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SubmitStartRequestForm

To submit a start request form, use the SubmitStartRequestForm operation.

Follow these steps:

1. Create a process.
2. Drag the Execute operator to the Designer.
3. Double-click the Execute operator to open the Properties palette.
4. Enter the required Catalyst Security and Execute parameters.

   Catalyst Security

   Username: (Catalyst user name)

   Password: (Catalyst password)

   Claims:

   ClaimName: Username

   ClaimValue: pamadmin

   PasswordClaims:

   ClaimName: Password

   ClaimValue: pamadmin

   Execute

   CatalystBrokerURL: https://hostname:7443/ucf/BrokerService

   MdrProduct: "CA:00074 (CA Process Automation)"

   MdrProdInstance: "CA:00074:01"

   Operation Category: "CA Process Automation"

   Operation: SubmitStartRequestForm

5. Submit a start request form to a queued state.
   1. In the Execute Properties, click Parameters.
   2. On the SubmitStartRequestFormRequest tab, enter the following parameters:

      Name:

      "SRF_Queue"

      Path:

      The absolute path of the start request form (you can get the path from the properties of a start request form). For example: SRF"/REST_Methods/SRF_support/SRFs_test/".

   3. Enter arguments in the Arguments tab. For example:

      Name:

      Var_0

      Value:

      from_proc

      and

      Name:

      Var_1

      Value:

      from_prc2

   4. Enter date and time parameters in the Options tab. For example:

      StartDate:

      "2012-08-31" (yyyy-MM-dd)

      StartTime:

      "12:25" (HH:mm)

      Priority:

      No value

      Note: If you do not set StartDate and StartTime, CA Process Automation schedules the start request form immediately.

6. Run the process.
7. Review the output.

   When the operator runs, CA Process Automation schedules the specified start request form in the server. As the following illustration shows, the output parameters include results such as the start request form instancesID, State, and associated process details.