Symptoms
You configure Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or 2014 Master Data Services (MDS) to start a custom workflow or a Microsoft SharePoint 2013 workflow by following the instructions in the following article:
Configuring Workflow Integration with Master Data Services However, the workflow never starts in a SharePoint 2013 environment.
Cumulative Update information
This issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server:
Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
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