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if(ri!vfm_lastupdate<today()+730,"new",if(or((ri!vfm_lastupdate > today()+731),(ri!vfm_lastupdate>=today()+1440)), "refurbished",if(ri!vfm_lastupdate>today()+1828,"Testing Required","Null"))) here i need to check if the given date is less than 2 years compared to present date then show new, else between 2-5 display refurbished else more than 5 years display testing required 

Hi, I have a requirement to read uploaded DOCX file from appian uploads folder convert it to PDF and show in document viewer on richtext icon click on the fly. I have been able to convert DOCX file to PDF but not able to show it in document viewer. Please help.

Hi, Im new to Appian. Id like to add to my cloud database from an interface! However, I have a primary key thats auto incremented in the table and cant be null. So how do I add from my interface? Should I use an expression rule? query it? I dont know how to make sure the IDs arent the same each time the user adds something. Thanks 

Hi, In the Edit Record list  as per the requirement lastname,Firstname should be display in the grid but while sorting by last name  it is throwing the error, Error Evaluating UI Expression The alias [[field=STUDENT_L_NM, ascending=true]] cannot be used because it contains illegal characters. The alias must contain only letters, numbers, and underscores, and must start with a letter. Thank you

Hello Appian, I want to end the process automatically, if no work is going on for an hour after the process start. I thought "deadline" would play such role in the process model, but the process continues even after I set the one hour deadline. Please let me know if there is a way to end the process automatically, after no work is going on for an hour after the process start. Or if the deadline is the right way, I may have done something wrong with the setting, so please give example to follow. Thank you in advance.

Hi , I am Using SharePoint Connected system to Upload a PDF document from Appian to sharepoint . As a response i am supposed to get a Linking URL for further set of actions but i am getting a null value. PFB screenshot. Any solution to this issue? plz help Thanks

Can anyone help me understand which topics to read thoroughly for Appian L1 Certification?

Hi All, On my cloud instance, while accessing Properties I am just getting different language is the tab without any option to define properties. 

Hi , When you hit cancel button ,it should juss close the form .So that the task will be able to accept by others in the group rather than cancelling the entire Workflow How to Implement this? Thanks

Hi, I have a requirement to open an uploaded *.docx file as a preview in runtime from appian upload folder. Please help me with it Thanks,

Hello All, I am new to Appian world , i am trying to find a way to add custom log at the code level i.e. console.log("** Testing my component ** ",somedata). please can you guide me. Thanks, Gaurav

Hello everyone,  I have recently joined a company with the role of a Senior QA Automation Engineer. I am going to be building an automation framework with Cucumber for Appian and I have a few questions.  I have finished downloading the Cucumber API files and after importing into IntelliJ I notice that all of the core code is pretty much in the jar. Do you suggest that this jar be extracted so that I am able to make changes to the code if needed? Are there ever times that it may be necessary to add or modify any of the methods? I am used to building a Cucumber framework from scratch and writing the step definitions and background code so this is very new to me. Let me give an example: Assume that I wanted to do some feature that had too many parameters to be practical for an examples section in a feature file. It's technically possible to use Apache POI with excel files to take the approach of data-driven testing inside of a Cucumber framework for certain cases. I've a

hello i have a requirement that the hover function of the a!recordActionField needs to be disable so that every time they hover it on the button the hover lable should now show thank you very much

Hi, Could someone please explain in detail why two fields (2nd and 3rd radio buttons) are greyed out in the below list of options under OTHER TAB of USER INPUT TASK? Thanks Faisal

Hi, I have developed an application from scratch in a Trial Environment which has been expired now.I have exported the application zip before the trial expired. Now I want to import the same application into a new trial environment. But somehow the Inspect says all my 33 objects will be imported but when  I click on the Import Package button only groups are getting imported and the rest all are getting failed. Kindly help.

Hello, I am working on upgrading the version of our on-premise.(21.1 -> 21.2) And when following the "Stopping the Application Suite on Linux" (https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/20.4/Starting_and_Stopping_Appian.html#stopping-the-application-suite-on-linux) after executing the "5. status.script", I am getting the message like the picture bellow. How can I get it solved? Thank you very much for all of your help.

