Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

joel.larin — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:25:00 GMT

Current Revision posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/2/2023 1:25:00 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolars or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:00:36 GMT

Revision 11 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 8:00:36 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolars or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:58:38 GMT

Revision 10 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 7:58:38 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolars or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
	Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:57:14 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 7:57:14 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolars or ColorCombos	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
	Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:56:38 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 7:56:38 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolars or	ColorCombos	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
	Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:54:06 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 7:54:06 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
	Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:46:35 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 7:46:35 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
	Coolors or	ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
	Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Tags: Delivery

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

Kim Day — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:35:10 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Article by Kim Day on 10/31/2023 7:35:10 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolors or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

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Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

matt.cosenza — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:32:08 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/18/2023 3:32:08 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolors or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

matt.cosenza — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:25:48 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/17/2023 5:25:48 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolors or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

matt.cosenza — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:17:21 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/17/2023 5:17:21 PM

The tables below provide recommended tools to help delivery team members based on their roles.

Design Tools

Roles: Designers, Analyst, Product Owner

Name	Description
Visio or Dia Diagram Editor	These tools are useful for building system level diagrams of your Appian solution. Note: Use Appian to diagram process flows.

Productivity Tools

Roles: All Roles

Name	Description
7-zip	Tool for creating and opening archive files (e.g., zips, jars, etc).
CutePDF	Tool for creating PDF documents.
Notepad++ or Sublime	Text editor for editing text documents and viewing logs.
Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge or WinMerge	Tool for merging changes between two versions of a file. WinMerge is free and great for basic diff functionality. Beyond Compare and Araxis Merge require payment but provide more advanced features.
ShareX	Screen sharing tool for recording demonstrations. ShareX is also useful for capturing and reproducing defects for Appian product support.
Stories On Board	Useful online tool that can be used for effective story mapping

Integration Testing Tools

Roles: Designers

Name	Description
XML Schema Validator	This is a useful tool for debugging errors in processing XML documents (i.e. torecord() or toxml()). This tool also helps eliminate the document as the source of an integration incompatibility by testing the validity of the XML response.
Apache Directory Studio	This is an LDAP client which is useful for testing LDAP queries before building your LDAP Synchronization process model.
SQL Developer	Tool for working with Oracle databases.
SQL Server Management Studio	Tool for working with SQL Server Databases.
IBM Data Studio	Tool for working with DB2 Databases.
MySQL Workbench	Tool for working with MySQL databases.
phpMyAdmin	Web-Based tool for working with the cloud instance of MySQL.
pgAdmin	Tool for working with postgreSQL Databases
SoapUI	A web service testing tool. This is useful for confirming that a Web Service is functional before integrating with Appian and that the provided WSDL is valid. Leverage this tool to create mock services in instances where the WSDL/RAML is available but the corresponding Web Service is not implemented. SoapUI is also useful for running both performance and functional tests on Web APIs, custom servlet plugins and process models published as a web service.
Postman	A web service testing tool to test integrations
jwt.io	Useful for inspecting JWT Tokens.
PuTTY	SSH Client for testing connections to external systems or to remotely connect to your Appian instance. PuTTY also includes an SFTP client which is useful for testing SFTP connections.
WinSCP	Tool for file transfer. This is useful for uploading plugins to Appian Application Servers. Additionally this is helpful for testing file based integrations.

Testing and Diagnostic Tools

Roles: Designers, Testers

Name	Description
Appian Selenium API	The library contains methods which allow you to interact with Appian components in a browser. It can be used in a Java application or integrated directly into any Selenium or Java-based testing tool. Best practices for automated testing
Browser Diagnostics	This family of tools which allows developers to see the structure of the page and network traffic. This is useful for troubleshooting SSO, embedded interfaces, and debugging SAIL errors.
JMeter	Open source tool for performance testing.
Database Load Generation Tool	Tool on the App Market to help test applications with production like data volumes. Tips for using the database load generation tool

Plug-in Development Tools

Roles: Developers

Name	Description
Quick Start Installation.	Use a local Appian install for plug-in development.
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or IntelliJ	This is for writing Appian plug-in code.
Git or SVN	Version control tool for plug-in source code. Note: Use the Deployment Automation Manager to version Appian application packages.
Visual Studio Code	Source code editor for writing Appian component plug-ins

Usability and User Experience Tools

Roles: Designers, Analysts, Product Owners

Name	Description
Undraw	Illustrations you can change based on needed colors.
ThisPersonDoesNotExist	Generates random user images
Contrast Checker	Check if the contrast of two colors is readable or not
Coolors or ColorCombos	Useful to help generate a color palette
Balsamiq	Useful to create wireframes and mockups for Appian Application

Applications for Improving Appian Delivery

joel.larin — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:02:35 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Article by joel.larin on 8/31/2023 7:02:35 PM

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