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Hey all, new Appian developer here! From what I have learned so far, Appian dev teams don't usually follow the branch->merge workflow, but rather work inside the single dev environment. I have no problems with this system and think it is the ideal approach for 99% of cases. However, in a situation like a refactor, where you are changing some of the architecture and breaking a few parts of the system as a side effect, I can see how branching off to make these changes would be safer, cleaner, and not prohibit other developers who need to use the parts that are being changed.Is there any version control (or hacky workaround) that could solve this in these rare situations? Thanks!

Hi Team, I am working with the documentsChatField in Appian. After uploading a document, I want to pass it to the chat field for verification. If the verification is successful, I need to save the document details in the database. Could you please guide me on how to achieve this? Is it possible to trigger document verification immediately after upload and then conditionally persist the document metadata based on the verification result?

We recently upgraded to version 25.4 yet we can't find the Agent Studio or option to build new AI Agents in Appian Designer. Is there any additional permission /configuration needed to enable this object type? 

We display the groups a user belongs to in a read-only grid, and the data appears correctly in the UI. However, when a basic user exports the data using the default record export, the group names are not visible in the exported file.

I requested the transfer of my credentials, Community and Academy achievements, Academy historical training data, and Community activity history a couple of days ago. However, the transfer has not yet been completed. Typically, this process is finished within two working days, but it seems to be taking longer than expected. Could you please let me know how much additional time it will take? Also, is there a toll-free number I can contact for assistance? Additionally, I would like to know whether it is okay to leave the organization before the transfer of my credentials, Community and Academy achievements, Academy historical training data, and Community activity history is completed. If so, how can I continue to receive communications that are currently being sent to my organization email after I leave? Is there a way to update my email ID in the community profile so that all future communications can be redirected to my personal email address? Could someone please assist me with this?

Hi everyone, I’m working on an interface where the user needs to upload an Excel file with the .xlsx extension. My goal is to validate the file extension directly in the interface, before enabling the "ACCEPT" button. In my current setup, I’m using the disabled parameter of the a!buttonWidget() to check two things: That the variable local!excel is not null or empty. That the uploaded file name (converted to string) contains the .xlsx extension, which I have defined in a constant (cons!CEDT_CONS_EXTENSIONES_DOCUMENTOS). When I use touniformstring(local!excel), it only returns the file ID (a numeric value), not the original file name. Because of that, I can’t compare it with the extension constant to validate the file type. Here I’m attaching a demonstration of the interface when I upload a file that is not an Excel type.  Is there any way to retrieve the original file name (or its extension) from the uploaded file in the interface, so I

I am having two Signature Documents. i want to compare both the documents and i have to return the matching score percentage of how similar two of the signatures.

Hello All, Below is the code snippet from Ruby. Digest::SHA256.base64digest('') I need to generate the same in Appian and pass it to the integration header parameter, please let me know if anyone has done this before. Thank You, Sneha.

We’re experiencing recurring high memory usage in our Appian Cloud DEV environment that is leading to emergency restarts. This typically occurs outside of normal development hours, when there is little to no active user activity. As part of troubleshooting, we have: Cleared all processes that had stopped due to exceptions Removed older versions of process models and interfaces Reviewed for obvious runaway process instances Reviewed guidance in KB-2011 Despite this cleanup, the memory spikes continue. Has anyone encountered similar behavior in a DEV environment with low user activity? If so: Were scheduled processes, integrations, or unattended background jobs the root cause? Are there specific logs or metrics in Appian Cloud that are most helpful for identifying memory drivers? Does exporting and removing older, inactive applications from DEV meaningfully reduce memory consumption, or is memory primarily driven by actively executing objects? Any guidance on deep

Hi Team, I’m unable to see the new Appian 26.1 release in my Appian Academy learning environment. It still shows the older version, and the new release content isn’t appearing for me. Has anyone else faced this issue? Could someone check and let me know if the release is available on your side, or if there’s something I need to do to get it updated? Thanks in advance!

Hi  I'm currently exploring Case Management and wanted to check with the community whether it's possible to use Google Mail (Gmail) to set up case creation via email. If this is supported, could you please share any guides or documentation on how to configure it? In the documentation I reviewed, it seems that case creation via email is mentioned only for Microsoft email (Outlook). I would like to confirm whether Gmail can also be used for this purpose and what the recommended approach would be. Thanks  Rahul Gundu

I need to add more than 10 quick filters to the report, but the option is disabled. Is there a way to add more filters?

I am using a read-only grid to show data for reports. I need to export the data to excel but the grid has more than 50 columns. I have already tried default export to excel feature and a!exportDataStoreEntityToExcel() function but none of these worked. FYI: Data is in SQL. Appian version is 23.2. Columns cannot be merged or it's count can't be reduced Is there any way I can export the data to excel?

Hi Appian Community! I have a requirement where in the column chart below, I need to show a breakdown of the data for each bar of all the series based on the date. I had to manipulate the dataset so using a record type was not possible. Now I have my data structured where  x-axis is dates, and y-axis is the percentage of each area of the office's seat booking. How do I show within each bar, a breakdown of say half is booking type A and the other half is booking type B?

