Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Michał Bednarz Introduction As of 2019.1.1 version the application pool and WEBCONBPS IIS server is set by default. Default settings are not recommended for production environments. In the production installations, a change of default settings is recommended to minimalize the Portal response time to the first HTTP requ
Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Mateusz Syrek Introduction In WEBCON BPS there it is possible to configure several authentication providers. One of them is ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services). If the organization uses the single-on with ADFS and we want the authentication process in the WEBCON BPS application to be “transparent/invisible?&
Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Michał Lalewicz Introduction The following article describes how to install the ABBYY FineReader 11 component. FineReader is a program for converting scanned documents and PDF files into editable form. It is also responsible for generating a text layer on the attachments in workflows. Installation Before start
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 2019.1.4.x; Author: Paweł Drab WEBCON BPS Designer Studio can be launched from a local machine but in order to connect smoothly to both Portal and the database, it requires an environment configuration. Depending on the chosen type of WEBCON BPS installation: with SharePoint, StandAlone and following methods of authentication:
(...) 40GB - Fast SSD for TEMPDB database: 100GB - Fast HDD 3 x RAID10 (200GB + 500GB + 800GB) SharePoint Foundation 2013 or SharePoint Server 2013/2016/2019 application server s (dedicated) (virtual) 3 production servers (front-ends available to users) 1 test server 1 development server Each virtual server has the following parameters: Sys (...)
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: Tomasz Pytlak Introduction Working with attachments is one of the basic functionalities in WEBCON BPS. Some processes, such as document repository, are only used to catalog and make files available to selected users. In others, the attachments may be of secondary importance. For example, when you want to work on a file together with your cl
(...) 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 WEBC (...)
(...) Key is used. Until all work is complete, you can add an entry to hosts to verify your changes. 9. Transferring the SOLR index If WEBCON BPS Search Server has been installed on the application server , you must transfer them to the new server and change the connection configuration. Transfer of the SOLR index should be performed after WEBCON BPS Search Service has been stopped on the applicatio (...)
Applies to version: 2020.1.x; author: Tomasz Słuszniak Introduction This article describes one of the possible methods of publishing the content of the WEBCON BPS platform on the generally accessible Internet, maintaining the physical separation of the server hosting the platform. The use of firewalls and Reverse Proxy provides a security buffer in the case of e.g. DDo
Applies to version 2020.1.3; author: Wojciech Mleczko The default WEBCON BPS installation contains the WEBCON BPS Search Server component, which is responsible for full-text search support. This component consists of several elements: Apache Solr (with Apache ZooKeeper) Java WEBCON BPS Search Service WEBCON BPS Search Service is responsible for starting
Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Michał Bednarz From version 2021, you can authenticate in WEBCON BPS with any provider using the OpenID Connect standard. In this article, we explain how to configure it using Google authentication as an example. Please note that the configuration is identical when you use another provider. It is necessary to register the applicatio
(...) - Fast SSD for TEMPDB database: 100GB - Fast HDD x 3 for transaction logs and database files SharePoint Foundation 2013 or SharePoint Server 2013/2016/2019 application server s (dedicated) (virtual) 3 production servers (front-ends available to users) 1 test server 1 development server Each virtual server has the following parameters: Sys (...)
Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Michał Bednarz This article describes the process of integration WEBCON BPS with Keycloak. Keycloak is an open source software that enables single sign-on using identity and access management in modern applications and services. Requirements WEBCON BPS StandAlone (version 2021) – the portal available with the use of SSL by the addr
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 (
(...) Applies to version: 2021.1.x and above; author: Michał Bednarz Introduction The article presents how to expand the WEBCON BPS installation with new application server s to easily support the higher load and increase the availability and reliability of WEBCON BPS applications. Important: Each subsequent WEBCON BPS application server requires an appropriate license. The WEBCON BPS Search Server component is (...)
Applies to version: 2020.1.3.x and above; author: Konrad Wojtycza Introduction Translation Tool is the unofficial tool that allows you to translate WEBCON BPS configuration elements. Currently, it is not being developed because it is stable and functional – is compatible with the system from version 2019.1.x. Using Translation Tool you can export descriptions of all configuration elem
(...) (compared with a scenario that does not use such actions). Test scenario 1 (without the action of generating WORD/PDF documents) A test collection, i.e., a list of queries sent to the application server s that is generated by registering subsequent actions done by the user in a browser. The test collection consists of the following steps: Log in to WEBCON BPS Portal Navigate to the main (...)
PDF version Introduction Requirements towards the Customer and the Integrator General information solution requirements Initial data import into WEBCON BPS Exemplary description of integration message Introduction Document description The document sets out design and technological WEBCON BPS requirements for integration