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Launch Workflow Entry Block via WorkflowTypeGuid

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Launch Workflow Entry Block via WorkflowTypeGuid

1.13.0 Workflow Complete

Today, the Workflow Entry block only allows you to specify a Workflow Type within the block settings, or pass a WorkflowTypeId in the querystring. We would love to see the option to pass WorkflowTypeGuid in the querystring as well.

This exact functionality was added to the Mobile Workflow Entry block in 12.3, but the standard Entry block was left out in the cold. Why is this important? Because you can only pass a WorkflowTypeId in the querystring, such pages are ripe for URL tampering. Consequently, you have to jump through some pretty extreme hoops to prevent someone from launching a Workflow Type you didn't intend (by simply changing the WorkflowTypeId in the querystring), when simply allowing the Guid of the workflow type to be passed would solve 99% of this problem and make it insanely unlikely for someone to guess valid Guids of other Workflow Types.

In today's hostile web environment we really need this feature.


Photo of Jim MichaelSubmitted by Jim Michael, The Crossing - Chesterfield  ·   ·  Workflow
Photo of Nick AirdoComplete Nick Airdo, Spark!  · 

You should be able to test this on the pre-alpha site as of version (1.13.0.26).

Planned Version 13.0
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