Questions tagged [workflow]
Questions about workflow in Sitecore: configuring, using, issues, customizing, ...
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Does Sitecore XM Cloud support automatic archiving out of the box
We would like to clarify whether XM Cloud provides any native automatic archiving of content items once they are expired or no longer relevant
Specifically:
Can XM Cloud automatically move expired ...
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Item publish even item in draft state while using custom code
In one of our projects, we are facing an issue where our item is in draft state but it is published to the web while our custom code is called.
However, in the case of normal publishing, it is ...
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Select the Users and Roles from User Manager and Role Manager in Multilst to send a mail
I have created a workflow where, at each step, an email is sent to a selected user. The user should be chosen from the User Manager/Role Manager.
To achieve this, I plan to use a Multi list or Tree-...
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Workflow - Accept or Reject with button action programmatically without logging into Sitecore
I have created a custom email action to send notifications at each workflow step. The email includes details about the item, such as the item path, creation date, and other relevant information.
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How to Prevent User Edits on a Sitecore Item After Submission for Approval [duplicate]
In our Sitecore CMS, we are facing a challenge where after a user edits an item and submits it for approval, other users are still able to edit the same item before it's approved. This results in ...
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How to enable data source item versions, when user click on Lock and edit options
I'm implementing the workflow setup in sitecore 10.2 version and the page has datasource items present. If the user clicks on Lock and edit options, then a new version will be created for page and ...
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Unicorn Sync removing workflow states from roles
After every Unicorn sync in Sitecore 10.2, I am experiencing Workflow states assigned to a specific role going away and needing to be re-assigned. Is that normal or is there a way to keep the workflow ...
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Is it possible to prefill workflow comment template based on value of content item?
In my content item, I have a field called "MyField." Additionally, the workflow comment has its own field called "MyField." I am wondering if it is feasible to automatically ...
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Workflow missing from explanation panel of access viewer
Does anyone know what triggers the workflow section to appear in the explanation panel of access viewer. I have the same user account configured with the same permissions on both UAT and Production. ...
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edit sitecore confirm box popping up when publish an item in draft state
When we try to publish any Sitecore item in the draft workflow state then after clicking on publish we get a confirmation box as shown in the image.
I need to customize this popup (Edit its text and ...
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Can't select certain workflow in workbox
I'm facing an issue on selecting certain workflow in workbox
Edit 1: the workflow that has the issue is the one in the select box that has black label , approval workflow - generic.
Sitecore 10.1.0
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How to fetch items that have not completed workflow, using powershell script
Using sitecore 10.0.1
Currently, I want to move items under a path, to "Approve" workflow. So how to fetch items that are not in approved state and change them to "Approved" ...
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How to show validation message to the workflow window , if language checkbox not checked?
I have a requirement to show the validation message for language checkbox if no language is selected. I have used below code. It shows the alert message box but closes the workflow window. Is there a ...
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Sitecore powershell script to change WorkFlow Status to Approved from particular node
How to write sitecore powershell script to change WorkFlow status to Approved from particular Media Library Folder.
I have multiple documents to replace in bulk in Sitecore Media Library and have ...
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workflow comments doesn't show up in the Workflow history
We have a interesting issue related to the workflow comments.
We are using lion bridge workflow for the items. When the workflow command is executed and comment box is filled with comments. Data is ...
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Does sitecore child item in draft state gets published when deep=1 is set on Parent
I've a case where there is a sitecore parent item is in a workflow state and in the final workflow state, parameters are set to deep=1&related=1&alllanguages=1. The scenario here is that the ...
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Get item workflow state name
We would like to get workflow state name of the item. I tried to find on internet but did not get any relevant result.
Could someone help me out ?
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How can I modify Sitecore Admin to display full name instead of username in the review tab workflow?
Sitecore 10
In the Content Tree when I click on an item being edited by another user, in the review tab, I see in the workflow section, "lkjsadf4f" has locked this item. This is because we ...
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Get workflow id in Powershell script
Can we get workflow id if we have workflow name in Powershell script?
Scenario 1:
I have workflow name "Test workflow"
based on its name can I get its id in Powershell script?
Scenario 2:
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How to read parameters from WorkflowPipelineArgs
The above action is configured with parameters. How can get the parameter value in WorkflowPipelineArgs?
args.parameters returning the null value.
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How do we get list of items in a workflow using powershell script
I need to get list of items/pages and all its associated contents in a workflow using the powershell script. Is there any possibility to achieve the same?
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Do we have possible solutions for bulk approval of page in workflow [duplicate]
Do we have any possible solution in Sitecore to able to track and approve a page and all associated components in same workflow all at once rather than one item at a time, and keep track of it without ...
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Sitecore item loses the Workflow state, while editing in the Experience editor
In our production, in Experience editor, while the item is in the final workflow state, to add new changes the next step is to lock and edit, once I "lock and edit" it, I see it's losing the ...
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Component with workflow loads only once
In our project we have a home page and test home page. Both the pages have a component with two different data sources (based on same template- but content differs). Now the problem is when we make ...
