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Attached file Name and Path in WFM

Abishk

Hi everyone,
I am using Teamsite 7.1 and i am working with workflow modeler.

-->i am trying to deploy the file that i have attached in my workflow.
-->so i need the name of the file and the path to give in the deployment config file.
-->In my deployment config file i have used a substitution parameter and i need to have the full path and name of the file that i have attached in my Deploy Task(using ODvariablename)..

I'll be really thankful if any one can help me with this.

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Migrateduser

Do you have any training in basic workflow development? Have you looked at the documentation at all? I'm sure if you want to hire someone to do this for you, there are plenty of people who might be interested.

Crsb

Hi everyone,
I am using Teamsite 7.1 and i am working with workflow modeler.

-->i am trying to deploy the file that i have attached in my workflow.
-->so i need the name of the file and the path to give in the deployment config file.
-->In my deployment config file i have used a substitution parameter and i need to have the full path and name of the file that i have attached in my Deploy Task(using ODvariablename)..

I'll be really thankful if any one can help me with this.

I havent looked at the CSSDK in 7.1, but it should be similar to 3.1.1 that is shipped with TS 672SP2. to get the attached files from WFM (assuming you were in task):
CSFiles files = task.getFiles()
Each CSFile object has all the info you need (file name, path, workarea, lock...) for example, to get file VPath, you iterate thru files then do String vpath = files.getVPath().

Abishk

I am so sorry if i am asking a rather basic question. But i have never worked on WF before and i have directly starting working on WFM. I have gone through the WF modeler user's guide and i referred to the thread "Workflow Modeler - Custom Instantiation Screen and list of files" posted here few days back but still no success.
-->In my deploy task i am not sure where to give this information(Script,Datasource or configurable) as doc doesnt specify it in details.
-->I have created a Task variable in my deploy task and assigned it a value String vpath = files.getVPath() and then i am referencing the variable vpath in my Open Deploy variable column.
-->Please excuse me if i dont know what i am doing because i am new to this.. kindly help.. Thanks crsb

Crsb

... "Workflow Modeler - Custom Instantiation Screen and list of files" posted here few days back but still no success.
-->In my deploy task i am not sure where to give this information(Script,Datasource or configurable) as doc doesnt specify it in details...

You got me confused now, I thought you were creating some custom deploy task (java code). Now, it sounds like you are just talking about doing things from the Workflow Modeler and a custom instantiation form, is that correct?

You can access attached files from a custom instantiation form. to do so you need to write some FormAPI code to iterate thru "/Config/.*File".
are you familiar with FormPublisher DCT/FormAPI? if so, you can deal with custom instantiation form the same way you deal with content FormPublisher DCT. Use FormAPI to print out the content of your instantiation form to get an idea of what data is available to you and how you can access it.

-->I have created a Task variable in my deploy task and assigned it a value String vpath = files.getVPath() and then i am referencing the variable vpath in my Open Deploy variable column.

To assign a configurable variable to a task. you should create a global configurable variable ( let's call it CVFile), then create task variable with value set to CVFile, CVFile should be available in the value drop down list. Populate CVFile before the job is instantiated using FormAPI in your custom instantiation form. Once the job is instantiated you should see the value of the task variable in the job specs (to view job specs, run the workflow in debug mode).

I just showed you how to set and populate task variable. it doesn't mean that it will do what you are trying to do. You might want to think some more about your requirements and what you are trying to do.
are you always going to deal with one file or multiple files? if it is only one file then your idea of passing it as task variable might work, if it is multiple files then you definitely need custom deploy task.
Do you really need to pass the file as parameter? wouldn't file list deployment work?

Abishk

Thanks a lot for your help Crsb. i have created a custom instantaition page and i was able to get the list of attached files.. now you were absolutely right in mentioning that i may find it difficult in case of a filelist deployment..
For that i have created a perl file with the logic and i am calling it through an external task command attribute.. but
-->i am not able to access the perl file from the command attribute..i have perl.exe inside g:\Interwoven\Teamsite\iw-perl\bin\perl.exe on machine name nc006dev and i have my ipl file in C drive of the same..
-->I am trying to access the ipl file using the following command as specified in the manual Workflow Modeler 7.1 User's guide page 94
"//TS_Server/iw-home/bin/perl c:/test.ipl"..
-->I have tried to give the path in every way possible but its still not working.. kindly help me out here with how m i supposed to give the command attribute.. coz without this i cannot move further with development.. Thanks a lot for your help..

