How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:50:03 GMT

Thankyou so much for your advice.

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:41:30 GMT

Yes, that's the general approach.

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:50:09 GMT

That means we need to define a WebAPI with STARTPROCESS and also a URL. Then we need to communicate the external system to send data in JSON format into that particular URL. Is that correct sir ?

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:21:27 GMT

I am talking about Web APIs, yes. And whether you send the file, or the records just depends on your specific use case.

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:11:41 GMT

Hi sir, So did you mean to use the Web ApI ? Also are you mentioning to send the document as it is or only the records inside it ?

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:02:20 GMT

Why not just send the file to an Appian API which in turn starts the process?

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:11 GMT

we are using scheduled based process as well

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:59:22 GMT

so we have written a shell script to copy the external file to our destination path and then an on demand job is constantly running in our system so that whenever new file received, it will be taken for the processing

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

venkatrea696188 — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:57:12 GMT

How he is Sending file to your system?? Anyone requesting it or.... Any Schedular based process is running to get the file from client

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:57:04 GMT

So we need to start the validations mentioned in Appian BPM suite once we received the file from external system .

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

Chithra Venkitachalam — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:55:29 GMT

Oh ok.. So our system basically does the transaction pricing for the transactions received via a document file from the external system . Now the new requirement is , the client wants to do some validations using Appian process model before sending into our system for pricing.

RE: How to start the process model after getting a document file from external source

venkatrea696188 — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:38:26 GMT

[quote userid="238119" url="~/discussions/f/integrations/35468/how-to-start-the-process-model-after-getting-a-document-file-from-external-source"]We are getting data from External services in a file format[/quote]

We can, but there needs to be Something that needs to constantly check for the external source response like for example human interaction (Clicking on refresh button .... and small if statement on button which runs process if you receive a file). Can you tell us more about your scenario??