Knowledge Base

Outlook Classic is an add-in that allows WEBCON BPS to integrate with the Outlook desktop application available as part of Microsoft Office, which is one of the most widely used applications for managing e-mail correspondence in enterprises. Upgrading it with a dedicated WEBCON add-in will allow users to efficiently handle tasks and processes from within the e-mail application itself, especially when working with external entities.
This article describes how to install the Outlook Classic add-in and provides examples of its use.

Increasing data volumes combined with shrinking disk space and decreased performance pose a challenge to every IT system. WEBCON BPS faces it with an extensive archiving mechanism that automatically removes data from process databases. The resulting better arrangement of disk space translates into enhanced performance and reliability of the whole system.

This article discusses the logic applied to the execution of actions on path in "Pending in transaction" and "Pending after transaction" modes and presents a diagram visualizing operations executed before, during, and after action execution. It also explains how and when insert conditions in "On Timeout" actions are recalculated and how this impacts their execution.

WEBCON BPS has a new feature, which is the ability to work with attachments in the form of files stored on OneDrive. A user with the appropriate permissions will be able to edit such MS Office files (Word, Excel) in Microsoft 365 both in a desktop browser and from mobile devices. In addition, files placed on OneDrive as part of the process will be available for editing by multiple users at the same time, and any changes they make will be visible to others in real time.

How to use Power BI connectors to load data in OData format from WEBCON BPS into Power BI Desktop/Online.

Item list is a form field displayed as a table with definable columns that contain user’s data. This form field can be edited to the extent provided by the system: users can change the column values as well as add, delete, and clone individual rows. It is also possible to independently configure the Item List columns and their parameters, including width. This article is devoted to this very parameter and lists the most important rules to follow when specifying the width of the Item list columns.

WEBCON BPS introduces a new functionality allowing users to disable sorting in item list and data table. The functionality displays data only in the sequence returned from the data source. This article discusses the above-mentioned functionality with an example of item list including installment payment schedule.

The article describes the process of creating user profile in a new version of the mobile application. In addition, it discusses the new structure of the BPSX file required for correct profile creation and explains how to upload such a file to the mobile app.

The wide range of form fields and features offered by WEBCON BPS makes it possible to create forms, reports, etc. not only tailored to the user's preferences, but also aesthetically diverse. However, if the user would like to further distinguish the information contained on the workflow instances or highlight specific items on the form, emphasizing their significance, the option to style form field names and field values may come to their aid.
This article presents methods for customizing text appearance on forms with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

This article describes a sample configuration restricting the availability of menu button triggering printout a barcode label action to the workstation defined as a document entry point. Additionally, it discusses configuration of document entry point.