I encountered an issue recently where a few Nintex Workflow 2013 workflows that had been running successfully for some time suddenly started stalling. The workflows still showed a status of "In Progress" but were not moving forward. Checking the Workflow Progress and Workflow Details pages showed no error messages or issues. I finally noticed that these workflows were freezing when trying to... Continue Reading →
Get All Digits Before a Decimal Point Using a Regular Expression in Nintex Workflow
Using the Regular Expression action in Nintex Workflow, you can get the digits before a decimal point. Here are the steps to follow: Insert a Regular Expression action into your Nintex Workflow. Configure it with the following settings: String = Your number from a column or workflow variable. String Operation = Replace Pattern = \.[0-9]+... Continue Reading →
Regular Expression to Get All Characters After a Specific Character in Nintex Workflow
You can get all the characters after a specific character in a string using Nintex Workflow. Here are the steps to follow: Insert a Regular Expression action into your Nintex Workflow. Configure it with the following settings: Pattern = (^.*?(?=-)-) where the "-" is the character (replace both "-" with your desired character) Replacement text = Keep this empty Input... Continue Reading →
Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Charlotte 2017
I am speaking at SharePoint Saturday Charlotte 2017 on August 26, 2017. This year I will be speaking on “Empower Your Mobile Workforce with Nintex Mobile and Nintex App Studio”. Find out more and register for this free SharePoint conference at the SharePoint Saturday Charlotte site. Be sure to attend my session and say hello... Continue Reading →
Speaking at the Atlanta Nintex User Group Meeting on 7/26/17
I'm excited to be speaking at the next Atlanta Nintex User Group on July 26, 2017. I will be presenting a session titled "Empower Your Mobile Workforce with Nintex Mobile and Nintex App Studio". I hope to see you there! For more information and to sign up, visit the Atlanta Nintex User Group page on... Continue Reading →
Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Atlanta 2017
I am speaking at SharePoint Saturday Atlanta 2017 on June 17, 2017. This year I will be speaking on “Empower Your Mobile Workforce with Nintex Mobile and Nintex App Studio”. Find out more and register for this free SharePoint conference at the SharePoint Saturday Atlanta site. Be sure to attend my session and say hello... Continue Reading →
Passed the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Exam
I recently obtained my first Salesforce certification -- Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder. The main two resources I used and that I highly recommend are: Trailhead (trailhead.salesforce.com) -- Great hands on training that you can complete on your own time. As an added bonus, Trailhead training is FREE! "Salesforce Platform App Builder Developer 401" video training by Mike Wheeler... Continue Reading →
Nintex Mobile and Nintex App Studio Webinar Posted
I recently presented a webinar titled "Empower Your Mobile Workflow with Nintex Mobile & Nintex App Studio". Here's a quick summary of the webinar presentation: "Employees today are increasingly on the move and expect to have access to the tools they need to get their work done. Nintex, the world’s leading workflow and forms automation... Continue Reading →
Remove a Forward Slash at the End of a URL String in Nintex Workflow
I recently had a need to remove a forward slash ("/") from the end of a URL text string using Nintex Workflow. Here are the steps to follow: Insert a Regular Expression action into your Nintex Workflow. Configure it with the following settings: Pattern = /[^/]*$ Replacement text = Keep this empty Input text = Insert your URL text... Continue Reading →
Coercion Failed: Input cannot be null for this coercion.
I created workflow in Nintex Workflow 2013 that contains a "For each" action that loops through a collection and performs several actions. The workflow ran to a certain point and began throwing the error below and then stopped progressing. Coercion Failed: Input cannot be null for this coercion. After lots of trial and error, I... Continue Reading →