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Removing a workflow from a BPF stage exit

Hi,

Dynamics 365 v9 (latest update). I have 3 async on demand workflows firing on stage exit of a stage in a BPF. I have been experiencing intermittent behaviour with the firing multiple times (sometimes over 15 times!). I saw a previous blog post on this and it seemed to relate to the number of saves done to the BPF, almost like it was storing up a version history of them and firing every one of them. Anyway, that behaviour seemed to calm down so I left it. It has returned however, and rather than fight it, I just wanted to remove the workflows and have them triggered in a different way. I removed workflow 1 from the BPF, amended it to be not on demand, triggered on the field I am interested in, however now the BPF will not function and complains the workflow is not on demand. So it is still trying to call it even though it is removed entirely from the BPF. Even more worrying, it is trying to call workflows I have moved to different stages some time ago!

I know I could nuke the BPF and create another one, but since they became their own entity this is a non trivial exercise with data already in production in use.

Anybody seen this before and know any resolution? I have logged a ticket with MS in the meantime.

Thanks,

Nick

Replicated with a vanilla BPF and basic workflow on a call with Microsoft. Attach a new workflow to stage exit and update a field, watch it update the field (with a noticeable degradation in performance on stage change....). Remove workflow from stage exit (or entrance for that matter) on the BPF, workflow logic still fires, field still updates even thought workflow no longer associated to BPF. Bottom line, I would steer clear of using them at the moment and instead hook onto stage changes on the BPF entity itself, that is much more performant and reliable (and async wflows actually run async)....the only workaround I have at the moment is to create the BPF from scratch (d'oh) and never associate any workflows in the first place.....

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