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Applies to version 2020.1.x, author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction Actions are commonly used in WEBCON BPS to design the processes and individual workflows. They are performed without any user interaction and defined on the transition paths or steps. An example actions perform such activities as calculating the field value, making an entry to AD, sending an e-mail. While wor

Applies to version 2020.1.x, author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction If an employee is absent, their tasks can be automatically passed to another person. Read this article to learn how to configure substitutions in WEBCON BPS Designer Studio. WEBCON BPS allows you to use this workflow automation in many places. More information about the substitutions can be found in the following

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Adrian Baszak   Introduction Setting up default values in form fields is one of the most basic and easy things that we can do to facilitate and improve the user experience of working with forms in the WEBCON BPS system. The following article describes the various methods used to configure the default values and examples of use.

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Franciszek Sakławski   In WEBCON BPS 2020 a new functionality of reporting archived instances has been added. In the report configuration of WEBCON BPS Portal and BPS internal view type source, the option to indicate an archived database as a source for the report has been added. Information about the archiving mechanism can be fou

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Paweł Drab   When creating large and complex processes, problems with workflows becoming too complicated can often appear, which can be problematic especially for end-users. To check if our process requires reconstruction and simplification, we recommend making an audit of such workflow.   Why should we do a workflow audit?

Applies to version: 2020.1.x; author: Marcin Wiktor   Introduction For applications with a large number of interconnected workflows there is often a problem with performance these applications due to creating/moving multiple workflow instances at the same time. The speed of creating/updating sub-workflows depends on many factors such as the type of the form, the amount of data/a

Applies to version 2020.1.x; Author: Paweł Drab   Introduction Contracts, employment applications, invoice templates, or technical documentation – a repository of documents in our company can grow to incredible proportions. In this article, we will show you how to use WEBCON  BPS as a document management system.   In WEBCON BPS, we usually store documents in

Applies to version 2019.1.4.x; Author: Michał Bednarz   When implementing a system based on AAD authentication it might be necessary to create user management in O365 from the WEBCON BPS level. WEBCON BPS provides dedicated actions for local AD. You can use the standard actions available in WEBCON BPS (REST invoke action) and REST Service Microsoft Graph.    1. Preparin

Applies to version 2019.1; author: Agnieszka Mazur   Introduction In WEBCON BPS processes are divided into stages named as workflow steps. Each stage has tasks – collection of actions which need to be performed for the form to easily move to the next step. Assigning tasks makes sense if the user can fill the necessary data and send form to the next step in a short time. Ho

 PDF version   1. Prerequisites (SharePoint platform)   1.1.Software   Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013/2016/2019 MS SQL Server 2012 or higher (full text search mode required) Active Directory (or Azure Active Directory) environment 1.2

Applies to version 2019.1; author: Józef Cyran   Introduction WEBCON BPS allows you to generate/update Word documents (e.g. invoices, contracts) based on a template that inserts data from the system (e.g. data from the workflow instance that caused the file to be created) and also convert them to PDF (if necessary). To do this, you need our Word add-in to be downloaded from W

Applies to version 2019.1; author: Konrad Wojtycza   Introduction The article describes the use of “Change value single field” and “Change values of multiple fields” actions on the example of the business scenario of the settlement of business trips. These actions allow you to update the value of the single form field or many form fields at the same tim

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction One of the types of data stored in WEBCON BPS databases is the configuration of the elements that make up applications and processes. The configuration settings entered by a user are stored in the tables appropriate for the configured elements. The article provides a summary that schematically shows which table is r

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Mateusz Syrek   PDF version Disclaimer Every installation of WEBCON BPS is unique, and may face certain challenges not covered here. Therefore, this document should be treated a general set of guidelines and not universal dogma. The scenario presented here was tested and used to deSharePointize our Support Portal http://support. webco

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction WEBCON BPS Standalone is an installation of the system that operates without SharePoint. Since version 2020.1.3., new functionality that allows you to manage BPS groups and users has been added. This article describes how to create and delete BPS groups.   Configuration The simple workflow has been cr

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Michał Kastelik   WEBCON BPS offers you several actions enabling integration with the Microsoft SharePoint Online environment and SharePoint workflows. This article describes how to manage these privileges using actions in workflows.   1. SharePoint Site Collection To configure the actions running in the SharePoint Online environmen

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Konrad Wojtycza   One of the basic functions of WEBCON BPS forms is validating if the fields are completed correctly. This article describes the validation mechanism.   The example workflow In the example “Purchase order” workflow, all validation actions were configured on the “Register” path.  

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Michał Kastelik    The "Hyperlink" action type enables you to place a button in the form bar. This button can be used to launch a specific WEBCON BPS workflow, which can be a sub workflow of the current Workflow. It can also link to other relevant information, e.g., documentation for the process or guidelines that should be taken into

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Michał Kastelik The WEBCON BPS platform enables simple integration with the SharePoint Online environment and your SharePoint workflows.  After defining the connection in Designer Studio, you have many actions at your disposal that allow you to create sites and operate on lists. This article describes actions that enable linking the WEBCON BPS ap

Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Michał Kastelik This article shows you how to automatically create a new SharePoint site with just one click from a WEBCON BPS form. If you want to learn about other out-of-the-box actions that use your SharePoint content in WEBCON BPS, go here.  We will show the configuration on a free WEBCON application that you can download from here: Investments