Knowledge Base

Form rules, as the name suggests, are rules that define the behavior and appearance of form elements. When working with form rules, there may be a situation where execution of one function or subrule interrupts execution of the entire rule. Consequently, the rest of the rule is not executed. This article provides a detailed description of the reasons for this behavior and a proposal for creating rules so that they work as intended by their author.

WEBCON BPS 2021 R5 and 2022 R3 versions allow users to configure Portal–Service connection. Until now, such communication took place only via the SSPI-protected HTTP protocol. Now users can change the type of communication to NetTCP protocol secured by automatically generated certificates. 

WEBCON BPS introduces many new features regarding the chart view in application reports. The list of charts has been complemented by new chart types, and it is now possible to customize the appearance of a chart, add data series, subgroups, present two charts on one view, and many more.

Configuration of processes in WEBCON BPS indispensably involves the creation of rules, be it a business rule or a form rule. To optimize the work, it is a good idea to use the keyboard shortcuts available in WEBCON BPS and the keys provided by the operating system. This article describes how to use the keyboard when creating rules.

The article describes a method of maintaining databases to ensure the highest possible performance of the SQL engine, and thus the BPS application itself. In practice, this will mean a reduction in the number of 'timeout' errors, for example, when loading a report. This mechanism is tailored to BPS databases.

To make item list more readable and user-friendly from 2022 R3 version WEBCON BPS introduces alternate colouring of item list rows. The solution allows for easier distinction between rows, which is especially important in the case of large item lists.

Migration of databases to a different database environment or their recreation in such environment may require changing database name. If references to a database are present in several locations, external, logical change of database name is insufficient. The article describes the procedure of changing database name by modifying configuration.

WEBCON BPS allows you to create templates that will then be used to automatically generate standard documents containing the data entered on the form. Previously, such automation was only possible with the Word Classic add-in for MS Word, but now the all new add-in: Word Modern is available, which can also be used in Microsoft Word Online and Microsoft 365 Word on Windows and macOS.

The article discusses 3 variants for transferring WEBCON BPS databases to a different SQL server. Each variant consists in transferring data bases by creating backups, transferring them to a new server, and their recreation on a new SQL instance.

From version 2021.1.3.163 onwards WEBCON BPS offers a variable returning information whether a form is opened in the mobile app. This information can be used within the created form rules to adapt its view to the mobile app specification. The variable’s name is “Is this a mobile device?” and it works only within the “WEBCON BPS” mobile app.