RunWorkflowWithArguments from Feature Description hyperlink with layer tokens

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August 01, 2015 01:06

I'm trying to figure out how (and if) you can make a workflow execute with arguments from the Feature Long Description that include Layer and Map Service tokens.   I've seen a number of posts on this but nothing has helped me yet.

I've tried a number of experiments including:

<a href="command:RunWorkflowWithArguments?workflowId=Metadata&amp;args= {LayerId} " >See metadata for {LayerDisplayName} layerid = {LayerId} and map service id = {MapServiceId} </a>

For the above I see that the link text shows the correct layer id and map service id but the workflow gets passed nothing.

<a href="command:RunWorkflowWithArguments?workflowId=Metadata&amp;args=0" >See metadata for {LayerDisplayName} layerid = {LayerId} and map service id = {MapServiceId}</a>

Fo the above I see that the link text shows the correct layer id and map service id and the workflow gets passed 0 (which is correct but obviously not what I really want to acheive).

I've tried various other combos of wrapping the token in a single quotes and &quot; but nothing has helped.    

I am using the HTML 5 Viewer 2.4.1 and Essentials 4.3.1

Any insight would be appreciated.  Thanks.

 

As an aside, what I really want to do is use use a Layer hyperlink but these are not supported for the HTML5 viewer according to the admin guide.  

As a workaround, I tried modifying the LayerActions menu (in the Menu module) in the viewer config file (Desktop.json.js).  I was able to add a workflow but I could only get it to be enabled if I used 'RunWorkflowById' but not 'RunWorkflowWithArguments' -- it is disabled.   Is this kind of thing possible with RunWorkflowByWithArguments?  I'd need to pass the layer id and map service id and I doubt that I can use tokens here.

is disabled:

 

              {

 

                  "text": "View Metadata",

 

                  "description": "View Metadata",

 

                  "iconUri": "Resources/Images/Icons/arrow-right-alt-24.png",

 

                  "command": "RunWorkflowByWithArguments",

 

                  "commandParameter": "workflowId=Metadata&args=xyz",

 

                  "hideOnDisable": false

 

                }

works but is not what I really need:

 

                {

 

                  "text": "View Metadata2",

 

                  "description": "View Metadata2",

 

                  "iconUri": "Resources/Images/Icons/arrow-right-alt-24.png",

 

                  "command": "RunWorkflowById",

 

                  "commandParameter": "Metadata",

 

                  "hideOnDisable": false

 

                }

 

 

 

 

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  Permanently deleted user

  August 04, 2015 20:56

  This may be a dumb question, but is there an input argument in your workflow which is named "args"?

  Here is a similar hyperlink that I use. My workflow takes an argument called "InPIN".

  <a href="command:RunWorkflowWithArguments?workflowId=Workflows-ParcelDataReport&amp;InPIN={PIN}">Run Property Detail Report</a>

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  Permanently deleted user

  August 04, 2015 22:49

  Yes I do have that input argument called 'args'.  I had 2 arguments originally (layerid, mapserviceid) but slimmed it down to 1 for troubleshooting.

  If I use a FIELD token it will work -- which is, I think, what you have.  For a Layer token it won't work (but it will display in the hyperlink text).  And in my second example, when I hard code a value, it will get passed to the workflow.  

  Thanks for the response though.

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