How to implement "Convert base64 values to Appian documents" without using an integration object

RE: How to implement "Convert base64 values to Appian documents" without using an integration object

misak0001 — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 03:29:30 GMT

Thank you for your answer.
If I need to execute a Sql Statement in the database, does that mean I can't use the "Get Base 64 documents from database" smart service for file information retrieved from the database through the integration object?
So does that mean I need to access the database directly to use this smart service, without using the integration object?

RE: How to implement "Convert base64 values to Appian documents" without using an integration object

Mathieu Drouin — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:21:35 GMT

Personally, I would go for the OOTB way with integrations. Depending on the size of the document this could be problematic if you're keeping it in the PV of a process.

RE: How to implement "Convert base64 values to Appian documents" without using an integration object

kapilsharma — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:34:58 GMT

Hi misak0001 ,

Yes it is possible to Convert base64 values to Appian documents within the Appian without using integrations. But in order to do that, you need to store the Base64 values into database.

On UI, use a startProcess() function to trigger the process model where you will use the "Get Base 64 documents from database" smart service to generate the document and store it in Appian. This smart service is part of the plugin so you can leverage that plugin and then use onsuccess parameter to pass the docId to UI and then later on pass it into the downloadDocumentLink() function to download the document.

Also you can refer this thread on community: How to convert Base 64 format to document?

Let me know if that's helpful.