Windows share connections

If you want to use windows shares in InterFormNG2 for reading and writing data via such a shared folder, then you first need to define a connection to this share. 

This link might help you to define a share on the remote server:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-sharing-over-a-network-in-windows-10-b58704b2-f53a-4b82-7bc1-80f9994725bf

You can do that via the tenant settings and here select Workflow and then Windows share:

Here you can add one or multiple Windows Share definitions like below:

Mandatory fields

Name:This is the name of the Windows share that will be used in workflow components and in the XPath extensions.
Share address: This is the IP or DHCP name of the server where the share is located.
Login: This is the username for accessing the share. This is required even if the user running InterFormNG2 is the same.
Password: This is the password for accessing the share. This is required even if the user running InterFormNG2 is the same.

Optional fields

Domain: This is the domain for the user logging in. If left empty, the target share address is used as domain.
Directory: This is the subdirectory inside the share (to make it easier to configure workflow components and XPath extensions. If left empty, the root of the share is used.

Test connection

You can also verify, that the connection works by clicking the Test Connection icon in the bottom of the window. Remember to click Save to save the configuration.

Create multiple Windows Share connections

You can define additional Windows Share connections if you click the blue + icon in the top.

Related functions

The workflow input type, Read from Windows Share

The option to print to a printer connected via smb.

The URL extension for Windows Share

Built-in functions

ng:smbFileExist

ng:base64EncodeSMBFile

Related workflow components

Attachment to Windows Share

To dynamic Windows Share

To Windows Share

Variable to Windows Share

Windows Share delete file

Windows Share file to payload

Windows Share list files

Windows Share to attachment

Windows Share to variable

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