation takes a
Workflow object as a parameter. If the
connection and serialization are
working correctly, it returns the same
workflow.
Return Value
Returns the same Workflow object as the object provided as an input parameter.
executeWorkflow Operation
The executeWorkflow operation runs a specified workflow.
The executeWorkflow takes an array of WorkflowTokenAttribute objects as input parameters, which provide
the specific attributes with which this particular workflow instance runs.
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