Determining How to Start a Workflow Process

This task is a step in Process of Planning Workflow Processes.

During the planning phase of a development effort you can determine if a runtime event, user event, Workflow Policy, or a script starts the Workflow Process. For more information, see Starting a Workflow Process.

Before deciding how to start a Workflow Process, consider the advantages and limitations of each configuration that can start a Workflow Process (described in the following subtopics) and then chose the configuration that most closely matches the business requirement.

• Using a Workflow Policy to Start the Workflow Process

• Using an Event to Start the Workflow Process

• Using a Script to Start the Workflow Process

• Configurations That Start a Workflow Process