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Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010 SummaryWorkflow no longer shows in Workflow Gallery. SymptomAfter a site has been migrated, workflow('s) no longer show in the Workflow Gallery. CauseThe SharePoint List ID is no longer valid. Resolution Obtain the Id (Guid) of the list the workflow should be attached to. (See Obtaining a list id in SharePoint 2010 or 2013) Navigate to your site URL and append /NintexWorkflows. Example: http://contoso.com/sites/mysite/NintexWorkflows Click the name of your workflow from the list of workflows. Edit the properties of each item inside of the workflow folder. Change the

SymptomThe Display Format of the External Data Control is set to drop down list, at runtime, the control renders blank values. ResolutionWhile creating all operations on the DB table during content type creation (or) double click on the Read List operation if you have already created all operations1.       Click on “Next”2.       Click on “Add Filter Parameter”3.       Click on Filter (Click to add)4.       Select Filter Type as “Wildcard”5.       Select a Filter Field and click OK6.       Click on “Finish” (Note you may need to change the “Data Source Element” to match the selected Filter Field)7.       Save content type.

Products: Nintex Forms 2013 SummaryNintex Forms Prerequisities Feature fails to activate. SymptomThe following error occurs."The profile for the user is a temporary profile." CauseNintex Forms Installer was run with an account without sufficient permissions on the local machine. Resolution Re-install using the SharePoint Farm Install account and ensure it is a local administrator.

Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010, Nintex Workflow 2007 SummaryThe error "Nintex.Workflow.NWException: Failed to load common data item assembly 'AssemblyName, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0000000000000000'. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'AssemblyName, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0000000000000000' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.  File name: 'AssemblyName, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0000000000000000'" SymptomThe following error occurs."System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly” CauseOne of the servers in the farm does not have the referenced assembly installed in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC). ResolutionEnsure that each server in the farm that is running the Foundation Workflow Timer Service i

Products: Nintex Workflow for O365 SummaryThe error "Error publishing workflow. Workflow XAML failed validation due to the following errors: Activity 'DynamicActivity' has ## arguments, which exceeds the maximum number of arguments per activity (50). HTTP headers received from the server - ActivityId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. NodeId: . Scope: . Client ActivityId : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request.” SymptomWorkflow fails to publish.  Cause SharePoint Workflow Manager has a limitation of 50 arguments for a 'DynamicActivity'. A workflow is considered a dynamic activity as it can be nested inside of other workflows. Each variable configured in a workflow is considered an argument. Each Nintex Workflow Action that utilizes Nintex Live has two arguments

Related products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010, Nintex Forms 2013, Nintex Forms 2010, Nintex Live Please see Quick Reference for Nintex Features, Content Types, and Field IDs.

Products: Nintex Workflow 2016, Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010 A common cause of workflow failure is large lists, document libraries, task lists and workflow history lists. This article provides instructions on how to locating these large lists. Run the below (attached as well as a *.txt file for your convenience) PowerShell script (PowerShell ISE works well) from a SharePoint Server: The lists returned can be filtered by setting the $threshold variable (default is 200). Additionally, the properties returned can be changed by appending properties to the end of the script (default is ParentWeb, Title, ItemCount). # This will target all Nintex Workflow History lists, you can change the threshold to filter down.# This is used to find where the li

Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010Summary Workflows do not publish in a SharePoint / Project Web Application. SymptomThe following error occurs when publishing a workflow: "Server was unable to process request. ---> Failed to publish workflow: <Error><CompilerError Line="166" Column="12" Text="The type 'Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Library.ProjectWorkflowContext' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Library, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'."/></Error>"  Cause Services required to run Nintex Workflow for Project Server are not present on the Web Application Server running the Nintex Workflow Designer. R

Authors:  Zach Puckett, Brad Orluk, Naomi Shodhan Have you ever managed a large project with multiple stakeholders who need to be notified of important project updates such as a changed delivery date?  Managing projects inevitably involves changing elements and influencing the timing of when the final deliverable is complete.  As a Project Manager, you can notify the stakeholders you need to, by using the send notification feature on Nintex Workflow for Project Server. Follow the steps below, and your workflow will be configured to inform whomever you'd like (e.g. stakeholders, team members, the PMO, etc.) when a delivery date changes. Create a project Property Field called Delivery DateBefore you

Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010Summary Workflows are starting multiple times for each list item created or modified depending on the configuration of the workflow. Cause More than one version of the workflow is configured to 'Allow' on the affected list:  Resolution Navigate to the list and click 'Workflow Settings'. Click Remove, Block, or Restore a Workflow. Mark each workflow to 'No New Instances' other than the current version (or click Remove, if they are no longer needed). 

