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Solution - Patch - Update workflow

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Hello


I have sandbox and Prod environment.

I work in a patch solution.

In my patch I have a workflow, i modified in the test and that already exist in prod

when I export the patch as a managed solution and import it in prod the modified workflow in test is not modified in prod but the modified date of the workflow is update to the patch import date.

I checked in the xaml file and it's correct.

When i export the workflow as new solution it's ok , the workflow is updated

then i suppose there are limitation to patch : i found somes here :

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt593040.aspx

Patches support the same operations as solutions, such as additive update, but not removal. You cannot remove components from a solution using a patch. To remove components from a solution perform an upgrade.

but they do not say anything about workflow.

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    Nishant Rana Profile Picture
    11,322 Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Solution - Patch - Update workflow

    This is what we also realized. I think it in the production the component would have been updated through default solution before the patch was moved.

    nishantrana.me/.../limitation-of-solution-patch-in-dynamics-365

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    Andreas Cieslik Profile Picture
    9,267 on at
    RE: Solution - Patch - Update workflow

    It could be possible that you might need to roll up all patches to a new solution.

    Check section "update a solution" in this article:

    msdn.microsoft.com/.../mt593040.aspx

    With this upgrade this might work as successfully as well.

    And yes there are some limitations compared to new solution versions, e.g. removal of elements.

    Another reason could be that you have a running or pending system job based on that workflow you want to replace.

    Those need to be completed first prior to replacing/removal of the workflow.

  • Dc1 Profile Picture
    220 on at
    RE: Solution - Patch - Update workflow

    you mean set the workflow in draft. that change nothing

  • Andreas Cieslik Profile Picture
    9,267 on at
    RE: Solution - Patch - Update workflow

    What happens if you unpublish the workflow in the target system first? Will the patch be successfull?

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    RE: Solution - Patch - Update workflow

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