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Hello All - I am looking for some feedback/best practices that you have seen or implemented and had success with.I have a large workflow (currently sitting at 88 actions within 8 states in a state machine) and I am going to break it into 2 parts. The process has a perfect place to stop, but I am wondering how to approach it.Part 2 begins when we receive external documentation and equipment has been installed, but the business would like to track how much time there is between when Part 1 ends and Part 2 kicks off. There is no define timeline on how long it should take or has to take, so they want to understand how long and go from there. Typically I would leave it in one workflow or state machine so we can see it easily, but separating them out presents a bit of a snag.I was thinking of kicking off Part 2 as soon as Part 1 ends and then using a "Wait for item update". This would give me a time frame of how long it took to start Part 2. The issues I see with this is I will have the work

Hi everyone,I LOVE the new save and continue functionality, but how do I slow it down. I'm using the button to run a workflow that sets a looks up field value and populates the remaining user data to show the remaining portion of the form that pertains to them. But, it's so fast that the workflow doesn't finish in time. I have to do a refresh to make the changes show up. how do I add a pause and a refresh to the save and continue button?example:look up member LAG == Save & Continueafter save and continue is pushedAfter I do a refresh on the page.Please helpThanks Kassie

I'm really new to nintex and working on a Tekdog course. In one of my assignments I deleted a portion of my form as I was unable to make a filtering exercise work. So I went back and started over. I noticed that the control names from my first attempt did not delete when deleted the parts of my form they were linked to. So now I have past and current and confused.  Question how do you delete controls you longer want.?

Here's my situation: I have ten nearly-identical workflows that might or might not start each time an item is created, depending on what exactly is in the item.  Workflow1 will look at list columns A1, B1, C1; Workflow2 will look at list columns A2, B2, C2, etc.I'm trying to figure out the best way to build this once and be able to copy it with as little tweaking required as possible on each individual workflow.  Any advice at all is welcome.  Would you use the Export/Import options on the ribbon, or save as the workflow as a snippet, or something else entirely?  My first impulse is to save as a snippet, but if I'm not mistaken that means that I would lose my workflow variables and have to recreate them in each of the ten workflows.

 Symptoms  We are Using K2 App IT REST Service Broker to get data and it errors with: Broker Execution Failed. (Inner: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object.)  Diagnoses  This same service instance is working in another environment.  Resolution Performing a refresh of the Service instance via the K2 Management page resolved the issue. Perhaps there was an update to the definition of this REST web service in which one environment see while the other did not; refreshing the service instance would sync the service instance with those changes made to the REST web service.   

Can we to build a standalone form that is not tied to any particular list? We need this form just to capture the filled out fields and send to a email address in either plain text or formatted HTML. If a list app is need for a form to exist, is it possible to not add to the list after every submission? (We only want it to send an email to a specified address.)Also is there an "display override" so that a form will not show as mobile layout when viewing the form from a mobile/tablet device if the form has been added as a webpart on a page?

 Symptoms  During the use the PandD (Package and Deployment), we get a message "Missing Reference" and then it's not possible to continue to deploy the package. The issue appears on a SmartObject linked to a SharePoint Library with a lot to Lookup.  Diagnoses  The issue "Missing Reference" could be linked to: - The fact that the Sharepoint list linked to the Smart Object have (lot of) look up. - The fact that there are 2 Smart Objects objects linked to the same Service Type (Same Sharepoint List): The default one and the one created from the Service Object with the Smart object service tester (on another category) - On the Package and Deployment, you let the check-box "Continue Deploying packaged items if one or more items cannot be deployed" not ticked. We get another curious behaviour and we reproduce only once on K2 environment: With 2 lists with Lookup (List Company and List Employee for example), we created package with: - 2 Smart objects created by SharePoint - 2 Smart objects cr

