Dynamics 365 - Thinking to trigger a workflow when switching a Business Process Flow? You better think twice :)

Before Dynamics 365, we can easily create a workflow and trigger it when user is switching a process by follow the below setting.

But With Dynamics 365, the behavior is very different from previous version.

Before we start the demo, i suggest you to read this article so that you have better understanding about the new BPF structure in Dynamics 365.

DEMO 

1. I will create an opportunity record.

2. Let's switch into another process

•     The Modified on get updated.

•     From the Audit History, Process ID, Stage ID and Traversed Path are working perfectly.

3. After few minutes, Let's switch back to first BPF.

 

•     From the picture below, do you notice anything?

•     Yes, no fields get updated anymore.   
•     Even the BPF record stays where you created them.

DEMO 2

1. Now, i created 2 workflows and applied them into BPF.

   

2. Let's create an opportunity record.

•     the description is updated.

2. Let's switch the process

•   The description get updated too.

3. Let's switch back to first process

• the description no longer get updated.

So, from the 2 demos above, do you realize anything?

• once process is applied,
         - it will not trigger the workflow anymore.
         - it will not update the process id ,stage id and traversed path on entities anymore.

Conclusion

• You should stop using Process id, Stage id and Traversed path on entities  because these fields will be deprecated soon.
• You can refer the MSDN Article here.

I hope this will get you alert about this behavior and Happy CRM-ing