How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Malleswari Talakola — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:29:04 GMT

yup totally agreed!

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Stefan Helzle — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:25:31 GMT

In your code snippet, you try to call two smart service functions. This will not work as explained in your other thread.

Second, your process variable needs to configured as a parameter to be able to accept values when started.

Next, processParameters is a dictionary. In your case it should look like this

{
  selectedSuiteName: local!selectedSuiteName
}

Most of this already has been explained in your other thread.

And, all of this is covered in the Appian Academy trainings and tutorials.

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:15:09 GMT

Hey, thanks for this detailed answer,

Could you pls help in verifying the way by which I am passing the parameters in the process.

I am trying to pass the parameters in the following integration

I have created a process variable for the above process which can be seen below-

Let me know if I am doing things correctly or not ?

Thanks in Advance.

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Malleswari Talakola — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:31:40 GMT

1. First thing is to define your integration with selectedSuiteName parameter as below-->

2. Create a process variable and set it as required parameter in your processmodel as below

3. Call your integration from setup tab

4. Go to data tab and you will your integration variable retrieves/auto-populated, update the value with pv!selectedSuiteName variable.

5. Under outputs view, set your variables -->Enable activity- chaining

6. Pass this as processparameter onto you interface a!startprocess link as others mentioned.

Please let know if need more help further!!

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:18:35 GMT

I mean the expression for mapping the same ?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

deepakg681722 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:17:31 GMT

Expression Rule example?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:16:43 GMT

Can u pls share the expression rule example ? It will be very helpful to me.

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

deepakg681722 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:14:33 GMT

Hi, You can create a rule input into Integration and map that rule input for the particular query Parameter by using the expression Editor, and while calling the integration into Process Model pass the value to that rule input.

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:10:38 GMT

Hey Stefan, I did not get my answer in the documentation.

My question is rather simple now,

See the below Process Model

Now see the call integration screenshot below,

You can see that, there is a query parameter called name, in this API integration. Now my question is, how to configure this query parameter in the Call Integration Smart Service ?

See screenshot below where you can see, what I have done ?

Could u pls help here ?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:21:33 GMT

docs.appian.com/.../Call_an_Integration.html

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:19:57 GMT

How to call that integration with query parameters if using inside expression ? Is it possible ?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Mike Schmitt — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:19:49 GMT

yes - as says, anything you can pass to an API in on-form calls, you can pass into a process instead and then pass into equivalent smart services directly within the process. Except in a process you have essentially no limit how many you stack together (other than the node chaining limit, which you'd never even start to approach in such a use case).

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:15:27 GMT

Add the call integration smart service to that process and pass the data first to the process into process variables and then to the integration.

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:11:34 GMT

Also, What about the integration part, I am having an integration which basically calls an API. While calling the integration, I want to pass quey parameters to the API. How to do that ?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:38:59 GMT

Yes. That was a typo. I added the code for startProcess only 😛

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Mike Schmitt — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:36:37 GMT

[quote userid="32884" url="~/discussions/f/new-to-appian/25811/how-to-simulate-calling-two-smart-services-in-appian/100839#100839"]go with a process and start the process using a!startProcessLink()[/quote]

no - you would want a!startProcess() to start the process headless in the background, then feed any results of that process's transactions back into your curent interface.

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:34:27 GMT

a!startProcess(
  processModel: cons!ACC_PM_COMMENT_ON_TASK,
  processParameters: {
    nameOfTheVariable: local!selectedSuiteName
  }
)

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:32:48 GMT

You can pass the value in a variable if you mark that variable as a parameter.
Refer this article for more info - docs.appian.com/.../Start_Process_Smart_Service.html

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

only4u — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:26:56 GMT

Hi Harshit,

Thanks for reply.

I don't know how to send the data of local!selectedSuiteName in the process ? Could u pls insist ?

RE: How to simulate calling two smart services in Appian ?

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:34:32 GMT

You cannot execute more than one smart service on a button. I would advice you to go with a process and start the process using a!startProcessLink()