Web Api with document input

RE: Web Api with document input

aloks0189 — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 05:21:22 GMT

Yes, that's true, i think that will be the best approach to deal with documents in Web API, for as of now

RE: Web Api with document input

MikelG — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:27:04 GMT

Thank you very much!

I guess, I have to create the plugin myself using as reference some of the plugins already created to converto base64 from database..

Regards,
Mikel

RE: Web Api with document input

aloks0189 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 06:00:29 GMT

MikelG Usually Appian should provide the way to send the Document as an input while using POST as MediaType, but as of now, we don't have any direct way to that, because appian supports only XML, JSON, and Normal Text format.

So when it's about Sending the Doc through service, you have only few options left i.e. either Conversion to/from Base64 which needs to develop a Custom Plugin as per your requirement or

If you are aware of the document id, then you can send the document id as an input to a Process Model which can send an email having the Same as an Attachment.

RE: Web Api with document input

subramanian Valliappan — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 05:45:18 GMT

Hi,

Will starting a process through email work for your requirement. In that case you can send the document as an attachment in the email.

RE: Web Api with document input

MikelG — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:11:32 GMT

Thank you! :)

But we are looking for something different because we wont have access to the location of that document location.

In any case it is a nice work-around, so thanks!

RE: Web Api with document input

rishirajk — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 06:20:45 GMT

You can send the document location as the text input and use that location to fetch the document in the process that your are triggering from web API by using SFTP smart service in that process. But for this to work document should be hosted on a SFTP server.

RE: Web Api with document input

MikelG — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:51:48 GMT

Thats what I was afraid of .... Thank you anyway!!

RE: Web Api with document input

Rama Thummala — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:24:37 GMT

Hi,

AFAIK, We need to develop a custom plug-in that converts BASE64 to Document.

Please have a look at below shared components.

forum.appian.com/.../summary

forum.appian.com/.../summary

Hope this helps you...