 Symptoms  After deployment using PandD opening the Workflow and trying to deploy it on the target generates error   System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.      at SourceCode.WebDesigner.Authoring.Forms.GenerateProcess.DoSPWrapping(Activity newActivity, XmlDocument inputData, String[] ConfigValues, String dynamicTypeForDestinationItem, K2Field currentField, SmartObjectFieldPart soFieldPart)      at SourceCode.WebDesigner.Authoring.Forms.GenerateProcess.CreateDestinations(XmlNode activity, Activity newActivity, XmlDocument xmlProcess, Process newProcess)      at SourceCode.WebDesigner.Authoring.Forms.GenerateProcess.CreateActivies(XmlDocument xmlInputData, XmlDocument xmlProcess, DefaultProcessand newProcess, String UserName)      at SourceCode.WebDesigner.Authoring.Forms.GenerateProcess.Generate(String LocalHostConnection, String UserName, Int32 ProcessID, String InputData, String ProcessXML, String SqlConnectionString, String HostServerConnectionSt

is there a way to set up a chain-in command within a reminder workflow where if the first email receipent of the reminder doesn't respond then it gets pushed to the next person in line?  and if this is possible what needs to be set up before establishing the workflow, sorry very  new at this.  thanks!

 Symptoms When we add an item to a Sharepoint list, the corresponding workflow (setup as "An item was added") not started. Diagnoses No issue if we start the workflow manually for the same item.? We made sure that the Event Receiver was registered on the SharePoint list by Executing the ?Get Event Receivers? SmartObject? We made sure that the correct Endpoint URL matched the WebServices URL? We made sure the correct Connection Strings where in the SP15EventServiceWeb.config? We checked the HostServer Log for any errors? We made sure that the RemoveEventReceiver was accessable from the SharePoint Environment (In our case are public as it's Sharepoint OneLine)? We made sure that the Endpoint Certificate was validWe go in MSMQ: Computer management/Service and Application/Message Queuing.We found that the 'eventbus' and 'eventbus error' was not present.We followhttps://help.k2.com/onlinehelp/k2blackpearl/icg/4.6.9/webframe.html#msmq.html:Select Message Queuing Services and sub-nodes Messag

 Symptoms We lost all tabs in K2 Workspace in our DEV/INT environment since this morningOr yesterday as I first discover I problem on my account when I tried to use K2 package and deployment on INT server : ( Export right missing )Went on workspace to check why I had no more this role and ... could not access the 'server right' list ( insufficient right error ) : was ok on DEV server part on the same workspace ( workspace web url is shared for DEV and INT )and this morning , seems everyone lost access to alls TAB in this shared INT / DEV workspace Diagnoses Currently you have 2 domains linked to K2:Domain1Domain2 (Where are the K2 installation account)In the table [Workspace].[ActionPermission] (corresponding to the button to display or not in the workspace: WorkSpace/Security/Workspace Permission/Management/Management Console), we found only users linked to the Domain1 except one user ""K2:Domain2K2InstallationAccount"--More Analysis:SELECT * FROM [Workspace].[ActionPermission]--User

Hi,I have a list A which contains one drop down and the values are x, y and z. When Y is selected, I need to auto populate the new form from list B then I have to fill list B new form before submitting the list A form. Please help me out in achieving this!Thanks,Chaithra

Hi all,Can we do in a Nintex Form an "Enforcing Relationship with Restrict Delete" when we use the Nintex List Lookup control? It's available in native SharePoint, but that is if the column is defined as lookup in the list itself.But what if the source list is on another site, so we use a text field as column in the target list and connect it with the Nintex control?Greets,Peter

 Symptoms A user account getting locked whenever he uses K2. Diagnoses Windows account getting locked following password change.The user credentials in k2 will need to be updated Resolution 3 methods could solve this issue:#1 Remove saved password in windowshttp://www.urtech.ca/2012/08/solved-how-to-remove-a-saved-password-in-windows/#2 Edit credentials in workspace:1. Access Workspace as your account2. Cick on User Settings > Single Sign-On3. Check the checkbox for the 'K2' security label4. Edit your credentials5. Enter your password and select 'Ok'6. See if you can now access K2 or if the account still gets locked#3 try to remove credentials from workspace:1. Access Workspace as your account2. Click on User Settings > Single Sign-On3. Remove the credentials against the 'K2'4. Enter your credentials5. See if you can now access K2 or if the account still gets locked out 

Hi guys,I have a pretty complicated set of workflows that I've been given requirements to build.A primary workflow spawns off multiple child workflows.I need a dashboard where our Service Desk can come check the status of a request. This is easy to do for the "parent" workflow, but it is harder to do for all the child workflows.For instance,I may have a New Hire workflow which spawns 6 Location Approval workflows, as Joe Smith needs access to 6 different buildings. The service desk needs to be able to see the status of each individual location workflow, and they will only know the ID associated with the parent workflow that spawned them.I'm wondering if there is a way I could use a multiline column in my SP List (my dashboard) to show up-to-date information on all the children.My dashboard can be something basic with three basic columns like:Request Title // Primary Workflow Status // Location Approvals StatusUpon spawning a child, I can write to this Location Approvals status column s

