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Hello, Right now when selecting the date for date&time picker system by default setup the time for 00:00. If we want to change the time e.g. to 7:00 and double click the "00", enter "7" system says that format date is inpropper. We have to add 0 prefix to hour "7", so it is "07". It is one more click + one more typing. Allowing format h:mm or even h:m would be ergonomy enhancement for fast

Applies to version: 2020.3.x and above; author: Józef Cyran   Introduction The item list is frequently used to store any number of data rows as opposed to other form fields. This functionality makes the actions executed on the item list differ from the standard form field configuration.   Business case: Personnel planning for a project This article describes the

(...) eByIdi pickerCompareByName Context variables as: CurrentUser.BPSID and CurrentUser.DisplayName returning information about a current user   Functions connected with date and time support date(value) – takes a date in ISO format as a text (like the constructor of a Date() object in JavaScript) and returns a Unix time marker (as a number of milliseconds since 1 (...)

Applies to version: 2020.3.x and above; author: Jakub Okrzesik   The article is an update of the already existing article, it shows the configuration in version 2020.1.3. For the original see: https://howto.webcon.com/action-templates/.   Introduction Action templates is a feature that allows you to save a lot of time when implementing processes and reduces the p

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction Some processes in WEBCON BPS require data from some other source to operate correctly. This data can be provided from external data sources such as SQL databases or SharePoint lists. Internal sources can also be created in the system such as Fixed value lists or references to data contained in WEBCON BPS

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: 2020.1.x and above; author: Mateusz Klos   WEBCON BPS Designer Studio allows you to configure the form fields’ appearance so that they can be more transparent and legible, as well as tailored to your users’ preferences. The following article lists several ideas on how to manage the appearance of your form fields:   Groups Through WEBCON

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Franciszek Sakławski   Introduction During document processing, it is important to check the correctness of the entered data – mostly to make sure that an incorrect value doesn’t cause issues further down the workflow. WEBCON BPS gives access to multiple avenues of form validation: RegEx, ‘Validate form’ act

(...) te -> a text field that dynamically suggests answers depending on the given characters Person or group – allows you to search and select people, domain groups or SharePoint groups. date and time – allows you to present and edit date and time Yes/No choice – used to select the Yes/No value. The value of this form field is set by a checkbox on the instance. Choice tree – (...)

(...) WFH_LeftBy – informs who changed the instance version WFH_LeaveCurrentStepPath – informs which path the instance in the given version was moved WFH_LeaveCurrentStepDate – the date and time when the version has been changed Business case A simple “Car Fleet Management” workflow was created. The workflow is in the second step – you can see it on the right side o (...)

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Grzegorz Szlachta   Introduction WEBCON BPS allows you to generate the Word files that can include data entered on the form. This functionality is useful in various processes such as contracts, vacations, and orders, where it is necessary to submit the document for signature. The following article describes the method of WEBCON BPS

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: Piotr Poniedziałek   Introduction WEBCON BPS introduces a lot of new functionalities which allow for creating more complicated processes. In some cases, developing the process is related to an increase in the number of form fields used, although this is not always necessary. For more information see: WEBCON BPS  – l

Applies to version 2020.1.x, author: Dawid Golonka   Introduction If an employee is absent, their tasks can be automatically passed to another person. Read this article to learn how to configure substitutions in WEBCON BPS Designer Studio. WEBCON BPS allows you to use this workflow automation in many places. More information about the substitutions can be found in the following

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Adrian Baszak   Introduction Setting up default values in form fields is one of the most basic and easy things that we can do to facilitate and improve the user experience of working with forms in the WEBCON BPS system. The following article describes the various methods used to configure the default values and examples of use.

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Marcin Pisarek   Introduction In WEBCON BPS the individual steps require tasks to be performed by a specific user or group of users. The appropriate design of a process and the correct assignment of tasks can improve the performance of daily duties, document processing and company management. The article describes the idea of assig

Applies to version: 2020.1.x and above; author: Paweł Drab   When creating large and complex processes, problems with workflows becoming too complicated can often appear, which can be problematic especially for end-users. To check if our process requires reconstruction and simplification, we recommend making an audit of such workflow.   Why should we do a workflow audit?

Applies to version: 2019.1.4.x and above; author: Anna Puka   Introduction In WEBCON BPS 2020, two new standard reports – Anomalies and Suggested are available in the “Insights”  section, which allow you to quickly find important information in your processes. The Suggested report shows instances that can be the most import

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: