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A good food website should do more than display food names and pictures. It should help visitors find the information they need quickly, explore different food options, and make informed decisions without navigating through confusing pages.I’m working on a food-focused website project Fazolis Hillview that organizes menu information into a simple, user-friendly format. While developing it, I’ve been thinking about how important the interface is for websites that publish restaurant menus, dish details, and food-related information.Some features that can improve the experience include clear navigation, readable typography, mobile-friendly layouts, organized categories, fast-loading pages, and consistent page structures. For menu websites in particular, visitors should be able to find specific dishes and relevant details without unnecessary clicks.I’d love to hear from developers and designers here: What interface features or plugins do you recommend for improving navigation and usability

While executing the process at runtime, the document upload to the dynamically created SharePoint folder is failing. I am using the Client Credentials authentication method with Client ID, and the following error is encountered during the document upload operation.[title=SharePoint returned a 404 HTTP error, message=SharePoint returned the following error code: -2147024893, System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException, detail=File Not Found.]

HI , on email smart service “from” dropdown in addition to the options specified in documentation there is also 2 entries that are environment specific (ie they are correctly updated when i deploy to a different environment.) Where is the associated email address of these email  displays stored. I can’t find it in the custom.properties file or in admin console.  Thanks very much

How can I initiate the SFTP in Appian Designer? Are there any built-in Plugins available like HTTP or Appian RPA to initiate the SFTP? How can I connect AWS with the Process Model in Appian and make the data interactive between them?

Kafka Tools upgraded from 1.4.3 to 1.7.0 and getting error message - SSL handshake failed while publishing message

Hi everyone, I am looking for some guidance on an Appian requirement and would appreciate hearing from anyone who has implemented something similar.We have ‘Extra Long Text(64000)/Long Text fields(4000)’ where users enter content through the Styled Text Editor component. The entered content is stored in the database with the corresponding HTML tags. We now have a requirement to export this data in a Word document while preserving the formatting exactly as entered by the user. This includes:Bold, italic, underline,.. Tables Paragraphs and other rich text formatting supported by the Styled Text Editor componentThe Word document should ideally retain the original formatting rather than displaying the underlying HTML tags.Current Approach:Currently, we are using [Advanced Document Templating - DOCX Document From Template] smart service plugin to generate the Word document by providing a template along with the data in XML format. However, we must strip the HTML tags from the styled text da

I am using the Import Excel to Database plugin along with a Connected System to download Excel files from a client’s Google Drive. Here is the behavior I am observing: When the Excel file is created using Microsoft Excel, the file is downloaded successfully via the Connected System, and the plugin works as expected. All the data present in the Excel file is imported correctly. However, when the Excel file is created in Google Sheets, or when an existing Excel file is opened/edited and saved using Google Sheets, the file is still downloaded successfully, and I can see the complete data in the file. But in this case, the Import Excel to Database plugin treats the file as null and does not return any data. In both cases, the file extension is .xlsx. Is this a known limitation of the Import Excel to Database plugin when handling .xlsx files generated or modified by Google Sheets? If so, is there any workaround or recommended approach to handle Excel files comi

We are refactoring reports to replace the deprecated Export to Excel plugin. The export output relies on a shared base export template. We need to identify the best replacement approach that preserves the existing output format. Any suggestions?

I tested the option to create test cases in an expression rule using Appian DEV MCP. The test case output type should be “Any Type” and the expected value is a Map.I identified multiple issues:The AI agent (Claude) executed createExpressionRuleTestCase and updateExpressionRuleTestCase tools - the expectedOutputType was saved as Expression.When I look at the test in Designer it is displayed as on picture below. The test fails in designer. I can click on the Clear link (next to the value) to reset the value. When I paste the value displayed here, it is accepted by Appian designer as valid and the test pass. runAllExpressionRuleTestCases fails correct Any Type tests with EXPECTED_OUTPUT_TYPE.I created a test case manually in designer (and it pass).When AI agent executed runAllExpressionRuleTestCase, the MCP reported the test case as failed. This is the line from the run:"name": "Test case 4: Map","success": false,"testErrors": [{"type": "EXPECTED_OUTPUT_TYPE", "details": "T

