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Order of Process Execution

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Hello,

Any idea what is the order of execution if I have the following in a single entity:

1) Business Rules

2) Roll-up / Calculated Fields

3) Synchronous Workflow

4) (I don't have) a Plugin

is it safe to refer a calculated field from the Synchronous Workflow? Will I get the correct result?

AbD

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  • Karsten Wirl Profile Picture
    Karsten Wirl 4,477 on at
    RE: Order of Process Execution

    Thanks for the remarks, David.

    The points listed by you bring the necessary complexity to answer the question correctly.

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    David Jennaway Profile Picture
    David Jennaway 14,063 on at
    RE: Order of Process Execution

    It's not quite that simple

    Rollup and calculated fields are handled differently from each other:

    • Calculated fields don't store a value, but are calculated when you retrieve the data, so are always up-to-date
    • Rollups are calculated on a schedule (by default every hour), but the calculation can be forced (by the user, or from code)

    Also, plugins (and workflows) can run on a pre or post stage, which makes a difference. For example, a plugin on a post stage that reference a calculated field would get the value based on any data changes, whereas if it were on a pre stage the calculated field would be based on the previous values

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    Karsten Wirl Profile Picture
    Karsten Wirl 4,477 on at
    RE: Order of Process Execution

    Hi there.

    1. Java Script
    2. Roll-up / Calculated (On Save)
    3. Business Rules
    4. Workflow
    5. Plug-In

    Kind regards,

    Karsten

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    Rajkumar Rajaraman Profile Picture
    Rajkumar Rajaraman on at
    RE: Order of Process Execution

    You can check below link what is the execution order of sync/async workflow and sync/async plugin.

    community.dynamics.com/.../workflow-or-plugin-which-one-will-run-first

    If it resolve your query, please mark my answer as verified.

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