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Starting a Workflow Process from Another Workflow Process

You can define a workflow process so that it asynchronously starts another workflow process. You configure Siebel CRM to start a workflow process that calls a custom business service. This business service uses the Asynchronous Server Requests business service to start another workflow process.

To start a workflow process from another workflow process

1. In Siebel Tools, in the Process Designer, add a business service step to your workflow process.
2. Make sure the new business service step is chosen.
3. Use the properties window to set values described in the following table.

   Property	Value
   Business Service	Asynchronous Server Requests
   Method	SubmitRequest

4. In the MVPW, click the Input Arguments tab, and then add three new input arguments using values from the following table.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name
   Component	Literal	WfProcMgr	Leave this field empty.
   WfProcMgr.ProcessName	Literal	AG Simple Test	Leave this field empty.
   WfProcMgr.RowId	Process Property	(Leave this field empty.)	Siebel Operation Object Id

   For more information, see Arguments That You Can Define for a Process Property.

5. To set server component parameters, such as Workflow Process Name, define the Input Argument Name using the following format:

   [ComponentAlias].[argument_name_for_the_business_service_method]

If you run the workflow process in the Process Simulator, then Siebel Tools inserts a request in the S_SRM_REQUEST table and starts a Workflow Process Manager task on the Siebel Server.