Dev MCP 26.6.100Appian Cloud 26.6When attempting to createRecordType, it fails.Is it possible dataSourceName isn’t listed as a required field in the docs, so Claude’s not attempting to populate it? Commandappian - createRecordType (MCP)(name: "DDQ Ref Request Status", pluralName: "DDQ Ref Request Statuses", sourceType: "DATABASE", appUuid: "_a-0000f064-1c7f-8000-9bed-011c48011c48_284991", dataSourceUuid: "_a-0000f064-1c7f-8000-9bed-011c48011c48_285094", schema: "DDQ", tableName: "DDQ_REF_REQUEST_STATUS", createTable: true, description: "Reference table of DDQ Request statuses (D-49).", fields: [{"fieldName":"id","fieldType":"INTEGER","isPrimaryKey":true},{"fieldName":"code","fieldType":"TEXT","length":50},{"fieldName":"value","fieldType":"TEXT","length":100},{"fieldName":"sortOrder","fieldType":"INTEGER"},{"fieldName":"createdBy","fieldType":"USER"},{"fieldName":"createdOn","fieldType":"DATETIME"},{"fieldName":"modifiedBy","fieldType":"USER"},{"fieldName":"modifiedOn","fieldType":"DATE

Need to create a UI, where I want to have 1 column for editable fields and other column shall have a document (pdf). When user is filling the fields in 1st column. Then field in the document on 2nd column gets highlighted. Planning to use reconcileDocumentViewer component (not using any AI feature at the moment). Can anyone help how and what to pass in the boundingboxes parameter or if this is even feasible.

Hi Everyone,I have configured my Claude account with Appian Dev MCP in my Appian environment. I’m now able to create, update, read, and delete applications and their objects using natural language through Claude.I would like to understand how these Dev MCP interactions are audited in the Appian environment.Currently, I can see that the Design Object Logs capture object creations and modifications performed through MCP, along with manual changes made through the Appian Designer.System Logs --> audit/  --> design_objects.csvIs there a separate log or audit mechanism specifically for tracking Dev MCP interactions? If so, could someone please point me to where I can access or configure these logs?Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi everyone,I am trying to implement a seamless "Audit and Redirect" feature across different Appian sites in the same environment. As a developer, I do not have direct access to all the target sites, so I am storing their URLs dynamically in a database lookup table.My Current Approach:From an interface, the user clicks a link component. This invokes an Integration object that calls a custom POST Web API. The Web API triggers a!startProcess() to write the audit data to a table. Upon process start (onSuccess), the Web API attempts to perform a HTTP 302 redirect by passing the target lookup URL into the Location header. The Issue:The audit data is successfully captured in the database table every time. However, the browser does not redirect the user to the target URL, and the user remains on the same page.Here is a snippet of my Web API onSuccess configuration:onSuccess: a!httpResponse(  statusCode: 302,  headers: {    a!httpHeader(      name: "Location",      value: http!request.headers

I have a integration where I need to pass some data plus documents via API to Appian. Any idea how to do both, I know how to do it as separately but not sure of combined. 

Is Appian Dev MCP supported for On-Prem/ Self managed installations?https://appmarket.appian.com/listings/appian-dev-mcp

ServiceNow -->Appian --->ServiceNowWe have a scenario where From ServiceNow user will request an action and then will redirect to Appian, In appian we have around 20 interfaces developed, based on the action requested they will redirect to one particular interface among the 20 interfaces. After performing evidence collection again after submit and toggle back option they need to redirect back to requested action page in ServiceNow. How to implement this functionality? What are the prerequisites needed and what are the limitations ? Help is much appreciated.