This blog post has been heavily leveraged but unfortunately is outdated. Please refer to the following Knowledge Base article for further guidance: Generating ULS logs to troubleshoot Nintex related issues for Forms and Workflowhttps://community.nintex.com/t5/How-To-s/Generating-ULS-logs-to-troubleshoot-Nintex-related-issues-for/ta-p/114378

Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010 SummaryThe error "Could not load file or assembly ‘Nintex.Workflow.ServerControls’” indicates the need to activate web applications. SymptomThe following error occurs."Could not load file or assembly ‘Nintex.Workflow.ServerControls’” CauseOne or more web applications that use Nintex Workflow are not activated for Nintex Workflow. ResolutionUsing the Farm Installation account or another account with sufficient permissions, activate all web applications that use Nintex Workflow.To activate web applications for Nintex WorkflowOn the Central Administration Home page, click Nintex Workflow Management. Click Web Application activation. The default web application name is automatically selected. To activate all web applications for Nintex Workflow, selec

Products: Nintex Forms for Office 365, Nintex Forms 2013, Nintex Forms 2010 Symbols and meanings for rules in Nintex Forms are provided below.Symbol Meaning == is equal to === is exactly equal to (value and type) != is not equal !== is not equal (neither value or type) > is greater than

In addition to this blog, you can search the Nintex for SharePoint 2016 help for "Nintex Workflow Exchange Connector Service."Action that uses ExchangeThe following Nintex Workflow action uses the Nintex Workflow Exchange Connector Service to communicate with Exchange (2007, 2010, and 2013): Provision User in Exchange (2016 | 2013 |

Products: Nintex Forms 2013, Nintex Forms 2010 Summary After running a Nintex Forms cmdlet, a "Feature definition id not found" error appears. Symptom The following error message appears after running the Upgrade-NFService PowerShell cmdlet during or after installation or upgrade: “Upgrade-NFService : Feature definition id ‘[ID]’ could not be found." Cause The server on which the Nintex Forms PowerShell cmdlet was run is not running the Web Application Service. For example, the cmdlet may have been run on the Central Administration server. Resolution Run Nintex Forms PowerShell cmdlets on a server that is running the Web Application Service; that is, run the cmdlets on a web application server.

Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010, Nintex Workflow 2007 Summary After running a NWAdmin Operation, a "Failed to publish workflow" error appears. Symptom  The following error message appears after running the NWAdmin operation FixSiteAfterImport:  “Failed to publish workflow: It appears that Nintex Workflow [version] is not activated for this Web Application.”  Cause The server on which the NWAdmin operation was run is not running the Web Application Service. For example, the operation may have been run on the Central Administration server. Resolution Run the NWAdmin operation on a server that is running the Web Application Service; that is, run the operation on a web application server.

Products: Nintex Workflow 2013, Nintex Workflow 2010 Summary The error message “12031: Unknown” appears when a reusable template is saved or published. Symptom When saving or publishing a reusable workflow template, the system does not respond for five minutes, and then the error message “12031: Unknown” appears. Cause The Nintex Workflow publish or save process is timing out, likely due to delayed propagation caused by a lengthy content type evaluation. Resolution To reduce the time required for content type evaluation, create a content type based on Item and then select the created content type when defining the reusable workflow template. For instructions, refer to the SharePoint documentation. More Information

Hazaa !! I hear the crowds say.. Here it is Nintex Mobile Version 3 .. But why the fanfare? Well, Nintex Mobile now also supports Nintex Forms for Office 365. So let me take you on a little journey to show you what this means and how to get started. Let’s take a look at a health and safety check list “Slips, Trips and Falls” .. Firstly, we need to build out the list.Now there is nothing special about this list.. But it is in the context of its usage. A majority of “Slips, Trips and Falls” aren't happening in the office around your computer. They are happening out on construction sites, factory floors, and generally away from the office. Getting timely information, which also tends to be more accurate if recorded at the time of the accident is imperati

The Skip to Stage capability of Project Server allows an administrator to skip a workflow to a particular stage, usually as a result of modifying the existing workflow, or swapping to a different workflow and needing to skip over some of the business logic or steps. The steps below are from Nintex Workflow for Project Server 2010, but also apply to Nintex Workflow for Project Server 2013.Sam Chung wrote an excellent blog post on this over at the Project Programmability blog back in February 2010, and the same concepts apply to Nintex. Consider the flow chart below which outlines a simple Proj

If you are building Nintex Workflows, and especially if you are deploying them across multiple environments, then you should be considering using Nintex Workflow constants. These constants are remarkably useful to make your Nintex Workflows portable, so that they can easily be deployed into multiple environments without confusion or wasted effort. Any workflow parameters which are specific to the environment in which the workflow is running, or which are likely to be changed by the business at some stage, should be built into your workflows using these constants.  Many of our clients are looking to improve their processes for deploying and managing SharePoint and Nintex based functionality, and the critical aspects tend to fall around governance and repeatability. So in the interests of repeatability, here's a PowerShell cmdlet to create a new Nintex Workflow constant.  With this script you can specify any type of constant, including credent