Advanced Utilities workflow components
From file to payload
It is possible to load a file from the local file system into the payload of the workflow. This will overwrite the contents of the payload, so you might consider to save the payload e.g. into a property or an attachment before you run this advanced ...
From file to attachment
If you want to attach an extra file to an outgoing email, then you can use the advanced, utilities workflow component, From file to attachment to achieve that. (This is a duplicate of the File to attachment component). The component has these ...
From attachment to variable
You can copy an attachment within a workflow into a variable with the advanced, utilities component: From attachment to variable. The component has these parameters: Attachment name The name of the workflow attachment to copy. Variable name The name ...
From attachment to resource
You can copy an attachment within a workflow into a resource with the advanced, utilities component: From attachment to a resource. The component has these parameters: Attachment name The name of the workflow attachment to copy. Resource type The ...
From attachment to file
The advanced, utilities workflow component, From attachment to file copies an attachment in the workflow into a file. The parameters are: Attachment name The name of the attachment in the workflow. File path The output file, where the attachment is ...
Force content type
The workflow editor in InterFormNG2 is helpful in the way that it keeps track of the file/data type, that is currently stored in the payload. In that way the editor warns you, if you are trying to execute a component, that is unable to handle the ...
File to attachment
This is a duplicate of the From file to attachment: If you want to attach an extra file to an outgoing email, then you can use the advanced, utilities workflow component, File to attachment to achieve that. The component has these parameters: File ...
Execute native OS command
This component will be unavailable if file system access has been disabled in the system settings. This component executes a native operating system command on which the application is running. This can be any command, but the typical use case would ...
Error workflow component
The workflows, that you can setup in InterFormNG2 can be very long and complex and in some cases e.g. for debugging you might want to force an error in the workflow. Another reason why you might want to force an error, could e.g. be that an input XML ...
Edit document text
The advanced, utilities component, Edit document text is used in combination with the Webforms module. One prerequisite for this component is, that you have already setup a template with one or multiple editable text elements. This workflow component ...
DigitalSign cloud PDF signing
This component takes a PDF as input payload and returns a signed version of that PDF as output. This component can be used to sign a PDF document using the DigitalSign service called "Certificado Qualificado - Selo Eletrónico Cloud" (in portuguese). ...
Delete resource
This workflow component deletes a resource from the Library. Related workflow components are: List resources, Resource to payload, Resource to attachment and Save in resources. An example of how this can be used with the List resources can be found ...
Delete file
The advanced utilities workflow component, Delete file can be used in order to delete a local file. A prerequisite for using this workflow component is, that the global setting, Allow direct file access has been enabled on the Global system settings. ...
Database SQL update
The advanced, utilities workflow component, Database SQL update can be used in order to update or insert data in a table in a database. Enabling custom SQL Custom SQL needs to be enabled in the global System settings. It is divided into two sections: ...
Database SQL select
The advanced, utilities workflow component, Database SQL select can be used in order to extract information from a table in a database. This component will replace the original contents of the payload with the retrieved data, so you can consider to ...
Base64 XML node to payload
If a resource is included as base 64 in an input XML file, then you can use this advanced utilities component to extract the resource from the input file into the payload. The base64 XML node to payload workflow component has these parameters: XPath ...
Attachment to payload
The workflow component, Attachment to payload takes a named attachment, removes it and inserts it as the current payload of the current workflow. This component is an advanced utilities component. The component has these parameters: Attachment name ...
Append to zip archive
The Append to zip archive is an advanced utilities workflow component, that appends the payload to a zip file. The zip file will be created, if the referenced zip file does not exist. The first time you add to a zip archive, the archive is ...
Advanced Utilities workflow components
The Advanced Utilities workflow components are as follows: Append to zip archive. Appends the payload to a zip file. The zip file will be created, if the referenced zip file does not exist. Attachment to payload. Takes a named attachment, removes it ...
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