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How to configure and use REST Web Service connections using WEBCON BPS Authentication. Examples of using WEBCON BPS REST Web Service. This article was written based on 2021.1.1.56 Express version. Behavior may be different in other versions. Before we start Before we will configure a REST Web Service connection, it will be necessary to create…
Several ready-to-use examples of global business rules that you can create once and use in everyday work with WEBCON BPS when creating and developing business processes. Count attachments The rule returns number of attachments of given category (all category if ‘ALL’ parameter is passed). SELECT Count(1) FROM wfdataattachmets WHERE att_wfdid = {WFD_ID} AND att_isdeleted =…
Advanced configuration of the wait for sub-workflows step using SQL query. Advanced subworkflows settings. The wait for sub-workflows steps allows for easy and quick configuration of processes in which we deal with dependent sub-workflows. Thanks to this, we can quickly determine how the main workflow should behave depending on the behavior of sub-workflows. However, in…
How to quickly export column names for a given process in WEBCON BPS 2020. WFElement table’s column names of the WEBCON BPS process. At work, I often encountered the need to provide information to other people in the team, in which columns of the WFElements table there are particular forms fields of a given process….
How to run large number of sub-workflows? Start subworkflow (SQL) action configuration. How to run thousands of instances of WEBCON BPS workflow? Problem: large number of sub-workflows Using WEBCON BPS, you may need to register thousands of sub-workflows simultaneously. Unfortunately, start such a number of workflow instances without encountering errors is impossible. Below you will…
Configuration of connections in WEBCON BPS. Connection to the SQL Server database. WEBCON BPS allows integration with many different external systems. One of the most common needs among WEBCON BPS administrator users is the configuration of the connection and data sources for the Microsoft SQL Server database. In this post you will learn how to…
Configure WEBCON BPSAuth Service for WEBCON BPS 2020 Standalone installation. Add external users. How to add google authentication provider. BPSAuth for Standalone installation Since version 2017, WEBCON allows the use of external authentication providers. At WEBCON technical blog you may find an article how to configure BPSAuth Service for WEBCON installation for SharePoint installation. However,…
How to check if the WEBCON BPS form field has been modified in a universal way. Notification of a user about a change in the specific form field. Business need As part of my previous implementations of business applications, I met with the need to check whether a given form field has been modified. WEBCON…
How to import hundreds of rows from an Excel file to the item list? What problems can you encounter when importing data into the item list? Introduction WEBCON BPS allows you to export and import data from Excel files. If the amount of data we want to import is small, there are usually no problems….
How to use URL parameters in WEBCON BPS to fill form field. Automatic path transition using URL parameters and quick paths. Basic use of URL parameters – workflow registration WEBCON BPS allows you to use URL parameters to automatically complete the fields on the form. To achieve this, in the URL you should add parameters…