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I have just started exploring event management part of appian and I have few doubts, 1.  If we configure start node in process model with receive message event with config 'External to Process' it would mean that once message arrives from an ext system the process would start.     Doubt is that how would external system trigger this event? what component or configuration would be used by external system? 2. What is the difference if we, - configure start node with receive message event (with external to process config) - if we create a web api with start process configuration  as these both would allow external system to start process Any leads would be appreciated.

I have a feature where the user clicks a link to run a process in the background and perform some actions. What I want to do is to display a message to the user while the PM is running so they know that something is going on. However, I found out that you can't do any other saves until the onSuccess is run. I want to run the following code. a!dynamicLink( showWhen: not(ri!inProgress), value: true, saveInto: { a!save(ri!showMessage, true), a!startProcess( processModel: cons!WM_PM_SYNC_HOLDS_DATA, processParameters: { siteAcronym: ri!siteAcronym, siteId: ri!siteId, writeType: ri!writeType, user: loggedInUser(), lastSyncDate: ri!lastSyncDate }, onSuccess: { a!save( ri!processInstance, fv!processInfo.pp.id ) }, onError: a!save(ri!error, "error") ), } ), In the code above, a!save(ri!showMessage, true) is not executed until the onSuccess() in the starProcess() is run even though it's outside of the startProcess. I've tried chaining the process and without any chaining and

Hello, We have a need to place a start process link in an email to end users so that the users can go directly to a process that has not yet been started from their email notification.I have tried the following and it seems to work for the user that generated the link; however, if a different logged in user tries to use the generated URL it gives the An Error Has Occurred The process does not exist, has been deleted, or you do not have permission to start it.  Pink Box. a!localVariables( local!startProcessLink: a!startProcessLink( processModel: ri!processModel, processParameters: ri!processParameters ), local!processUrl: cons!CONSTANT_FOR_BASE_URL & "/start-process/" & index(local!startProcessLink, "processModelOpaqueId", null) & "?parameters=" & index(local!startProcessLink, "cacheKey", null), local!processUrl )

I am working on a interface where in top of header of interface I am showing count of any column data for eg: comments(15), and it fetch from data record view .I want to refresh this record view when I will click on submit button on my present  interface, but refreshing is not working for record view. Please suggest the best way to implement this functionality.

Hi, I recently subscribed to Appian Free Trial to evaluate this for our company. Upon login, it offers guided learning experience and courses. I am already in lesson 5 and I haven't tried simulating the Admin Console. Is there a way that I will have an access in the Admin Console so that I can try developing my own site/ program?

Iam trying to map my vehicleid in vehicle cdt(primary key) into comments cdt in vehicleid(foreign key). Iam not able to understand how to write a script task in process model for that to get vehicle id into my 2nd cdt.

Hello, I have a question regarding the text field type within a CDT. This type has a character limit of 255 characters. Is there any way to increase this or is there another type that is used for longer form text such as paragraphs and paragraph fields within an interface? Thank you.

Hi  We have a requirement to show the data in the grid and we are using recordtype in the interface.  Steps followed: 1) Created recordtype 2) Using read only grid (RecordType option)  Everything seems to be working but all of a sudden site throws error with the following message even though the record type and it's security is proper. Screenshot is attached for your reference. And this error will be resolved once the interface or recordtype is opened in the designer mode(No changes done) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Here is the error when we tried to import our application into a trial environment. Thank you. group _e-0000e684-5738-8000-9b2e-01075c01075c_368 "ABM_Admins": An error occurred while creating group [uuid=_e-0000e684-5738-8000-9b2e-01075c01075c_368]: Insufficient permission (APNX-1-4071-007)

can someone provide a usecase where we use process backed record

Hi All, We have a headless pattern: The task is initiated by User A(who belongs to Group A) and submitted to User B /Group B for approval, as per requirement User A who was initiator can recall the task and update the data if required and submit once again to User B for approval. So when the task is in User B’s Bucket, along with User B ,User A can also take action (Recall to Edit) we at this point plan to give Task Assignment to both users (A & B) for it. At this point if User A acts on the Task ,then the Task must be removed from User B's bucket and vice-versa. Has anyone implemented such solution or have once succeeded for such requirement? Thanks in advance. 

