Use this method to command the Anaplan Financial Consolidation server to start a workflow process within the specified folder(s) in the Explorer module.
Use the POST method with the /process/start/ endpoint. After the start/, type the name of the folder path and the name of the workflow separated with the "/".
The content type needed is JSON. Within the request’s body, type the parameters for the start task within the workflow process or type "[]".
Note: Special characters that are used in the request, such as “?”, “&”, and “/”, aren't recommended to be used in the name of the Explorer module folders or Workflow processes.
POST
/process/start/
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Example |
{path} | string | The path to the workflow file in Explorer. | ImportsandExports |
{name_of_workflow} | string | The name of the workflow file in Explorer. | ModelExport |
Curl example
In this example, we use the API request to start the ModelExport workflow that is found in the ImportsandExports folder in Explorer.
curl --location POST 'https://fluenceapi-prod.fluence.app/api/v2305.1/process/start/ImportsandExports/ModelExport \
--header 'TENANT: CustomerTenant' \
--header 'X-API-TOKEN: 73ca5973-ce3e-4cc6-b2d4-b09a99770ccf
This request generates a 200 OK response if successful.