Hi All,I am using the ganttChart component plugin (v1.0.0 by Low Code Minds) and facing an issue with tasksSaveInto it does not fire when a user drags a task bar on the chart.What I am trying to achieve:When a user drags a task bar to a new date range on the Gantt chart, I want the updated start/end dates to be saved back to the database and reflected in the grid.What I have done:1. Added tasksSaveInto to the ganttChart component (confirmed via Appian IDE tooltip that tasksSaveInto is a valid parameter)2. Set isDisabled: false on every task in the tasks array3. Set disabled: false on the ganttChart component itself4. Tested with both task bars and milestone barsDebug test:I replaced my entire tasksSaveInto handler with a simple test:tasksSaveInto: a!save(local!errorVar, "Drag detected!")When I drag any task bar on the chart, the bar moves visually on the Gantt but the save handler never fires — no error banner appears. The visual drag is purely cosmetic and resets on page refresh.My ga

Hi Everyone,I am facing an issue while trying to access an Expression Rule through the MCP Server.I have completed the following steps:Created an Expression Rule. Created a Service Account. Created an MCP Server User Group. Added the Service Account to the MCP Server User Group. Granted View access to the MCP Server User Group for the Expression Rule. Successfully connected to the MCP Server using the MCP Inspector tool. Enabled MCP and Tools from Admin panelHowever, when I try to access the Expression Rule through the MCP Server, I receive the following error:Error: 500 - Internal Server ErrorCould someone please suggest what might be missing or if there are any additional permissions/configurations required to access an Expression Rule through the MCP Server?Any suggestions or input would be highly appreciated.Thanks in advance!

I am unable to copy the content in readonly mode while using Advanced rich text editor(vuram) plugin. Currently i am on latest version i.e 1.8.0.  On appmarket i found it’s fixed in 1.7.6 but seems it’s still not working. Here is my code:​​​​​​​ 

Hi Everyone, I am facing an issue with isUserPasswordValid() of the Credential Management plugin. It’s not working for me and is always returning false, even for a valid username and password. Is it working for anyone else? I am using an Appian Cloud environment. Please share your inputs. Thanks!

Hi everyone,I am currently using the Excel Tools Plugin (v2.8.2) and encountering unpredictable loading issues caused by the length of incoming excel cell values.Our Setup & Scenario:Data Volume: 140 columns and approximately 10,000 rows. Database: Staging table columns are already configured with large text lengths. Process Flow: Convert Excel to CSV using the "Excel to CSV" smart service (Processes successfully). Import CSV to Database using the "Import CSV to Database" smart service. The Issue:During step 2, the process fails with the error message: "Error executing SQL". Upon investigation, we found the root cause is hidden trailing whitespace. For example, some cells contain a short text value followed by up to 5,000 trailing spaces, causing the total string length to exceed the database column limits.My Questions:Does the "Import CSV to Database" smart service have a built-in configuration to automatically trim trailing/leading whitespaces from cell values during processi

We're integrating the Esri Map component (esriMapMarkerField) from Esri plugin with Appian, connected via an OAuth 2.0 "Other application" (client credentials) connected system pointing to ArcGIS Online. The map itself renders correctly — basemaps, drawing tools, and geometry capture all work as expected. However, the built-in address Search box fails, throwing these console errors from esri.widgets.Search.SearchViewModel:suggest:no-sources-defined — "At least one source is required."search:no-sources-defined — "At least one source is required."Troubleshooting so far:Confirmed our ArcGIS org has the World Geocoding Service properly assigned under Utility Services. Confirmed our OAuth Client ID/Secret generate valid tokens (tested independently via Postman, including successful calls to findAddressCandidates). Initially found the widget's internal sharing/rest/portals/self call (used to auto-discover the org's default geocode source) was returning 498 Invalid Token, despite the token wo

I am using the Export SQL To Excel smart service (plug-in) and need to have a link to the summary view in the excel sheet generated by the smart service for all the respective values in the "Record ID" column. How to implement this?

Hello Appian Community,We are implementing a Snowflake integration using the OOTB Snowflake Connected System and are configuring authentication through Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) using OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Grant.Our current setup is:Created a Snowflake Resource Application in Microsoft Entra ID. Configured an Application ID URI: api://<resource-app-id> Created an exposed permission: session:role-appian Created a separate Client Application for Appian. Granted API permissions and Admin Consent to the Client Application. Configured Appian with: Client ID Client Secret Token Endpoint:https://login.microsoftonline.com//oauth2/v2.0/token Resource Application exposes scope: session:role-appianWhen validating the connected system, Appian returns:Authorization unsuccessful.The token request endpoint returned an invalid response.Please check the configuration and token request endpoint status.Questions: For Appian's Snowflake Connected System with OAuth 2.0 Client Credenti