Hello everyone, Our client asked for a requirement where we should allow our users to subscribe to a "watchlist", allowing a user to click and be aware of any kind of changes that occur on a specific object and receive a notification (email, mobile...) whenever the object suffers any change. What would be the best way to accomplish this? Does Appian support this function OOTB? I couldn't find any information regarding this process. Kind regards

Hello,  I have a process model which has 2 message listerner events. Both of them have different data being passed to them through two different processes (call them, Process A and Process B) and these processes are started using a!startProcess() from an interface. Process A and Process B are started from two different buttons respectively.  Since there are two message events and they are configured as Process to Process listeners, both of them get triggered even if one of them has the actual data. Due to this, I am receiving "Error in Process" errors every time either of the two buttons are clicked. It doesn't affect the functionality but I want to resolve those error alerts.    Any way to fix this?

Hi, Is there any Notification (bell) functionality is available in Appian. I am implementing a interface where I have to show all recent (only new comment's)  count group wise. Please suggest the best way to implement this functionality.

Hi, I am a beginner to Appian . I am using "Docx from Dynamic template" smart service to read form data (includes images as well)  and generate a document.  Can anyone please help me with the document template sample and xml data model!? I have also tried MSword 2007 doc from template , pdf docx from template smart services but images were not embedding in the document. Document ID was populating instead of images. Any solution to this issue? Thanks.

Hi, I have to implement  @mention tag  functionality in appian inside Paragraph field. example : If  I type @a inside Paragraph field then it will be show all the "a"  name user from that group user  list inside Paragraph field. Please suggest the best way to implement this functionality.

Hi, I have two forms. The second form is actually a replica of first one except an additional radio button for approval or denial. And also it is read only fields. I wan to configure the whole process. 1. I have one start form with the first Form. 2. How to configure second step to include the 2nd Form and write to DB. 3. The 2nd Form is getting read only data by using a query entity fileterd based on ID filter. Could someone please make it easier for me the whole process and configuration? What are the smart services needed? Thanks Faisal

HI, The appian health check was scheduled on specific day in non prod environment but it has not run and stopped at a node with the following error "The number of tasks per node for 'Wait' would exceed the limit of 1000". please suggest me how to run the health check in non prod or how to overcome the above issue.

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Hello, I have a script task which retrieves first name and email id from the database as list of dictionaries. I want to pass it to the start process smart service as process parameters, so that it gets passed to send email smart service which is in another process model. I had selected "Run one instance for each item in <process variable name which stores the list of dictionaries>" thinking that it would iterate through all dictionaries, but it didn't work. It gives the error :  "Argument input to Start Process Smart Service must be a dictionary" Thank you.

As the community is growing, do we have a site or a placeholder where we can see the number of associate developers, senior developers or lead developers we have have in our community and may be we can get a list of them. Which would enable us to reach out to them as per the expertise required for the upcoming projects.

Hi Community, How to add 'n' number of days(excluding weekends and holidays) to a given date? We have defined holidays in Database. I know it is possible to define a Process Calendar with a list of non-working days and then use it in caladddays() function to achieve this outcome. As process calendars are not exportable and needs to be created in each environment separately, we are not considering this option at the moment. Having said that is there any alternative way to achieve this result? Thanks, Arun

Is there any way to disable default Appian task reassign feature when you click on task with process task link?

I was trying in an expression rule from a processId to get the data that is inside the process variable, that is inside the process model.It is possible?

Hi, I want to create a document like an invoice for shoppingcart listing all the items ordered alongwith theirdetails(photo, price, name, discount) in a formof a grid(table). If table format is not possible,could you suggect any other way i can include the data?