Hi, I have designed one GRID where I am successfully able to capture the selected value. I am using Processstart link to update the EmpSubType column. My Requirement is: The selected value should be captured as soon as I am clicking any random EmpSubType(I do not want to first tick the check box and click on EmpSubType value . ) The selected value is getting captured correctly when I am selecting any row and then clicking the SubType. I am not selecting the check box first and then selecting any EmpSubType randomly then Start Process Link is taking a wrong value. I am pasting my codes here: Could someone please help me here? Thanks a!localVariables( local!typeData:rule!FF_EMP_QE_EmpTypes(empType: null), local!empType, local!selectedRows, local!selectedEmployee, local!typeId:index(local!typeData.typeid,wherecontains(local!empType,touniformstring(local!typeData.emptype)),{}), { a!sectionLayout( label: "", contents: { a!columnsLayout( col

Hello, I wanted to upgrade my on-premise Appian version from 21.1 to 21.2. But after trying to upgrade,  I started Appian, (https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/21.1/Starting_and_Stopping_Appian.html#starting-the-application-suite-on-linux) and keep getting the screen like the picture bellow. From the logs I found an ERROR message like bellow. [download-stats-gateway] ERROR com.appian.komodo.gateway.handler.RemoteBootstrapHandler - error occurred in [id: 0x2ef44e3f, L:/127.0.0.1:5010 - R:/127.0.0.1:51388]  due to: the connection is lost by the other side How can I solve this? I really need to fix it fast!! Thank you!!

Hi, I have the below below submit condition. I want to display validation message  if isnull condition is true . The message  will be "You must either select Approve or Deny option". Could someone please help? Thanks Faisal

Hello, I found out that there are 4 types[Action, Interface, Record List, Report] in the Pages part of the Site object, but the Interface type is not visible in our DEMO site.Interface. 1. [Pages] of Site object 2. Interface type which should exist. 3. Not seeing Interface type. How can I get the Interface type to show?

Hi, I am displaying a table in a Read only grid based on Drop down selection from another table. I am able configure update Emp  action in  Emp type in drop down as I am catching Primary key but I want to configure the same in the Grid for updating the Emp Sub Type. For one Emp in drop down there are few sub types getting displayed in Grid. This grid has also Primary key associated for sub type table. I want to catch Primary for one selected row to use update action on Sub EMP type in GRID. Could someone help me here plz how to do? The UI looks like code I am using  a!localVariables( local!typeData:rule!FF_EMP_QE_EmpTypes(empType: null), local!empType, local!typeId:index(local!typeData.typeid,wherecontains(local!empType,touniformstring(local!typeData.emptype)),{}), { /*a!textField(*/ /*value: index(local!typeData.typeid,wherecontains(local!empType,local!typeData.emptype),{})),*/ a!textField(value: wherecontains(local!empType,touniformstring(local!typeData.emptype))

Hello,  I am studying process model and have question on the user input task. From the Assignments tab --> options --> When executing more than once, there should be one-to-one assignment of task instances to assignee's. what is the function of "When executing more than once, there should be one-to-one assignment of task instances to assignee's" ? I see no difference in the result when checked or not. Thank you.

Hi, I have a Process model for HR approval. In the form I am capturing cancel and submit button values in a text rule input (buttonValues). But when HR is cancelling the button the flow gets completed which I do not want to happen as the task not completed. I want the flow to stay at the same position so that approver can again complete his task. could someone please help me here how to achieve my goal? Thanks Faisal

I have followed the step-by-step on creating a new action for Add Vehicle, after clicking the URL link and entering new data for new vehicle, then click on the ADD VEHICLE button, the data does not get saved in the vehicle table. If I run the process model for the Add Vehicle, the new vehicle gets added successfully. Please advice. Thanks. 

Hello, I am currently studying process modeling. From the Documentation site, "Execution Engine Balancing" appears in the <comparing ways to start a process from a process> in the <Ways to Start a Process>, and there are "same engine" and "balanced" listed next to it. link: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/21.2/Ways_to_Start_a_Process_From_a_Process.html  Can anyone provide further explanation on this part? Thank you!!