How can I insert a Workflow dynamically when an Order is placed in SAP Commerce Cloud [Hybris]?

Question

I need to create a Workflow when an Order is placed and when the assigned user changes the Order attribute, it should trigger some business logic.

So far I have defined the Workflow template for Updating Order attribute, but unable to figure out how to dynamically create the Workflow when order is placed from storefront.

Answer 1

You can try overriding afterPlaceOrder method from DefaultCheckoutFacade, get the workflow template and trigger it from there

WorkflowTemplateService workflowTemplateService;
WorkflowService workflowService;
WorkflowTemplateService workflowTemplateService;

protected void afterPlaceOrder(final CartModel cartModel, final OrderModel orderModel)
{
    ........
    // get the workflow template
    final WorkflowTemplateModel workflowTemplate = workflowTemplateService
                .getWorkflowTemplateForCode(WFL_TEMPLATE_CODE);

    // create new workflow based on template
    final WorkflowModel workflow = workflowService.createWorkflow(workflowTemplate, attachment, user);

    // save the workflow
    modelService.save(workflow);

    // start the workflow
    workflowProcessingService.startWorkflow(workflow);
    ........
}