CheckOut Process Definition

API Type

Web Services

Description

This method is used to manage process model (process definition) versioning by setting the process model status to CheckedOut based on a given process model ID.

Good to Know

• Only process models with the Released status can transition into the CheckedOut status.
• To call this method, the API account user must have the access right, Checkin and Checkout a Process Model.

Syntax

public virtual string CheckoutProcDef(string processTemplateID)

Parameters

Output

The process definition, in XML format, that has been checked out.

Example

IWFWorkflowService svc = GetWorkflowService();

try
	{
    string processTemplateID = … // process definition to be checked out
    stringprocessDefinitionXML =
    svc.CheckoutProcDef(processTemplateID);
	}

catch (Exception ex)
	{
    Console.WriteLine("Failed! " + ShUtil.GetSoapMessage( ex ) );
	}

Supported Versions

3.2.0.4 or higher

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