Adding a list of SDL Web (Tridion) components to Workflow using the SDL Web Core Service in Java

core-service-adding-components-to-workflow.java

protected void doWorkflow(List<IdentifiableObjectData> updatedComponents) throws Exception {
  if (updatedComponents.isEmpty())
    return;

  try {
    // Build the array of components
    ArrayOfstring arrayOfComponents = new ArrayOfstring();
    for (final IdentifiableObjectData component : updatedComponents) {
        arrayOfComponents.getString().add(component.getId().getValue());
    }

    // Start the bundle workflow activity
    StartWorkflowInstructionData startWorkflowInstructionData = new StartWorkflowInstructionData();

    // Provide a process title
    ObjectFactory factory = new ObjectFactory();
    startWorkflowInstructionData.setProcessInstanceTitle(
        factory.createStartWorkflowInstructionDataProcessInstanceTitle("Workflow instance created by the Updater Script"));

    ProcessInstanceData process = Tridion.INSTANCE.getService()
            .startWorkflow(publication.getId(), startWorkflowInstructionData, readBackOptions);

    // Add components to workflow
    Tridion.INSTANCE.getService().addToWorkflow(arrayOfComponents,
            process.getActivities().getValue().getActivityData().get(0).getId().getValue(), readBackOptions);

    log.info("Components added to workflow successfully!");
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
      log.error("Exception adding components to Workflow", e);
  }
}