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Custom Email action in workflow using Sitecore cloud email
We are using Sitecore email cloud as our smtp server, we are trying to send custom email notification during publishing workflow. We are using below code to send mail and set SMTP to be sitecore.smtp....
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Publish with Subitem functionality
I have a root item and subitems. When i publish the Item with Subitem option checked, the root item is published but the below items if in draft state are not published.
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Update Workflow of a Sitecore form Item
In sitecore I have created a Sitecore form in Sitecore FormBuilder and saved it as template. I have added default Workflow in Form Template standard value.
I have published this Form saved as template ...
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Workflow in the Experience Editor - state does not refresh
Using Sitecore 9.3 - just implementing workflow. In the Experience Editor, workflow commands appear in the blue information bar. They are working, but after performing any of these command: Submit, ...
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JSS Workflow - How to default newly create items to Content Mode?
Sitecore 10.1, JSS 16
I am using a user with the sitecore/Author role that I have added access to "write" when items are in the "Content Mode" state. However when I create a new ...
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Data source workflow action in SXA
I am trying to use Assign a data source workflow action in SXA feature in SXA 10 so that when a page move in a workflow all data sources have a states updates as well and create new version on each ...
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Asynchronous Custom Workflow Action
We have a custom workflow action where the process method can sometimes take a significant amount of time. This causes the browser to hang and sometimes show a browser waiting message.
I am looking ...
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How to disable content editing to users other than content owners and super admin in Sitecore workflow
We need to disable 'lock and edit' option for authors other than content owner who initiated the workflow. I able to achieve this by changing the below settings in Sitecore.config
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How does the SXA Datasource Workflow work?
In SXA 10 I can see a new way to use workflows on datasource items of a page. This is described here.
If I assign the page template to a workflow and set it up as in the documentation, it does not ...
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Looking for sitecore WF comment pipeline
I am looking to see if there a way to pre-fill the fields in the comment template, just wondering if there is a pipeline to do this?
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Where are the Sitecore workflow comments stored?
I am looking for the Sitecore path where the WorkFlow comments are stored.
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Assign rights to create new version of an item if a user does not have write access
I have a basic approval workflow set up with three states (Draft, For Approval and Published), and two basic user types that can work on an item in this workflow (Author and Editor).
An author can ...
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Can we disable the alert icon in Experience editor on Condition?
In Experience Editor we get the below alert bar where we can change the state and other workflow related changes, is there a way to disable it for some pages:
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Async send mail method in WorkFlows Sitecore 9
Im trying to send multiple email on item approved in sitecore workflows, but i think the workflows doesnt wait on the async method to complete, it's run through the send mail function and out of ...
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The workflows in workbox only appear in master database
I am using sitecore 9.3, i have created a database that is cloned from the web database and i need to check if an item can be assigned to workflow in this database and then upon approval it can be ...
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Make Sitecore Workflow comments mandatory
In Sitecore 9 Workflow, i wish to make the comments mandatory for some actions. While surfing i came across the below solution
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16895043/sitecore-workbox-make-...
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Lock and edit feature for all user including Admin
An Item if 'Lock and Edit' then creates a new version if not an admin.
As a admin When I select lock from Experience Editor Ribbon and edit the Item which is published once and save then new version ...
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How can we hide the "publish all" button from the work-box?
Does Sitecore have out of the box option to hide the publish all button from the workbox?
The reason I want to do is, there are a few incidents of clicking publish all by mistake.
I want to keep ...
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The item name "__Standard Values" is already definied on this level
I had to change some permissions around so that some users would be able to modify templates. All users should have at least read access to all templates. I just tried to move my item through the ...
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How to order Descending to workflow history via programatically in sitecore
How can I sort the workflow history on time?
I got the workflow and workflow history programmatically, but I cannot order by date descending?
Get Workflow and History:
Sitecore.Workflows....
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How to get Command name for current workflow
I have created a sample workflow. In this workflow I have multiple states like Draft, Awaiting approval and Done. Each and every state have a command like submit, approve or reject.
I got my current ...
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User accidentally 'Approved All' in workflow - need to revert or see approved items
One of our CMS users accidentally clicked the "Approve all" option.
What's the fastest way of either reverting this or grabbing a list of all items that were approved?
We're on 8.1 (160519).
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Approver role doesn't see the workflow actions
I have created a workflow and two roles - author & approver. Also assigned permissions for the respective workflow states to each role.
There are 4 Workflow states:
Draft
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Adding a new folder/item does not appear in target DB when published via workflow
Added a new folder and item in it with WorkFlow and published it via workflow, but it doesn't appear in the next level db. Any thoughts
Master db:
Preview db: missing the test folder and content
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Get list of Sitecore items updated by Specific User
My project is running on Sitecore 9, before 10 days I deployed changes on production environment after that content editor started updating content on production, we have created new user and that ...
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How does Sitecore Experience Editor deal with component items on a page when a new version of a page is created?
I've come across an instance where a client was using the Experience Editor to create a new version of a landing page and the components on the page did not increment the version number.
Is this ...
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