run workflow without viewer

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10 Januari 2018 21:22

Hello all,

 

Is it possible to run a workflow by url without opening the viewer?  I have a workflow that run several queries, returns info to a dataset, creates a pdf and emails it.  There is no part of this that really requires the client to interact at all except that some of these commands (e.g., export map?) are client-side only?

 

Is this crazy?

 

Thanks,

 

Bobbi

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  John Nerge

  12 Januari 2018 15:39

  This might be off topic, but based on that description, it sounds like something that a geoprocessing service might be able to do. Depending on your specific steps, Python could do all of the things you described.

   

  Using a gp service would let you run the script independently or in a GE viewer if you connected it and wanted to run it on demand, too. I haven't done that before, but I seem to remember that you can run gp services via a workflow in a GE viewer.

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  Nico Burgerhart

  12 Januari 2018 16:33

  This is possible, if there are no client activities.

   

  There are different options.

   

  You can run the workflow from the REST endpoint.

   

  We use an internally developed RunWorkflow executable to run a workflow without a site.

   

  A geoprocessing service would I use mainly in the case of the need of the use of ArcGIS tools. Yes you can run them with a GeoProcessor activity.

   

   

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  Permanently deleted user

  12 Januari 2018 17:51

  Thanks everyone.

   

  The troublesome thing is that there are client activities.  The workflow makes a map image.  

   

  For now, we are using curl/powershell that opens a browser on the sharepoint server (and closes it!).  It's a little weird, but it works.  Seems a little silly though and there MUST be something better!

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  Permanently deleted user

  12 Januari 2018 23:59

  Hi Bobbi, 

   

  Maybe it would be possible to replace the Export Map activity with Extract Feature Map, Export Map Service, or Web Request?  It would depend on how it's being used right now.  Are there any other client-side activities that are holding you back?

   

  -Amanda

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  Permanently deleted user

  01 Februari 2018 01:16

  Hi Amanda,

   

  Thanks for this! Sorry I didn't see it sooner.  I'll begin looking into that ASAP!  

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  Permanently deleted user

  01 Februari 2018 01:27

  Oh wow, I really think this could work.  Silly question - How do I initiate the workflow if not from a url (eg. https://blah.blah.bh...&runworkflow=whatever&argument=...)

   

  What we did as a workaround was programatically open and close a browser on a server.  That seems silly now, but it worked.

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