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Hi everyone,a customer is using a Nintex Forms 2016 list form to get some data from users. They use two text fields to catch two date values. They don't use calendar controls because the expected dates are long in the past and thus entering the dates with the date picker control is not very comfortable. Instead they use input masks to help the user.After both dates are entered they want to compare both dates where Date A must not be after Date B. However as they are both text fields the comparison is not done numerical but by string comparison.I tried to use runtime functions formatDate and convertToDate to try parsing both text values as date and compare them afterwards but with no success.Anyone has any ideas what other things I could try? Converting it in a workflow and getting back to the user is not really an option as the form is relatively complex which is why we'd like to do the validation directly in the form.Thanks for any help.Enrico

Explanation of the context of which a workflow will execute and what causes the context to change.

Where can i find guidance on the recommended practices for creating Workflows in a SharePoint test farm then promoting/copying them into Production? Can this be automated or do we have to do a manual export/import?

 Symptoms K2 workflow in SharePoint on a Document library (With versioning enabled). The Document is checked in and it goes through a approval process but while it goes through a approval I have users changing the File (e.g. Adding values) but suddenly my workflow went in error state with the following error message:The File [SharePoint Doc Lib URL].[File name].docx is locked for shared use by [User Name] Diagnoses The issue was casued by SP locking the file:http://www.sharepointindepth.com/the-file-is-locked-for-shared-use-by/ Resolution Provided PS script to release to document lock. (https://sharepointobservations.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/remove-sharepoint-client-side-file-lock/)Client used the Powershell script to release the lock, then re-tried the instance in the error profile and it worked. This means you must execute the Powershell script before each client event....  

Hello all - I am running into a wall with this and can't figure out how to hide a button after it has been clicked.Ultimately, I want to all a user to click a button, hide the button, and replace it with an image (think check-mark or red 'X'). I will also need to have a way to "reset" the form buttons in the event that one is miss-clicked and the user needs to go back.I have been playing with setting other fields and running rules against them, but no luck. Would CSS be a better approach, and if so, how (examples)?Working in 2010 and O365.Thanks

Hi Everyone,Is it possible to create a single form for several list? let's say I have four list:List A, List B, List C, and List D.Columns:List A = Title, Incident Number and DateList B = Title, Date and OwnerList C = Title and IssueList D = Title, Date, Instance, Owner and Contact #Can I have a form that consist all of the above columns and I have several buttons which is Generate List A, Generate List B and so on. which will generate inputs for that specific list and create an item on that list.Thanks in advance!Rogelio

Using Nintex 2013 On-Premise, is a Web Service really the only way to grab an attachment within a nintex form and then save it to a separate library? There must be a better way, especially since the web services are no longer recommended.Am I missing something obvious?thanks

I have a list of items that need to be reviewed once a year to see if the information is still relevant. I would like to create a workflow that notifies the owners when an item has reach the year period, gives them the option to either approve (keep) the item or deny (delete) the item. Additionally, I would like to have the action (either keep or delete) included in the overall workflow, if possible.I am new to Nintex and not sure if what I am trying to accomplish is possible through workflows but if so, how I would create. Thanks for any and all help.

HelloI am currently working on a Form where the user can request some cash in advanced.The request then needs to be approved by the manager, edited by the Finance and completed once money is collected.Simple, isn't it Well, maybe I am overthinking this tooooo much but somehow not able to get my head around it.For simplicity, look at the document attached; I tried to provide a simple way to explain the process.The part where I am not sure about is between the Accountant < > CollectorI like to make it so when the Accountant, edits the form (filling out some currencies etc.) then having on option to say "Notify the user" which then will trigger an email to the request asking for collection.The next step is then, once the user is with the accountant, the Accountant clicking on a button "MONEY COLLECTED" which triggers the workflow to complete the request and at the same time updating two fields- AccountantsName- CollectorsNameInitially, I was tempting to add FlexiTask for each step b

Hi, We have at DHL we have  nintex 2013 worklfow version 3.1.8.0 – International I would like to try Nintex form 2013. Do you have a trial license so I can test it? Thank youGrig

Want to add a new row to a Nintex forms Repeating section through JavaScript methodscenario:I have a db that have a products. when user search for a product in a nintex form textbox it will call the web api through javscript and display those results in panel. When user selects particular product it has to add that particular product to the repeating section row (like adding child items to the parent element)can you please suggest how to add rows to a repeater control through javascript method instead of adding through the repeater control add new row link button

Hi GangI'm trying to use the "Calculate a Date" action to set 2 datetime variables; one that is blank/null and the other that is the current date.  I don't care about the time.  With the 2007 interface it's not clear how to do this.  Can anyone help me?Best Regards,Andy

Is it possible to avoid submitting an item to a list with the click of a button, but yet start the workflow?

I have a flexi task in my nintex workflow. Task is assigning to more than one assignee's. what i want if one assignee approve and one reject then workflow must move forward to next step in workflow  

I am running into an issue when I try to publish a workflow.  First, when I click Publish I get prompted for my user id multiple times (3 times).  If I authenticate 3 times, it then opens the "Set Title and Description" box.  If I hit submit, it tries to authenticate again (3 times).  If I add my password three times, a box then appears saying "401: Unauthorized".  I have full site permissions as an owner.  What is causing this?

