Web API Response

Question

Hi,

I have created REST Web API (POST method) in 16.2.

It starts a Process Model in Appian and return response.
I need to send status at the end of process model complete (so that my all validation performed and i have its status) but problem is, web api return status when PM kick off, it do not wait till process model end.

Please guide how we can achieve getting response when process complete.

rawich · Answer

You can use Synchronous Process Model Web Service plug-in (a Shared Component) 
 https://forum.appian.com/suite/tempo/records/item/lMBCLGOdlMUpdGVqW3dQaIKmclBmvvNEj8vu_cjb7T-5YiPr4Fu8ly5Yj1s09uenE4RYzA8zKyx7eiUhuKjLnN5vWmMZe7gc4wlExtc2Lgi9qRl9A/view/summary 
 Expose your process model as web service using this plug-in, so that the web service will be synchronous (the WS call will wait until the chain of activity is broken, before returning the PV values to the client). 
 Although, the service will be available as SOAP WS, not REST-ful API. 
 You can try to call the above SOAP WS with webservicewrite() function from within your Web API implementation. If Basic Authentication (which is required by the SOAP WS) is supported by webservicewrite() function, then you got a solution. 
 -Rawich