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Using the Regular Expression action in Nintex Workflow, you can extract the first part of a URL and store it in a workflow variable to use in the rest of the workflow. Follow these steps to build out this functionality: Add a Regular Expression action to the workflow. Configure the action with the following options:... Continue Reading →
You can remove line breaks in a text string using the Regular Expression action in Nintex Workflow. Here are the steps to follow: Insert a Regular Expression action into your Nintex Workflow. Configure it with the following settings: Pattern = [\r\n] Replacement text = Keep this empty (or use a replacement character) Input text = Insert your text string (you can insert... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I recently completed both the Nintex Workflow Pro Certificate and the Nintex Workflow Admin Certificate. The Workflow Pro Certificate is for skilled Nintex platform users and covers designing, creating, and debugging Nintex workflows and forms. The Nintex Workflow Admin Certificate is for skilled Nintex platform administrators and covers various abilities and knowledge including the installation... Continue Reading →
I recently presented a webinar titled "Automating Business Processes with SharePoint & Nintex Workflow". Here a quick summary of the webinar presentation: "Organizations of all sizes are constantly searching for ways to improve efficiencies, increase productivity and add value to their SharePoint implementations. Automating business processes with SharePoint workflows addresses these goals perfectly. Building these... Continue Reading →
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 text = Insert your text string Store result in = Text workflow variable You can then... Continue Reading →
Workflows can be started a number of different ways: manually, upon item creation or upon item change. One little known setting for starting a workflow is the Conditional start option. This option requires a condition to be met before the workflow runs. If the condition is not met, then the workflow never actually runs. Follow... Continue Reading →
Nintex Workflow includes an option in the Workflow Settings to add an option on a list or library item menu to manually start a workflow. Add an option on the item menu to start a workflow: Open the workflow in the Workflow Designer. Click on the Workflow Settings dropdown in the Settings section of the... Continue Reading →
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