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I’ve been working in my workspace using Appian Community Edition and find the knowledge center button difficult to work around. I don’t see a way to remove or move it. Is it possible to remove this button? 

I am using a!eventHistoryListField() with comments enabled and the mentionableUsers parameter so that users can @mention colleagues in record event history. However, in our production environment end users do not have access to Tempo at all. They only use Sites.The problem:When a user is mentioned in the event history comments, Appian automatically sends the built‑in @mention notification email. The link in that system email takes them to Tempo → Record → Summary, not Site → Record → Summary. Since they have no Tempo access, clicking the link results in an error. We would like to keep the @mention search/picker behavior, but: Either replace the built‑in @mention emails, or Use the mentions only as a way to identify users and then send our own custom email with a Site-based record URL. ( with no automated emails)  

Have questions or feedback on the Appian Dev MCP? This is a great place to ask them.  Appian’s Dev MCP plugin can be found on the Appian App Market here (https://appmarket.appian.com/listings/appian-dev-mcp), as well as a read-only version intended for production use or other environments where it’s important to avoid any design object changes (https://appmarket.appian.com/listings/appian-dev-mcp-read-only).  Documentation and installation guidance can be found here: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/devmcp.htmlAnd finally, our public repo of skills to install alongside the MCP can be found here. We welcome contributions if you’ve developed a skill or skill update you think would benefit other users. https://github.com/appian/dev-mcp-skills

Hi Everyone,I am facing an issue while trying to access an Expression Rule through the MCP Server.I have completed the following steps:Created an Expression Rule. Created a Service Account. Created an MCP Server User Group. Added the Service Account to the MCP Server User Group. Granted View access to the MCP Server User Group for the Expression Rule. Successfully connected to the MCP Server using the MCP Inspector tool. Enabled MCP and Tools from Admin panelHowever, when I try to access the Expression Rule through the MCP Server, I receive the following error:Error: 500 - Internal Server ErrorCould someone please suggest what might be missing or if there are any additional permissions/configurations required to access an Expression Rule through the MCP Server?Any suggestions or input would be highly appreciated.Thanks in advance!

I am currently facing an issue where record actions configured at the interface level are completely inaccessible.Security settings: Checked and verified,all configurations appear correct.This behaviour started occurring within last few days.Has anyone else faced this recently?(For workaround  we have set “securityOnDemand “ parameter to false to all recordActionFields which are using at interface level) 

Hi All.I am completely new to the Appian environment. Normally how long it takes to create the environment for USA region? I requested yesterday but not received any confirmation email yet. Also today when I click on the “Access Environment” button, it is asking to to choose region and other questions again. Please guide me.  RegardsPradyumna

Hi everyone,We're using the native Export to Excel feature on a records-powered read-only grid, and we've noticed that export time increases significantly as the number of columns grows, even when the row count stays roughly the same. I wanted to check with the community on a few points: Does the native export re-execute the underlying query? When a user clicks "Export to Excel," does Appian re-run the same query that populates the grid (re-fetching data from the data source), or does it reuse the dataset that's already loaded/paginated in the grid? Where can we check logs for this? Is there a specific log (e.g., tomcat-stdout, application server log, or a dedicated export log) where we can see the actual query being run during export, along with timing/duration details? We'd like to confirm whether the slowdown is on the query side (DB) or on the Excel-generation/serialization side (building the workbook itself). Thanks in advance!

I am unable to copy the content in readonly mode while using Advanced rich text editor(vuram) plugin. Currently i am on latest version i.e 1.8.0.  On appmarket i found it’s fixed in 1.7.6 but seems it’s still not working. Here is my code:​​​​​​​ 

Hi Everyone, I am facing an issue with isUserPasswordValid() of the Credential Management plugin. It’s not working for me and is always returning false, even for a valid username and password. Is it working for anyone else? I am using an Appian Cloud environment. Please share your inputs. Thanks!

Hi all,What is the recommended best practice for implementing a multi-tenant application in Appian?The following considerations are particularly important:Performance - The solution should scale efficiently as the number of tenants and users grows. Data Restoration - We need the ability to restore data for a specific tenant to a previous point in time without impacting other tenants. Security - There must be zero risk of users from one tenant accessing or viewing data belonging to another tenant. Maintainability - The solution should be easy to manage, support, and extend over time.I would appreciate any recommendations, architecture patterns, or lessons learned from similar Appian implementations.Thanks.

I have a web API which expects post request and provides the response after completing few important nodes and other actions are configured Asynchronously . Asynchronous process involves copy document, send data to second external system which are wrapped as multiple subprocesses. Now let's say if any of these asych process fails and I notify the first external system along with process ID, is there a way possible to retrigger the appian broken instance again (ignore the failure reason)? if not can I restart from the broken node itself? does appian provide this capability? (Plugins: Get Processes By Node Status and process-management-services doesn't seem to be working as expected for my case)

Hi everyone,I am currently using the Excel Tools Plugin (v2.8.2) and encountering unpredictable loading issues caused by the length of incoming excel cell values.Our Setup & Scenario:Data Volume: 140 columns and approximately 10,000 rows. Database: Staging table columns are already configured with large text lengths. Process Flow: Convert Excel to CSV using the "Excel to CSV" smart service (Processes successfully). Import CSV to Database using the "Import CSV to Database" smart service. The Issue:During step 2, the process fails with the error message: "Error executing SQL". Upon investigation, we found the root cause is hidden trailing whitespace. For example, some cells contain a short text value followed by up to 5,000 trailing spaces, causing the total string length to exceed the database column limits.My Questions:Does the "Import CSV to Database" smart service have a built-in configuration to automatically trim trailing/leading whitespaces from cell values during processi

