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Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Franciszek Sakławski   Introduction When designing the processes and individual workflows in WEBCON BPS, it is good to know how the data is stored in the tables, what are the relations between them and how individual information is displayed on the form. This article describes the Calendars table.   Table descr

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Józef Cyran   One of the built-in WEBCON BPS functionalities is the ability to create a vacation process. This process can be generated by using the absence process wizard – you can also present the vacation requests on the Gantt chart.   More information about creating the process and typed data sources can be f

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Wojciech Kołodziej   Introduction When building business processes in WEBCON BPS and designing workflows – big or small – you may find that you need to pass information between two workflows. One of the simplest ways to pass information from the current form to one in another workflow is by using the Hyperlink action. H

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction The processes designed in WEBCON BPS use the e-mail sending actions in their workflows – e.g. e-mails about active tasks waiting for the user or e-mails containing various reports. The configuration of sending e-mails was described on the technical blog -> E-mails and templates in BPS.

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction Each of the individual stages of the business process requires the involvement of specific employees or groups. The degree of involvement can vary from person to person – from one action and access to some resources to participate in the entire process cycle and insight into each instance. WEBCON

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Józef Cyran   Introduction During normal use of WEBCON BPS, users can select which path (among those available) the instance will go through to reach the next step. However, when going through the system step, not the user but the system moves the instance to the next step after executing the appropriate action e.g. receivin

(...) JS LTS version 10 – currently the highest version supported by SharePoint Framework (the solution works only with this version) Visual Studio Code – or any other advanced code edit or Yeoman and gulp Yeoman SharePoint generator   After downloading and installing NodeJS, the gulp extension, Yeoman and SharePoint generator can be installed by using the comman (...)

(...) workflow schema   The configuration of the “Add a text layer” action The first step is to configure the action of adding a text layer. Enter the “Next step” path edit in the “Wait for scan” step and add the “Add a text layer” action. Next, enter the configuration by clicking the “Configure” button and set fields like on the scre (...)

Applies to version 2020.1.x, author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction Actions are commonly used in WEBCON BPS to design the processes and individual workflows. They are performed without any user interaction and defined on the transition paths or steps. An example actions perform such activities as calculating the field value, making an entry to AD, sending an e-mail. While wor

(...) above shows the configuration window of the “Add a substitution” action. On the left there are sections related to the setting substitution parameters, on the right there is the variable edit or window.   The “Add a substitution” panel can be divided into four sections: User selection – it allows you to indicate a substituted and substitute user or g (...)

(...) h a new one, open the template instance and overwrite the attached file with a new template file.   Implementation: After going to the template instance, open the instance and switch to edit mode, and then select the “Overwrite” option in the attachment menu.   Then confirm overwriting the file:   If the imported file contains a different name th (...)

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Tomasz Słuszniak   WEBCON BPS allows you to start workflows in several ways. In addition to a manual start by the user, instances can also be launched by the system using dedicated actions.   The “Start a subworkflow” action The action allows you to start a workflow within the same application. By using them

(...) ntID and ClientSecret (private key). When starting the workflow, the impersonation option will also be used to prevent the operations for which the user has no privileges (e.g., inability to start or edit the workflow).   To log in, send a request using the POST method to the following address: http://adres_portalu_webcon_bps/api/login In response, you will receive a token that al (...)

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Franciszek Sakławski   There are situations in which, after going through a path, you will need to go back to one of the previous steps of the workflow e.g. when the form has been incorrectly completed or you forgot to add an attachment to the instance. The article describes two basic configuration methods: Moving back an instanc

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Franciszek Sakławski   Introduction WEBCPON BPS supports your office365 workflow by enabling you to generate printouts (e.g., car reservation, order, or shopping list). It is possible when you use the MS Word add-in. This article describes how to Install the add-in. Installation To install the add-in, go to the WEBCON BP

(...) will take place: At the first step, where the form field is visible (this also applies to technical form fields) Only when the form field had no value before Always when loading the form in edit mode (the default value is set regardless of whether the form field is edit able or read-only) After changing the form field value, if the form field was properly configured (more on this later) (...)

(...) this is one of the options to run the subworkflow). Fig. 2. The “Hyperlink” action Fig. 3. The configuration of “Hyperlink” action   In the expression edit ion window select the “Start Element (…)” function and then the “Parameters mapping” option. Fig. 4. The configuration of “Hyperlink” action   (...)

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Franciszek Sakławski   Introduction WEBCON BPS allows us to manage our company and streamline the assignment of tasks by designing workflows. A workflow is a sequence of steps that an instance of the workflow must complete to fulfill its business goal. Such a workflow facilitates and optimizes work by clearly specifying the order i

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 Kastelik   Introduction WEBCON BPS applications can be made available in several different languages. Users who use Portal and can select one of them – currently six languages are available: Polish (pl-PL), English (en-US), German (de-DE), French (fr-FR), Italian (it-IT), Russian (ru-RU). There is also the ability t