Hi everyone, I am building a report that is accessed by a Super Admin (business user). The purpose of the report is to display which users belong to which groups. To retrieve the group information, I am using the a!groupsForUser() function. However, when the report runs under the business user context, I receive the following error: Expression evaluation error in rule at function a!groupsForUser [line 6]: The user does not have sufficient privileges to get groups for user. [User Context: ...] does not have sufficient privileges to perform the requested action. It appears that this happens because some users belong to restricted groups (for example Developer groups or Health Report groups) that the business user running the report does not have permission to view. Because of this, the entire report fails instead of simply ignoring those restricted groups. My question: Is there a way to: Retrieve only the groups that the logged-in user has permission to see, without the expression fa

Hi everyone, We’re working on enabling document preview functionality in our Appian application. We created a Web API that can successfully preview and download documents from the UI. However, we’re facing an issue specifically with Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Instead of previewing in the browser, these files automatically download. Current behavior: PDF files preview correctly in the browser MS Office files (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) always trigger a download, regardless of browser settings We are returning the document via a Web API using proper headers, but preview still doesn’t work What we need help with: Is it possible to preview MS Office documents directly in the browser using Appian? Does Appian support inline preview of these formats, or do we need an external viewer (Office Online Viewer, Google Docs Viewer, etc.)? Any recommended approach, best practices, or sample configurations to achieve inline preview?

My Appian Senior developer certification had an expiration date of March 18.I have completed the 25.4 Release showcase on the same day.Could you please confirm if my certification will be considered renewed based on the showcase completion.Regards,Priyadharshini.S

Hi all, I had just been researching on the different character limits for data types. So from my understanding of text data type, these are the following limits. Text - 255 characters Long Text - 4000 characters Extra Long Text - 64000 characters  To my knowledge these are the 3 available options for any VARCHAR in record types, I was just wondering if this information is correct, wanting clarification please.  Couldn't really find a clear answer on the limits. Note: I believe that for record types, there's a limitation for Extra Long Text, limited to only 3 fields within a record type that's allowed to have the Extra Long Text data type.

Hi everyone, I’m working on a large and complex process where we are not using User Input Tasks. Instead, we implemented a pool-based approach, where each group has its own pool of requests. All request data is stored in the database. We also have an Admin Configuration interface that allows the admin to enable or disable certain tasks for specific groups. For example, in the database we store a boolean flag: true → the request/task should appear in the pool false → the request/task should no longer appear On the interface side, we are using a grid that queries the database and filters the tasks based on this flag to display the pool for each group. The issue we are facing is the following: When the admin disables a task (changing the flag from true to false), the request still appears in the pool grid. It only disappears after performing a hard browser refresh. The standard refresh mechanisms in the interface do not update the grid immediately. My questions are:

Hi All, I'm trying to pass Json type data input (which is a rule from my interface sending it to process model via start process) to JsonToExcel Smart Service. I need the output format as below. Please advise. expected sample output format - = "[{ ""startPublicationDate"": ""2021-09-05"",""endPublicationDate"": ""2021-09-05""   }]" The challenge I see here is my rule has nested rules inside it and output is a list of dictionary. 

I have a question related to "Appian RPA - working with Excel": is the set of activities powerful enough?  I have a project that requires specific activities in a few Excel files: -renaming a sheet -adding/removing a sheet -applying sorting -transferring (copy and paste) data from one sheet to another one in the same Excel documents and between documents -searching in a column for the first file name (the column has files names in it) that has or not an extension (".txt" for example). etc etc etc Can the Appian "working with Excel" set of activities powerful enough? Did somebody have something that couldn't be implemented (lack of functionality maybe)? I have to choose between "Appian RPA" and "MS power automation", I don't want to start with "Appian RPA" and to realize afterwards that it cannot do this and that, etc. Thank you so much.

Hi, I'm following the exercise in the attached PDF, but I'm getting the following error: "Reply-To email did not resolve to a valid email address." I've repeated the steps several times but I can't figure out what might be causing it. Since I'm new to Appian, I'm also not very familiar yet with diagnosing or resolving these kinds of errors. Could someone please help me understand what might be wrong or what I should check? Thanks in advance! [View:/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/62/Exercise-2_5F00_-Examine-and-Configure-a-Process-Model.pdf:320:240]

Hi everyone, I am working with AI Document Center in Appian and I am trying to use a classification model with an .eml file. According to the documentation, .eml should be a supported file type, but when I run the model I get this error: Generative AI Classification: Unsupported file type. Try again using a supported type or contact your admin if the problem persists.The issue happens specifically when I upload an .eml fileHas anyone successfully used .eml files with AI Document Center classification?

We switch our primary timezone from GMT to GMT+1 in the Appian admin console during UK daylight saving time. In the application, we display all dates using a text() function, like this: if(   a!isNotNullOrEmpty(ri!dateTime),   text(ri!dateTime, "dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM"),   "" ) However, as soon as the timezone is updated in the admin console, the displayed date values shift according to the new timezone. This causes the date and time shown in the UI to change even though the stored datetime has not changed. Is there any way to keep the displayed date consistent regardless of timezone changes?

Hi Appian Community, I'm working on a PickerField component that needs to display data from a large dataset (~15,000 rows). Here are my requirements: Requirements: Display a PickerField with approximately 15,000 rows of data Implement a search functionality that only triggers after the user enters 3 or more characters Load the data using a Record Type as the data source Optimize performance to handle the large dataset efficiently Current Challenge: I want to avoid loading all 15,000 rows upfront for performance reasons. Instead, I'd like the search to execute only when