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One of the functionalities significantly extending the potential of WEBCON BPS is the possibility of using the REST API interface. This article describes how to configure a data source based on information returned by the external services that provide their API. An example of using a REST data source can be a “Contractors” data source – connecting the source from an external system can keep the data up-to-date. Another example is the use of API provided by WEBCON BPS to display a data table based on a report from the Portal. The use of REST data sources may cause a break in the operation of the service prevents the use of the form.

One of the functionalities in WEBCON BPS system is the ability of using the REST API interface. API is the basic method of data exchange between two systems and it is often used both to download data and transfer it from WEBCON BPS to other applications (e.g. data transfer to the vacation system). For more information about examples of using API see Examples of using REST API. This article describes the “Invoke REST Web service” action that allows you to use external services that provide their API. The simple workflow has been created that will return additional information about a business entity (such as KRS number or address) based on the NIP number.

This article describes the JavaScript functions that are available for item lists in the HTML form field configuration. In some situations, there is the ability of defining the number of records on the list and saving a result to the appropriate field. To do this, you can use the HTML form field. WEBCON BPS offers many functions available with HTML form fields that can be used for the item lists. In addition to the custom appearance, the use of such a control creates many interesting options for preparing a more dynamic and intuitive form.

Apart from standard options for adding users to the system, such as synchronization with AD or/and AAD, WEBCON BPS allows you to manually add a user. All users added in this way can log in to the system via BPS Auth., be granted privileges, and can be assigned tasks in the system. To save time, you can use the ability of adding more users from an Excel file. To add users, prepare an Excel file based on the defined template. This template can be downloaded from WEBCON BPS Designer Studio – go to the System settings tab -> BPS users list and click the Download template button. The system will download the Excel file with the defined columns in user data that should be entered.

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. webcon.com.

HTML form fields are available since WEBCON BPS 2020.1.3. version - they allow you to use all HTML language tags. After adding a new HTML form field, enter the code in the “Advanced configuration” section. In the “Values” section, all JavaScript functions are available in the configuration window. Not all are visible at once. Some of them appear when the new form field they refer to will be added to the process. For example, if you do not have any form field group on the form, their functions will not be available for selection. The JavaScript functions for HTML form fields mentioned in the article are not the only ones, but only the most basic ones offered by WEBCON BPS. They allow you to easily and quickly control what is displaying on the form. It is also worth noting that adding such buttons makes the form look much more readable and transparent.

In WEBCON BPS data stored e.g. in the external database can be retrieved and displayed by: defining data connection and SQL query, creating a data source and using filters. This article describes both approaches to use data in WEBCON BPS, differences between them, and problems of their configuration. The article uses data provided by EMSI, Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. that contains information on the change in the employment structure in UK cities in 2011 and 2014, broken down by industry. The selected datasheet that contains over 1300 records, has been imported to the UK_JOB_CHANGE database (created and configured for this article).

SSL Offloading (SSL Termination) is the process that allows you to transfer the encryption and decryption of the SSL connection through Reverse Proxy Server that is located “in front of” the application server. It is mainly used to relieve Web Server from performing these costly operations for the processor. To enable the correct operation of the SSL Offloading process with WEBCON BPS, add an additional parameter to the configuration file of WEBCON BPS. You can find this file in the standard location - „C:Program Files (x86)WEBCONWEBCON BPS Portal” or through IIS by selecting Server -> Sites -> WEBCONBPS -> Explore.

In WEBCON BPS you have the ability of changing the format of displayed form fields – “Date and time” and “Floating-point number” type. The format of displaying these fields also depends on the browser time zone settings and the selected WEBCON BPS system language. The format of displayed data also depends on the WEBCON BPS portal language. Remember that the impact of browser and portal settings on the format of the displayed data applies only to the actual date fields. When the field is only text completed e.g. by a business rule using the SQL query – the format will be transferred through the configuration of this rule.

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 responsible for which part of the configuration. This article describes the configuration tables that relate to the settings entered on the application part. The picture below presents the standard structure of the application created in WEBCON BSP Designer Studio.