Topic
What is the effect of the line below?
<WorkflowService Class="Nintex.Workflow.ExternalRequest.Runtime.ExternalRequestMessageService" Assembly="Nintex.Workflow, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=913f6bae0ca5ae12" />
<WorkflowService Class="Nintex.Workflow.ExternalRequest.Runtime.ExternalRequestMessageService" Assembly="Nintex.Workflow, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=913f6bae0ca5ae12" />
Instructions
The above line is added to the web.config file during Nintex Workflow activation on web application level.
The service “ExternalRequestMessageService” is
Detail: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.administration.spwebconfigmodification.aspx
The service “ExternalRequestMessageService” is
- New WorkflowService introduced for new actions - “Document Generation” & “NWC Start Workflow”.
- It will only be added to Web.Config when “Enable prerequisite service” of “Nintex Live and external settings” is enabled. Formerly known as “Nintex Live for workflow”.
- This service is leveraging the service provided by “SPWorkflowExternalDataExchangeService” to wait for response from external and continue the workflow execution, as “Document Generation” & “NWC Start Workflow” are Nintex cloud services. Detail: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.workflow.spworkflowexternaldataexchangeservice.aspx
- This line must remain in web.config like others Nintex service under WorkflowService. It must not be removed to avoid any error during workflow execution within the farm especially sites that have Nintex Workflow activated.
Detail: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.administration.spwebconfigmodification.aspx