Workflow does not start when item is modified by an event receiver

  • 5 December 2016
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A list item is changed via an Event Receiver. In the history list of that item I see the Change and a new Version is created.

My workflow Option "Start when items are modified" = "YES", nevertheless the workflow did not start.

What is the reason and how can I start a workflow in this case?


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Robert London‌ - 

Do you know what account made the change? Was it the System Account?

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Hi,

When I look in the history it seems the Event Receiver is triggered by the current user or the workflow user.

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The SPItemEventReceiver class has an EventFiringEnabled property. If the event receiver sets this property to false, it may prevent workflows from starting on update.

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