I can officially now say that I'm published! Be sure to download the "Nintex Workflow Tips and Tricks" eBook that I authored. Lots of great hints and best practices for Nintex Workflow. Get the Nintex Workflow Tips and Tricks eBook
Remove Spaces from Text Strings with Nintex Workflow
You can easily remove all spaces in text strings in Nintex Workflows. Follow these steps: Insert a Regular Expression action into the workflow. Configure it with the following settings: Pattern = \s Replacement text = Keep this empty Input test = Insert your text string Store result in = Text workflow variable You can then... Continue Reading →
Error occurred. Unable to preview workflow.
Received the following error on the Workflow Progress screen when reviewing the history of a Nintex Workflow: Error occurred. Unable to preview workflow. I resolved this issue by deleting workflow actions that were disabled in the workflow. The specific actions I deleted were the "Copy to SharePoint" and "Create new item" actions. Once I deleted... Continue Reading →
Error Creating an Item with a Person/Group Field in Nintex Workflow
Ran across an issue with a Nintex Workflow 2013 when using the "Create an item" action. The workflow runs when a list item is created and creates a document set in another list with metadata from the original item. One of the fields in the original item is a Person/Group field, which the workflow action... Continue Reading →
Updating a SharePoint Hyperink Field with Nintex Workflow
To update a SharePoint hyperlink list field, use the following format: http://www.url.com, Description Make sure you have a space between the two entries. You can enter the value directly into the Nintex "Set field value" or "Update item" actions to update a SharePoint hyperlink field. You could also store the value in a workflow variable... Continue Reading →
Number Rounding Using Nintex Workflow (Part 2)
In my previous post titled "Number Rounding Using Nintex Workflow (Part 1)", I discussed how to round a number using Nintex Workflow. Well, it turns out that this approach only works for numbers less than 1,000. When you run the previous workflow I mentioned on a number greater than or equal to 1,000, you get... Continue Reading →
Number Rounding Using Nintex Workflow (Part 1)
Rounding a number via Nintex Workflow is a two-step process. Start by creating a "Single line of text" and a "Number" workflow variable. Step 1 – Round the Number Use the "Build string" action and configure it to use the fn-Round Inline Function. Set the action fields to: Text = fn-Round({ItemProperty:Number}) Store result in =... Continue Reading →
Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Atlanta 2013
I was chosen to speak at SharePoint Saturday 2013 on June 8, 2013. My session is on "Real-Life Workflow Automation with Nintex Workflow and Forms" (details below). Find out more information about my session and others at SharePoint Saturday Atlanta 2013. Real-Life Workflow Automation with Nintex Workflow and Forms Organizations of all sizes are constantly... Continue Reading →
Error when publishing a workflow with Call Web Service action
I received the error message below when trying to publish a simple Nintex Workflow 2013 workflow with just a Call Web Service action. I was able to save the workflow with no issue, but not publish the workflow. "The type or namespace name 'Activities' does not exist in the namespace 'Nintex.Workflow' (are you missing an... Continue Reading →
InfoPath 2013 & the Future of InfoPath
***UPDATE*** Microsoft announced that InfoPath 2013 is the last release of the desktop client, and InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Server 2013 is the last release of InfoPath Forms Services. See the Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms. Definitely take a look at Nintex Forms as a potential replacement. I ran across this interesting post... Continue Reading →
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