The current version of the API allows updates for the following fields: { "name": "string", "email": "string", "phoneNumber": "string", "managerBpsId": "string", "jobTitle": "string" } It would be useful to expand the user API to include fields such as: - Department - isActive - COS_ExtensionAttribute1-20 The isActive field would be helpful for deactivation in case of
Applies to version 2020.1.x, author: Dawid Golonka Introduction WEBCON BPS Standalone is what we call an installation of the system that operates without SharePoint. It was already possible to synchronize groups and individual users into the system by using the designated Portal interface. In version 2020.1.3., a new functionality for managing BPS groups and users has been add
Applies to version: 2019.1.4.x and above; author: Wacław Stawiarski WEBCON BPS 2019 is our first product that can operate without SharePoint in what we call a Standalone version. In the year 2019 the Standalone version was gradually improved with mechanisms emulating/replacing functionalities of the full installation – especially those regarding the operations of the SharePoi
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
(...) ers for WEBCON BPS StandAlone migration (inplace migration is not recommended) This will eliminate e.g. a risk of error caused by uninstalling SharePoint. 5. Disabling the SharePoint user synchronization It is very important is to disable the synchronization before performing backups, because after restoring databases on the new environment there will be no easy way to change it. The configura (...)
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 Introduction It may be necessary to grant access to WEBCON BPS Portal and its processes to users from outside the organization. Such a user will most often not have an account in the organizational Active Directory (or in another user database). Examples of such situations are: processes of negotiating contracts with
Applies to version 2020.1.3 ; author: Dawid Golonka Introduction This article describes how you can create, delete, and edit individual users in WEBCON BPS, using a standalone installation (one that operates without SharePoint). These features have been introduced with version 2020.1.3 of the program. You can also use BPS groups to manage users. To read more a
Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Paweł Fijał Introduction In WEBCON BPS, it is possible to change users' synchronization from an already existing source using the WEBCON BPS installer. This article presents how to change users' synchronization from AD (Active Directory) to ADD (Azure Active Directory). Before changing the configuration of BPS users' synchron
Applies to version: 2017.1.x and above; author: Jacek Język Introduction The BPS users list contains all information about users in the system. The AD cache was replaced with the BPS user list, but the AD and AAD are still the preferred methods for managing user data. The BPS users list will now combine users synchronized from the AD or AAD with those from external authentica
Applies to version: 2017.1.x and above; author: Mateusz Syrek Introduction SharePoint server allows authenticating users based on Claims add-on. It also allows authenticating users based on different authentication providers which you trust but are managed externally. This article describes external provider configuration which will be Azure Active Directory from SharePoint Server 2019 (
(...) iated databases. The “Basic features” checkbox is a collective option that groups multiple functions in the service. The functions run within this role are the following: user synchronization – a number of operations that involve copying data from external data sources. The service is responsible for synchronization of organizational structure acquired from external sources, such as (...)
Applies to version: 2022.1.x and above, author: Krystyna Gawryał Introduction Users who participate in a business process take on specific roles: there are those responsible for creating documentation, registrants, acceptants, and employees who carry out tasks assigned to them or who are otherwise affected by the process. In WEBCON BPS, the form fields that store information ab
Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Konrad Wojtycza Introduction WEBCON BPS Designer Studio allows users to configure global business and form rules. As global rules, they are available for all applications created in a given environment and thanks to parameters they are universal and may be used in multiple processes. Global business and form rules can be
Applies to version 2023.1.x and above, authors: Dawid Golonka, Krystyna Gawryał Introduction BPS groups is a solution that facilitates the assignment of tasks and the management of privileges granted to individual system users. This solution can be used in both standalone and cloud installations. The Export-Import mechanism makes it possible to transfer BPS groups with the applica
Applies to version: 2023.1.x and above; author: Krystyna Gawryał Introduction BPS groups are local groups of WEBCON BPS users whose data is retrieved from Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AAD) or whose members are external users. Dividing users into groups makes it much easier to manage their permissions, assign and delegate tasks, and exchange information, for examp
Applies to version: 2023.1.x and above; authors: Marcin Kapusta, Krystyna Gawryał Introduction The newly released version of WEBCON BPS (2023.1.x) enables containerization of the system components. Thanks to this, it possible to use Docker images provided for WEBCON BPS Portal, BPS Workflow Service, and Search Server (Solr) and run these modules in containers. Containerization
(...) if according to the configured schedule it is time to run them: Mass notifications Substitutions update Exchange rates synchronization LogCleaner Updating OLAP analyses SOLR indexer user synchronization Awaiting text layer, Awaiting recognition, and Awaiting learning Moreover, the service interval is also taken into account when transferring documents processed by a queue to the next step. It (...)
(...) changing the Person or group field is to make it possible to create complex, multi-layer filters to handle the following scenarios: Filter users available in the system in situations where the user synchronization configuration does not allow us to define the scope of the synchronization (e.g. AAD). Allow data sources to be selected in Person or group fields, and to create data sources that can be used by th (...)
Applies to version: 2023 R3 and above; author: Łukasz Maciaszkiewicz Introduction Designer Studio is a powerful programming tool often used within companies by multiple developers engaged in unrelated projects. Since access to all the extensive functionalities of Designer Studio is often not necessary when developing dedicated applications, and unauthorized access to certain asset