 Symptoms ISSUE 1:When I try to do the registration wizard on Sharepoint OneLine, I get the following error message : "K2TSTS10001: An error occurred while processing a WS-Federation sign-in request (invalid_realm)"ISSUE 2:When I try to do the registration wizard on Sharepoint OneLine we get no answer (spin-off display without result) Diagnoses DIAGNOSIS 1:Context:We do an initial installation with only the K2 RunTime url accessible to internet (public) but the registration wizard ask for having designer and Workspace.After add Designer and Workspace on the same Site of the RunTime (using the K2 Setup manager), we get AAD and AAD1 on the Security Label table and not homogeneous URLS (sometime internal sometime public) on the environment variablesWe check if we are able to connect to the Runtime URL from an other network (K2 Partner):https://{CustomerURL}.net/Runtimeand select "K2 Trust for Azure AD".We tested with the customer on my machine with "K2 Windows STS", after fill the login,

A simple but very effective K2 Host Server Log Viewer for live log viewing. Based on K2 smartforms so you can view and search the K2 Host Server logs from your browser. Details on this solution and on how to configure the server logging and how to deploy the package: http://peterblommendaal.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/create-a-k2-host-server-log-viewer-with-k2-smartforms/

 Symptoms We are using the PDF converter Service Object to convert the form into PDF and we notice the following issues on the generated PDF:-1. Image resolution on the List View and the one uploaded using the image attachment control is the not the same.2. If the content of the form exceeds the A4 page, the elements are cut and there is a line across. Diagnoses 1. This has been linked to an existing feature request to display the original size of the image on the List View.2. This has been determined to be a bug. There are no known workarounds. Resolution This ticket has been linked to the following:-1. K2SF ? Original image size on image attachment control on LV2. K2SF Runtime FormDesigner OOTBControls PDFBroker - controls get dissected on page entitites in some instances implement page break property 

 Symptoms Issue:The client was unable to deploy a package. "k2 error smartobject method in smartobject activity escalation data used in could not be found" Error was raised. Diagnoses Diagnosis:On testing the smart object we found that the smart object activity escalation data was not executable. Resolution Resolution:We applied the code fix supplied and removed the activity escalation data affiliation on the workflow. We were then able to deploy the workflow on the target environment with no errors. 

 Symptoms Issue:The client workflow raised an error "Key could not be found in collection." For every instance that was created the instance would end up in error state. Diagnoses DiagnosisWe firstly tested the AAD connection by executing the UMuser smart object with the AAD label and we were able to retrieve data from AAD.We then started looking at the Error profiles of the instances that ended in error and found that the error raised in the workflow is on the Data Event with error "Key could not be found in collection."This indicated that the workflow not working was not related to the AAD errors found in the host server logs. The errors in the host server logs also decreased over some time since Friday that the client saw the issues.We then tried to resolve the AAD id of Ramesh on the server rights and we were able to resolve his user rights.We did also confirm the last version for this workflow was deployed on the 12th of Jan 2017 19:57:34 and was working up until Friday when the c

 Symptoms Issue:When setting UseWebKit to true the pdf converter only saved the top part of the form. when setting the useWebKit to False the whole form was saved but in diminished quality. Diagnoses Diagnosis:We checked and added dimensions(height and width) to al controls, labels and fields on the form in question. This did not resolve the issue.We were able to reproduce the client issue with the help of client resources. Resolution Resolution:We were able to resolve this issue by applying a coldfix created by the developer team. This in turn Fixed the client issue. 

Hi there,Does someone know why the release information of version 4.2.0.0 of Nintex Workflow 2016 has been removed, while this version is available for download?Cheers,Rick‌

HI All,We are migrating a content database to SharePoint 2013,Is there any way we could maintain the workflow history and make the current workflow instances in working state?

In my SharePoint 2013 list I created a field to be allow "Multi-line Rich Text".  In the Nintex Form when you click on the field to enter data the Formatting Ribbon controls do not display.  I can only add plain text.