Automatically trigger a workflow when a record is opened

Question

Is there any way to automatically trigger a Custom Workflow Activity every time any Entity's record is opened?

Answer 1

Sure, you could use the ExecuteWorkflow request from some JavaScript that runs on Form Load. Here's an example of calling ExecuteWorkflow from JavaScript.

http://www.mscrmconsultant.com/2013/03/execute-workflow-using-javascript-in.html