Cancel Activity Instance

API Type

REST

HTTP Method

POST

Description

Cancels an activity instance for the specified activity instance ID.

Good to Know

Changes the status of an activity to Cancelled.
An activity instance can be associated with one or more work items.
Once the activity instance is cancelled, the process instance will move forward to the next activity.
The process instance must be in the running status, or an exception is thrown.
This API cancels all the tasks from multiple sessions of this activity if the tasks are in Assigned or Overdue status.
To call this method, the API account user must have the access right, Cancel a Task.

URL Format (OnPremises, PrivateCloud)

https://[domain]:[port]/AgilePointServer/Workflow/CancelActivityInst/[activityInstanceID]

URL Format (OnDemand)

https://[domain]:[port]/AgilePointService/Workflow/CancelActivityInst/[activityInstanceID]

Request Parameters

Name	Description
activityInstanceID	Function: The unique ID for an activity instance. Type string Accepted Values: A valid activity instance ID.

JavaScript Code Example

$("#btnCancelActivityInst").click(function () {

  $.ajax({
    url: "https://mydomain:9011/AgilePointServer/Workflow/
                CancelActivityInst/3E14D9BE837C47F2BA17A724508AC8CD",
  });

});

Java Code Example

public String CancelActivityInst() {
  String URI = "https://mydomain:9011/AgilePointServer/Workflow/
                        CancelActivityInst/3E14D9BE837C47F2BA17A724508AC8CD";
          
  HTTPOperations ops = new HTTPOperations(domain, userName, 
                       password, appID, locale);
          
  JSONObject postData = new JSONObject();          
          
  return ops.POSTMethod(URI, postData.toString());
}

C# Code Example

public string CancelActivityInst()
  {
    string URI = "https://mydomain:9011/AgilePointServer/Workflow/
                         CancelActivityInst/3E14D9BE837C47F2BA17A724508AC8CD";

    HTTPOperations ops = new HTTPOperations(domain, this.userName,
                         password, appID, locale);

    return ops.POSTMethod(URI, "");
  }

cURL Code Example

Note: The authorization code is an example. You must generate your own authorization code in base64 encoded format with the syntax Domain\Username:Password.

curl --header "Authorization:Basic QVAtNDI0XEFkbWluOnBhc3M=" 
                         -X POST -d '{"ACTIVITYINSTANCEID":"{827028D244B4F4D9117757491D0C4F59}"}' 
                         https://mydomain:9011/AgilePointServer/Workflow/
                         CancelActivityInst/827028D244B4F4D9117757491D0C4F59

Output

WFEvent object that provides the status of the transaction. The possible statuses are:

Sent - Indicates event has been sent to engine for processing.
Failed - Indicates event failed to process.
Processed - Indicates event has been processed successfully.
Canceled - Indicates event was canceled.
Deferred - Indicates event does not need to be sent immediately.

JSON Response Body Example

{
  "ActivityInstID": "0F6B47906A0C4B469AC9CB9A7F2FF831",
  "AutoStart": true,
  "CustomAttributes": null,
  "Diagnostic": true,
  "EndDate": "\/Date(928149600000+0000)\/",
  "Entries": 1,
  "Error": null,
  "EventID": "D77D30744057465DACE447B35D609597",
  "EventName": "CancelActivityInstance",
  "HighPriority": true,
  "ParamsXml": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>
                <WFEvent>
                  <param name=\"ProcInstID\" 
                            value=\"00131C75A35046A89E32B64C4649E075\" \/>
                  <param name=\"ActivityInstID\" 
                          value=\"0F6B47906A0C4B469AC9CB9A7F2FF831\" \/>
                  <param name=\"HighPriority\" value=\"True\" \/>
                <\/WFEvent>",
  "ParentProcInstID": "",
  "ProcDefID": "",
  "ProcInstID": "00131C75A35046A89E32B64C4649E075",
  "ProcInstName": "",
  "Sender": "mydomain\\administrator",
  "SentDate": "\/Date(1394145752063+0000)\/",
  "SourceWorkItemID": "",
  "Status": "Sent",	
  "UserID": "",
  "WorkItemID": "",
  "WorkObjectID": "",
  "WorkObjectInfo": ""
}

Supported Versions

AgilePoint v5.0 R2 and higher

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