Is there a way to get the Base URL automatically? I am building an in

bduff over 11 years ago

Is there a way to get the Base URL automatically?

I am building an intuitive URL for an email that is sent to customer. This email link the customer to the process dashboard.
As of now, I am using an expression to create the URL based on the process ID. However I must hardcode the Base URL (https://<host.name>) in expression since the URL will be accessed outside of the browser and I can not use a relative URL

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0 Steven Miccile
Appian Employee
over 11 years ago

The common objects application has a rule called APN_getSiteUrl() that you can take a look at
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0 bduff over 11 years ago

steven.miccile I'm running on 6.7. I noticed that the Common Objects Application was for 7.2. Is there anything that can be a work around in 6.7

Sorry I didn't specify this in the original post
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0 Steven Miccile
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over 11 years ago

The rule definition is: extract(linktodocument(0, "doc"), """", "doc/")
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0 bduff over 11 years ago

Thanks!! Works perfectly!
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