Custom C# Component - Determining the Client Browser
Original article is posted here.While developing a workflow project for a customer, I noticed that some machines in the customer environment were using IE9 as the primary browser. I also noticed that...
View ArticlePersonalizing Workflow Component Defaults
Original article is posted here.I use the Embedded Rule Model a lot. Excessively so. Although configuring it takes only a few actions, after personalizing the component, all I need to do is drag and...
View ArticleIntegrating LDAP and Workflow for Common Account Actions
Original article is posted here.I spent an entire day a while back trying to get either the Active Directory components or the LDAP generated components to return some usable information on whether an...
View ArticleHandling SQL Data - Leveraging SQL Stored Procedures in Workflow
Original article is posted here.For every project I develop, there’s a high probability that a custom-made SQL database is going to be useful to the process I’m working on. I’m going to detail my...
View ArticleIntegrating SQL Data with Workflow
Original article is posted here.SQL integration of some sort has been involved in almost every project I’ve done. Saving and fetching data is just part of it; the SQL engine can be used to quickly do...
View ArticleCreating ServiceNow Tickets with Workflow
Original article is posted here.While Workflow is typically associated with ServiceDesk (as SD is built on the Workflow platform) for ticketing, Workflow can be used to send data to any supported and...
View ArticleWorkflow - Password Field CAPS LOCK Warning
Original article is posted here.Caveat: in some versions of 7.6, the way Workflow renders form textbox elements is quirky. Sometimes (depending on the version of Workflow you're using) you'll need to...
View ArticleBrowser Select Object Tool 1.1.119 released
DescriptionThe Symantec Browser Selector Object is an Internet Explorer Browser Add-on that provides the capability to define and enforce policies that stipulate that a specific version of an Internet...
View ArticleRepair web.config After Opening a Published Project
Original article is posted here.There are sometimes circumstances which require that we open a published Workflow file (perhaps your "development" workflow machine experiences a catastrophe and the...
View ArticleWrite Data to an Excel File
Original article is posted here.I had the opportunity to respond to a post here, regarding writing data to an Excel file. Here’s a quick go-to on how to do it.Let’s have a look at two different...
View ArticleSending Gmail Email via SMTP
Original article is posted here.Because I perform nearly all of my Workflow development and labwork locally on my workstation, I do not want to have Exchange and Outlook and all that running in a VM...
View ArticleValidating Whether a Value Exists
Original article is posted here.Whether this is a great, or extensible, or lazy, or short-sighted solution is likely quite debatable. However, I use this method for nearly every variable value...
View ArticleKeeping a Tidy Workflow Canvas
This article should help detail some of the Workflow components that can make your Workflows easier to read, follow, and self-document. Annotation/DocumentationRectangles and description components...
View ArticleModular Workflows Primer
After I gained a bit of experience with Workflow, I began to attempt to tackle more complex processes. While developing these, I ended up with a sprawling mess of a canvas, duplicate evaluations and...
View ArticleSingle Selection in CheckBox "Group"
Original article is posted here.A while ago I had a Workflow process, in which I used a form, on which I had a group of CheckBoxes. The business process for the workflow demands that out of the 5...
View ArticleCreate a Loading Page
Original article is posted here.While the Workflow Form Builder component has options for “processing” messages, I needed more flexibility with dynamic data. The standard “Processing Message” field at...
View ArticleWorkflow Variable Efficiency: Declaration and Source
Original article is posted here.Buried in this process are way too many static values.Don’t judge my sprawling process. I was still finding my sea legs.When I first started developing Workflows,...
View ArticleAdding Placeholder Behavior to TextBox Elements
Original article is posted here.Using placeholders in HTML forms is simple enough, but when building Workflow forms, the “placeholder” attribute is not made available to us in the designer.Using a...
View ArticleMove The Database of SEPM From Embedded To Microsoft SQL Server
You can move the database of the SEPM from an embedded one to a Microsoft SQL Server, and here are the detailed steps:1. Backup the database by running 'Database Backup and Restore' tool from Windows...
View ArticleComparing Altiris Data to AD to Determine Missing Clients
One of the hardest tasks of an Altiris Administrator is maintaining agent coverage across the estate and ensuring all Assets have an accurate status. This article will provide a brief guide on how to...
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