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Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Adrian Baszak Introduction This article presents a workflow for checking user’s and group’s privileges in one place. It can become useful when having many deployed applications and roles with different privileges. This workflow may be used as a part of a larger group management application based on WEBCON BPS.  In the workf

(...) is shown on the example of a process for handling orders in a restaurant. Operation of the application   Fig. 1 - The appearance of the application   The process has two form field s – Total number of orders and Orders – delivered, and one item list – Orders (that contains all orders). For each order, the Status field is set that informs the employee about the (...)

(...) l be displayed on the Gantt chart. Workflow for registering absence plans   Fig. 1. Workflow instance for registering absence plans   The workflow should contain similar form field s to the one created using the wizard (absence type, name of the supervisor/employee). Instead of the data type form field (From/To), create an item list – it allows the employee to plan absence (...)

(...) Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Konrad Wojtycza Introduction The “Item list” form field is used to store any number of data rows organized into columns. In business practice, there is a need for the item list to be updated based on the values from other elements or updated automatically, and a user cannot edit it. For this purpose, you can use the “Change items list (...)

(...) in which the form is presented to the user.  Data sources for multilingual choice fields Handling multiple languages in form' choice fields requires preparing a data source with which form field will be fed. The source must return multilingual text that includes translated values.  To make it possible, use a predefined format that allows for setting a default name and its translation (...)

Applies to version: 2017.1.x and above; author: Krzysztof Gaszczyk WEBCON BPS is a great tool to create and use constant values. There are two types of constants: Global and Process. This article presents configuration and practical use of both of them. Global constant – this constant is visible across the whole system. It is frequently used when the value is present in many proc

(...) so-called entry data. Regular expressions allow to check if the user data has correct format. Here is an example: d{4}-d{2}-d{2} Bank account number In order to add regular expression to the form field of text field type go to “Style and behavior” tab and in “Regular expressions” field set the pattern which needs to be checked. An example of REGEX pattern (...)

(...) include an option to enforce a predefined theme for all users, which could (for example) match the corporate color scheme, or blend in with other software being used in the company.   form field ’s new look In WEBCON 2019, some of the form field s have a completely refreshed look and give new possibilities which make working with forms even easier and more pleasant. Choice fields o (...)

(...) WEBCON BPS 2021 introduces the new SELECT VALUES function that allows you to retrieve data from a selected item list column. This function enables saving data from all rows of a given column in a form field indicated in the configuration. Data are saved as a collection separated by semicolons. The function ignores empty values. In this article, we will copy values from the item list to the “Ap (...)

Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Wojciech Mleczko Information about instances registered in WEBCON BPS is stored in the MS SQL database, and in Apache Solr indexes (allows for a quick search). While the system is running, activities such as registering a new instance, following a path, or saving an instance generate entries in the queue of elements to be saved in Solr. The WebCo

(...) anced configuration of this action, there are two tabs: Attachment selection - selecting the attachment from which data will be downloaded Mapping – mapping cells from the Excel file to form field s   Fig. 3. Configuration of the action - the Attachment selection tab   Attachment section tab: Category – allows you to select an attachment based on the cate (...)

(...) me template (regex) – set the name template in the form of a regular expression based on which the appropriate attachments will be selected and scanned. c) Field to be set – select the form field which will be filled in by the action. d) Text to be filled in with barcode content – an additional expression that will be added to the barcode content and entered into the selected form fi (...)

(...) t version of the form and cancel work on the card. In the employee's card workflow, information about the equipment assigned to a given person will be displayed in the “Data table” form field . The second "Hardware inventory" workflow was created, where information about equipment will be stored.   Fig.5 . Hardware inventory workflow.   In the invent (...)

Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Konrad Wojtycza Introduction Form rules for attachments in WEBCON BPS allow you to receive information about attachments added to the workflow instances, without the need to know the WFDataAttachments table structure and to use SQL queries.   GET ATTACHMENTS - returns identifiers of attachments related to the current instance, it c

(...) Applies to version: 8.3.x and above; author: Przemysław Sierant Introduction The form field “Choice field” is used for selecting a value from a set list of choices (either predefined, or loaded from a data source). Until now, there were two ways of selecting these values: from a drop-down menu (default) and through a separate pop-up window (this option allows multiple values to be se (...)

(...) Applies to version: 8.2..x and above; author: Kamil Nędza Introduction   The Google Map form field allows us to place a map on the form with point marked on it. There is a limit however, to 3 such form field s per process. The Advanced configuration of the Google Map field contains 3 variants. The point on the map can be set based on: Coordinates – (...)

(...) uration or has the System Administrator role) or the connection/source was marked as public. The owner of the connection/source can also edit it. A new binding can also be added when configuring a form field whose type requires indicating a source or a connection (e.g., choice field, data table). In this case, in the data source of the given form field , you can choose one of the following options: Attach (...)

Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Daniel Półchłopek Introduction In WEBCON BPS it is possible to search the contents of PDF attachments containing text using the ABBYY FineReader program. FineReader converts scanned documents and PDF files into editable form, and it is responsible for generating a text layer on attachments in workflows. This allows users to easily conve

(...) esigner Studio. To use this tool you must have access privileges to the database of the translated process.    Fig. 1. Completing the translation for the “Date of order” form field   Downloading the tool and exporting the translation template Translation Tool is available in Community – the Platform Center tab. After clicking the link, the file will be downl (...)

Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Dawid Golonka Introduction When processing an instance in a given workflow, sometimes there is a need to change fields available to a user or manage privileges to the instance. You can use the “Change form type” action, which allows you to change the type of the form you are currently working on. This action is available only for t