A script to run an automation in a child BU from another child BU.

A script to run an automation in a child BU from another child BU.html

/* 
##To initiate an automation from one child business unit (BU) to another or from a child BU to a parent BU.

#1. Run the following Script in the parent BU and obtain the ObjectID of the automation in the child BU.
*/
<script runat="server">
  Platform.Load("core","1.1.1");
   
  var prox = new Script.Util.WSProxy();
  var MID = 10000000000;
  prox.setClientId({ "ID": MID });

  var cols = ["Name", "ProgramID", "IsActive"];
  var filter = {
      Property: "Name",
      SimpleOperator: "equals",
      Value: "<Name of the automation>"
  };
  var desc = prox.retrieve("Automation", cols, filter);
  
 Write('<br>ObjectID: ' + desc.Results[0].ObjectID);
</script>

/*
#2. Run below script in Child BU.
The script below will run in a child BU to execute an automation in another child BU.
*/
<script runat="server">
  Platform.Load("core", "1.1.1");
  var automationConfig = {
    "AutomationName": "<Name of the automation>",
    "AutomationExKey": "<ExternalKey of the automation>",
    "AutomationObjectID": "<ObjectID from the above script>",
    "BusinessUnit": "XYZ",
    "MID": 10000001
  }
  var prox = new Script.Util.WSProxy();
  prox.setClientId({ "ID": automationConfig.MID });

  var props = {
    ObjectID: automationConfig.AutomationObjectID
  };
  var action = "start";
  var opts = {};
  var res = prox.performItem("Automation", props, action, opts);
  var status = res.Status;
  var statusCode = res.Results[0].StatusCode;

  Write("res: " + Stringify(res) + "<br><br>");
  Write("statusCode: " + statusCode);
</script>