Adam Stoller

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-->I am trying to access the ipl file using the following command as specified in the manual Workflow Modeler 7.1 User's guide page 94
"//TS_Server/iw-home/bin/perl c:/test.ipl"..
-->I have tried to give the path in every way possible but its still not working.. kindly help me out here with how m i supposed to give the command attribute.. coz without this i cannot move further with development.. Thanks a lot for your help..

I don't know if the highlighted piece above will work, I've certainly never tried doing it that way - instead you should use the explict path (e.g.: c:/iw-home/...) to iwperl there - also, I'm assuming that c:/test.ipl is the C drive on the TeamSite server - not your client machine - right?

Crsb

Thanks a lot for your help Crsb. i have created a custom instantaition page and i was able to get the list of attached files.. now you were absolutely right in mentioning that i may find it difficult in case of a filelist deployment..
For that i have created a perl file with the logic and i am calling it through an external task command attribute.. but
-->i am not able to access the perl file from the command attribute..i have perl.exe inside g:\Interwoven\Teamsite\iw-perl\bin\perl.exe on machine name nc006dev and i have my ipl file in C drive of the same..
-->I am trying to access the ipl file using the following command as specified in the manual Workflow Modeler 7.1 User's guide page 94
"//TS_Server/iw-home/bin/perl c:/test.ipl"..
-->I have tried to give the path in every way possible but its still not working.. kindly help me out here with how m i supposed to give the command attribute.. coz without this i cannot move further with development.. Thanks a lot for your help..

you can use this as cmd: "$IW_HOME/iw-perl/bin/iwperl.exe c:/test.ipl"

Abishk

I'm assuming that c:/test.ipl is the C drive on the TeamSite server - not your client machine - right?

Yes adam c drive is on the teamsite server and not on client machine.

you can use this as cmd: "$IW_HOME/iw-perl/bin/iwperl.exe c:/test.ipl"

Thanks crsb this command worked but i am getting stuck in the external task. i'll try and fix that out. thanks

Crsb

Yes adam c drive is on the teamsite server and not on client machine.
Thanks crsb this command worked but i am getting stuck in the external task. i'll try and fix that out. thanks

You should be able to see errors from your external task in iwutil_cmdout.log but it won't hurt to check other log files.

Abishk

are you always going to deal with one file or multiple files? if it is only one file then your idea of passing it as task variable might work, if it is multiple files then you definitely need custom deploy task.
Do you really need to pass the file as parameter? wouldn't file list deployment work?

Well I am exactly in this situation. The Substitution parameters in my config deployment file(dep1.xml) looks like this:-<sourceFilesystem area="$source^" filelist="$filelist^">.
I have a deploy task in WFM. where i am setting the values as following:-
Task Variables-->odDeploymentName=dep1
Open Deploy Variables-->source=G:\Interwoven\OpendeployNG\, filelist= (I Don't know).
Now after going through the manual i found out that the Deploy task makes available a OD Varaible named "filelist" which is the path of the temporary file that stores the list of all the files attached to the workflow Workflow Modeler's user guide Page 99.
Also i see in my OpenDeploy logs that "KEYVALUES=area=Y:/default/main/KMS/WORKAREA/KMS-Workarea-Dev
filelist=G:\Interwoven\TeamSite\servletd\temp\deploytask-filelist-383382886074509557.txt".
Now all i want is to know how to give this filelist in my OD variables key=value so that my config file's substitution parameter points to this temporary location.

Teamsite 7.1 Windows 2003 Platform

Abishk

I actually figured out how to do it, Just don't specify any OD variable and name the substitution parameter area as "$area^" and filelist as "$filelist^".. It worked for me finally.

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bott

Hi,

I had the same issue at my end as well...
But this thread helped me a lot!!

Thanks Crsb and Abishek for your valuable comments!!