{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Overview","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"\nInitiates a new instance by specified arguments.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","marks":[{"type":"indentation","attrs":{"level":1}}],"content":[{"text":"WorkItem","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://emakin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EMKDOC/pages/44368677"}}]},{"text":" myWorkItem.Initiate(inputData: ( string | ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"code"}]},{"text":"Xml","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://emakin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EMKDOC/pages/44467074"}}]},{"text":" ), process: string, options: ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"code"}]},{"text":"InitiateOptions","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"#InitiateOptions"}}]},{"text":")","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"code"}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Arguments","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"( string | ","type":"text"},{"text":"Xml","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://emakin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EMKDOC/pages/44467074"}}]},{"text":" ) ","type":"text"},{"text":"inputData","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Input data to pass new workflow instance in xml string or xml object.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"string ","type":"text"},{"text":"process","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Specifies the process of new instance. Can be Name or Id number of process. If not specified current process is used.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"InitiateOptions","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"#InitiateOptions"}}]},{"text":" ","type":"text"},{"text":"options","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Specifies the options of new instance.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Returns","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Instance of initiated workflow's first work item in 'Created' or 'Waiting' state.\n","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Example","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Basic Usage","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","attrs":{"language":"javascript"},"content":[{"text":"var formData = 'LadyGaga';\nvar childWorkItem = $WorkItem.Initiate(formData, 'My Process');","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Example","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Initiate by Task Name","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","attrs":{"language":"javascript"},"content":[{"text":"var formData = 'LadyGaga';\nvar childWorkItem = $WorkItem.Initiate(formData, 'My Process', {\n task : 'My Task'\n});","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Example","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Initiate with User and Culture","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","attrs":{"language":"javascript"},"content":[{"text":"var formData = 'LadyGaga';\nvar initiator = $Membership.Administrator;\nvar childWorkItem = $WorkItem.Initiate(formData, 'My Process', {\n task : 'My Task',\n initiator : initiator.id,\n culture: 'tr-TR'\n});","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Types","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"InitiateOptions","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","marks":[{"type":"indentation","attrs":{"level":1}}],"content":[{"text":"{\n // Culture of new instance. If not specified uses the current instance culture.\n Culture : string\n // Identity of initiator. If not specified null value used.\n Initiator : string\n // Parent work item. If not specified current work item is set as parent.\n Parent : string\n // Name or Id of task to be initiated. If not specified, uses the Initiator task if found only one exist, otherwise throws error.\n Task : string\n // Specifies the initiate in test mode or not. If not specified uses the current instance's test mode state.\n TestMode : boolean\n // Version of process to initiate\n Version : string\n}","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"code"}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"See Also","type":"text"}]},{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"$Domain.Initiate","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://emakin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EMKDOC/pages/43811627"}}]}]}]}]}],"version":1}