Hi,until yesterday my form was functioning properly. today its stopped showing (even in preview mode) and after doing many tests I found that "Current Date" is causing the issue. If I remove it from the calculated field the form runs fine. If I use it the Form crashes.I tried to activate and deactivate the Nintex Forms in site collection feature with no luck.The same issue was found in some other subsites. has anyone ever run to the same issue?

Hi,I want to disable most of my components in a Nintex Task Form. The controls are connected to Workflow variables, the variables get the values from Query XML in a workflow. For Desktop Layout the Enable: No option works perfectly fine. The issue is in the Nintex Mobile Tablet Layout. The controls which are connected to the list columns are disabled when I choose Enable:"No", but the controls which are connected to the Workflow variables can't be disabled. I tried setting the Control Mode to: Display, I also tried adding rules for Disable, despite the Enable:No option, but nothing worked. I tried the hide rule, to a Connected Multi Line Control and this worked. I tried adding a new Date/Time control - Not connected and set Enable:No and again it wasn't disable. So I guess it's some Nintex issue. I started using Calculated values for Date/Time controls, SingleLines.... And now I'm facing a problem with the MultiLine controls. I can't use Multiline Control in the Formula  for the calcul

Hi All,This one has me stumped so here's my issue.  I am sending an approval notification using Assign Flexi task to a text variable that has a general email address in it as plain text.  The issue is that when a specific user who is monitoring this general email attempts to approve using the notification they receive a permissions error.In retrospect the error makes sense to me since it's expecting an authenticated MOSS user and instead it has this general email address which will not match the actual user attempting the approval; however, I am still left with a need to send this Assign Flexi task to a general email address and then, somehow, enable any of the team members monitoring this general email to then complete an approval action without either specifically adding them or creating a group which would defeat the purpose of the generic email, to begin with.The only thing I can come up with is to create another workflow that automatically does this and replace the Assign Flexi ta

Is there a way to assign a time frame to a Review Task for the Work Flow to continue on to the next process.  For example, we have a work flow that a bunch of people have to review.  In some cases, some people may not review it.  So if everyone hasn't reviewed the request in a set time frame like 3 days, the work flow will continue on past that task.

I am trying to open a nintext form on sharepoint 2013. It always ask me for authentication and eventually it pops up this message. "There was an error processing the request". And it was working before .Attached is the screenshot!

I have a form where I am asking for the input of a managers name in one field and am using a people picker. Here I can type in the manager's name or the manager's ID and it resolves to the name of course.In another field which currently is a single line of text I would like to auto populate the managers ID.The manager is not necessary the one filling out the form so I need to capture it off the people picker field. 

Hi all,I have a repeating section containing several controls and javascript to handle each step in the process.  A product id (single line textbox) first accepts input and upon change, it calls a web service to validate the id and also to get some data about the product to then display next to it.  The web service call is working just fine, however it is only getting called on the first row's product id control.  Additional rows are not calling the web service.  I am using javascript reference ("jsvProductID") for the control.Here is my javascript:NWF$(document).ready(function () {NWF$('#' + jsvProductID).change(function () { event_LookupProduct(); });});function event_LookupProduct() { var lookupValue = NWF$("#" + jsvProductID).val(); NWF$.ajax({ type: "GET", url: "http://company.org/myservice/Rest/ProductSummary/ProductId=" + lookupValue, dataType: "json", success: function (response, type, xhr) { onEquipmentLookupSucceeded(this, response); }, error: function (xhr) { window.alert("e

Hi everybody,I just stumbled over the runtime function lookup. Why needs this display names for list- and column-names instead of internal names?!This makes absolutely no sense because as soon someone renames a column or a list, it doesn't work any longer.Even more worse is the fact that if your website supports multilingualism and a list or column has naturally another displayname than in english, the form crashes because the lookup-function doesn't find the list or column.In my case, two lists "aTranslation" and "bTranslation" were created and renamed afterwards both to "Translation". So the lookup-function uses the first list, it find's with this name.This makes the function absolutely useless. Is there an alternative for this?Greetings from NurembergRickyEdit:In Nintex's JavaScript-Function in File RuntimeFunctions.js line 436 the client object model function get_lists().getByTitle(self.listName) is used.I think, it would be useful to enhance the code by checking if listName is a G

Hi,Just been excitedly given a little tablet (Acer Iconia 7) by the boss who wants these things used across the business. I've deployed the Nintex Mobile App and our own branded app to the device, and it appears to be rendering incorrect forms. It appears to be rendering the Mobile form rather than the tablet form.Does anyone know the aspect ratio or screen resolution cut offs on devices where the app treats a device as a mobile rather than a tablet. Couldn't find any information on here about that.

Hi All,I have a multi line text field with "Append Changes to Existing Text" turned ON.The problem is that when users are saving a workflow task with adding some comments to the field, next time they open the task the comment is not there (not saved). Basically they have a "Save" and a "Save and submit" button and the comment only gets saved when submitting the task. How can I set it up to save the comments also when using the "Save" button?Thanks