The prevous post, we spoke about how to use XML as a way of storing more complex data within the instance of the Nintex workflow. As you start to query more data, do calculations or manipulate data, your data structure has the potential to get more complex. Here, we will look over how best to […]
I’m an old school developer, so I’ll admit, I do like XML. Even though JSON is the flavor of the day these days. A little while ago, Nintex released XML actions for Nintex Workflow Cloud. The first thing that came to mind, is a great way to store more complex data inside a workflow instance. […]
The idea behind this process, is that we want to have an order Nintex form that has a repeating section with order items in it. Those order items, we want to appear in another list. An Order Items list. There are a few caveats here. We want to make sure that if you go back […]
Over a year ago, I had a need to have a workflow update/append text to a Multiple Lines of Text field. I figured out one way to do it, based on having a MLoT field that was set to Enhanced rich text. Then I completely forgot to blog about it. This came up again in […]
On June 6th, 2014, Nintex released a few new actions for Nintex Workflow for Office 365. These are some great actions and I’m really looking forward to all the different things I can do with workflow design. The new actions are: 1. Start Workflow – this will allow you to start list and site workflows […]
The out of the box variable types in Nintex Workflow are great, and they are perfect in almost all situations. But there are times I’ve had a need for something more. This is an example of a situatoin where I felt I needed something like a Dictionary or Hashtable. I was planning on querying SharePoint […]
The Nintex Workflow Update XML action, as I mentioned in the first Update XML Action article, can be used to update not only simple XML, but also InfoPath forms that users have filled in. Whether it is simple XML or an InfoPath form, you still need to know the structure of the XML. Not knowing […]
Part 2 – Nintex Workflow – Update XML Part 2 – Updating InfoPath Forms Having the ability Query XML in Nintex Workflow, using XPath or XSLT to translate it has been a great part of the product, but with the latest release (Build 11000), we can finally Update XML. So to get my head around […]