Today all my query entity started giving below error suddenly even I tried with batch size 2 Not sure if this is an issue in DB or in appain. connected system is getting verified  Expression evaluation error at function a!queryEntity_22r2 [line 21]: An error occurred while retrieving the data. Details: Unexpected error executing query (type: [MRCPFCompanyDT63035], query: [queryentity expression], order by: [[Sort[defaultOrder asc]]], filters:[(active = TypedValue[it=26,v=1])])

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Hi team, I have to load the appian tables to the snowflake, is there any integration already there to do it? how we can extract data from appian and load into snowflake

Hi team, I have a gridfield where a gridcolumn has a value who's character count can go upto 2500. I want to implement a functionality where i display only 200 chars and show a link "more". When I click on the link, either a popup appears where the entire 2500 char text is displayed or another site appears to display the whole value. How can I achieve this? I tried to use safelink, but I am not sure how to configure the uri to display the text. Can anyone please help me out. So far, i have achieved this,a!gridColumn( label: "Enter 2500 char text", value: a!richTextDisplayField( value:{a!richTextItem( text: left(fv!row.textValue,255) ), a!richTextItem( text:"..more", link: a!safeLink( ) ) } ) )

Hi, I need help understanding why record sync is not occurring when using the "Write to Datastore" smart service in one environment, while the latest data appears in the records in another environment. In the environment where sync is not happening, a manual sync is required to view the latest data. Can someone help me understand the cause of this issue?

I have an editable grid in the site where I want to upload a document from the ‘Add Document’ link. It doesn’t work on the site, but it works in the object. 

Hi All,I need to show some details when i place cursor on the sample id which is a clickable link .Is it possible to show tooltip for a record action Field function or are there any other alternates.a!gridColumn(label:”Sample Id”,value:a!recordActionField(display:”LABEL”,style:”LINKS”,openActionsIn:”NEW_TAB”,actions:{a!recordActionItem(action:recordType.task,identifier:index(fv!row,sampleId,null)})

Hi I’m new for Appian,  I have a simple test case:Process Variable:pv!test (Text)Default Value = "ABC"Interface Rule Input:ri!test (Text)Interface:- The form displays ri!test.- User changes the value from "ABC" to "HELLO".- A debug field confirms that ri!test contains "HELLO".User Input Task Forms mapping:ri!test = pv!testContinue button:submit: trueIssue:After clicking Continue and completing the User Input Task, the process variable pv!test still contains the original value "ABC".The Rule Input (ri!test) is updated correctly inside the form, but the Process Variable (pv!test) is not updated.My expectation was that the updated Rule Input value would automatically be written back to the mapped Process Variable when the task is submitted.Am I missing an additional configuration step?Do I need to configure something in the Data > Outputs tab, or should the Forms mapping handle this automatically?Any advice would be appreciated.Thanks! 

Is AI Composer designed to generate a common application template regardless of the provided requirements?I've been experimenting with it using a relatively simple single-page application use case. However, instead of generating an application tailored to the specific requirements, it consistently produces a generic application template with standard pages and little to no relevant actions or functionality.Has anyone else experienced this behavior? Are there any best practices for prompting AI Composer to generate more use case-specific applications, or is the current expectation that it primarily creates a baseline template which needs to be refined manually afterward?

Hi all,I'm working through the Appian Developer Learning Path (currently on "Build an Application: Step-by-Step #1") in Appian Community Edition, and I've run into a few related issues that seem to point to a workspace provisioning problem:My registered workspace prefix is W1187. In Appian Designer, the only Acme Sport Equipment Rental app I can see is prefixed W0902ER — not W1187ER as I'd expect for my own workspace. I don't see a "Solution Acme Sport Equipment Rental" (W#SER) app anywhere in Designer, with no object-type filters active. Navigating to Community Edition Home (/suite/sites/home) takes me back to the "Welcome to Appian Community Edition" region-selection screen — the same onboarding flow I completed when my workspace was first created — instead of a home dashboard with a "Browse App Catalog" option.I emailed CommunityEdition@appian.com about this and haven't heard back yet, so I wanted to also ask here in case anyone's run into something similar.Has anyone seen a mismatc

If we click on any slice of pie chart is it possible to filter a grid by that filter selection.

I went through the previous threads, and from a discussion 11 months ago, it was mentioned that Appian doesn't support dark mode. Are there any updates or changes on this now? I noticed that Appian does have a dark mode for sites ("Site Color Schemes - Appian 23.1"). The challenge arises in our application (and likely most applications), as we have multiple interfaces. I’ve seen many people refer to using browser extensions for this. So, my question is: What’s the best way to incorporate Appian's dark mode into industry-level applications in 2025? If its Browser Extension, what is the safest Browser Extension?

Hello Appian Support Team,I am using the Appian Community Edition environment for learning.When I try to create a new Record Type using the “From Scratch” option, I receive the following error:“The data source cannot be reached or its configuration is invalid. Please contact your system administrator.”Could you please check whether there is an issue with the database/data source configuration in my environment?I would appreciate your help in resolving this issue so I can continue with the learning exercises.Thank you.