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 =…
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Attachments export from the WEBCON BPS database
How to save attachments from the WEBCON BPS form to a hard drive or network share. This post was inspired by an article found on the web “Export Documents saved as Blob / Binary from SQL Server“. The article shows how to use the T-SQL language to save a file stored in the database on…
A quick way to extract process form field column names
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….
Quick tip #3: Using hyperlink action on transition path
Using the standard hyperlink action on the transition path in WEBCON BPS 2020. Instant transition to a sub-workflow using the hyperlink action. So it is possible? Most of the examples on the web show the usage of the WEBCON BPS hyperlink action as a menu button. However not everyone knows that this action can be…
Starting a large number of WEBCON BPS sub-workflows
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…
Quick tip #2: Tracking form field change in WEBCON BPS
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…
Usage of URL parameters in WEBCON BPS
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…
Business rules for working days in WEBCON BPS
Use universal global business rules in your processes. Using the working days calendar in WEBCON BPS. Working days calendar WEBCON BPS allows you to define non-working days in your organization. Thanks to this, we can use standard functions such as performing timeouts only on business days. Another standard feature is displaying on SWE reports, how…
WEBCON Admin Process – Checking user’s groups
Learn how to easily create a tool for WEBCON BPS administrators to verify user groups. Save time managing user membership to AD and SharePoint groups. Management through groups In the WEBCON BPS environment, the best practice to manage permissions in the system is based on group membership. Of course, this applies to both – Active…
Quick tip #1: Tooltip icon
Today in this post, I will describe a quick trick, how to add an icon with tooltip information on the WEBCON BPS form. Thanks to this, the end-user interface will be much more understandable and clear. Unfortunately, this is not a standard WEBCON BPS allows you to add a tooltip description in a standard way,…