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How to retrieve the list of Out-of-Office users using the SourceCode.Workflow.Management API

Somebody posed me this question recently. Basically I covered in my training that you can create a custom Out-of-Office page which allows you to set your Out-of-Office configure the Out-of-Office settings to use a Start Date and End Date. Now the question...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 2:33 PM by johnny

Using a K2 connect transformation to return XML data properly

When working with K2 connect in the scenario where you want to return multiple structures from a BAPI call, you have some limitations on how the data is mapped back to the SmartObject fields. So you would eventually reach the point where you decide to...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 10:35 AM by johnny

Using K2 Connect Transformation mapping to return SAP binary data to SmartObjects

For K2 connect developers, there comes a point in time where you want to return back binary data in SAP to the front end via SmartObjects. Now the issue is that SAP data is binary whereas SmartObjects handle binary data in base64 encoded format. If you...

Published Fri, Nov 6 2009 3:12 PM by johnny

The Proper Way to Attach Files in K2 InfoPath processes

I recently encountered a situation with a customer where they used InfoPath processes in their environment and I noted that they had a large growth in their K2ServerLog database even though the number of process instances was relatively small. Now this...

Published Tue, Nov 3 2009 6:05 PM by johnny

Troubleshooting and debugging tips in K2 connect v1 (4.8276.1.0 & 4.8276.3.0)

Most people are somewhat familar with how K2 blackpearl does logging and how we can tweak the various logging options . However, debugging in K2 connect is a somewhat less well known area. Over here, I am going to cover some tips on the common logging...

Published Tue, Nov 3 2009 3:55 PM by johnny

Some differences when configuring Kerberos with Host Headers on a SSRS 2008 Setup with 0807v3.0 on Windows 2008

Today was an interesting experience while trying to get IIS 7.0, SSRS 2008 to play nice with Kerberos in a distributed environment with host headers. The differences in IIS 7.0 and also SSRS 2008 made this somewhat challenging as the Microsoft documentation...

Published Wed, Aug 19 2009 2:25 AM by johnny

Windows 7 RTM on MSDN

Short on the heels of the K2 blackpearl 0807v3.0 installer and KB000450 update releases, Windows 7 RTM and keys have been made available to MSDN subscribers. I just downloaded the RTM of Windows 7 over the weekend and have been busy updating my WIndows...

Published Mon, Aug 10 2009 1:06 AM by johnny

Hyper-V Tips and Tricks

I have recently had a interesting experience trying to get our new Win2K8 Hyper-V machine running right. During the process of trying to get it up, I discovered there were a couple of key things that needed to be done to get it to function right. I thought...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2009 12:50 PM by johnny

Using "code behind" with InfoPath forms, SharePoint and K2

Saw that there was this new "How-to" post on using code behind in InfoPath forms. Quite a useful reference when you can't recall the exact steps to get it working. http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2009/06/29/using-code-behind-with-infopath...

Published Wed, Jul 1 2009 1:06 PM by johnny

K2 blackpearl 090x early impressions

Been trying out the early beta builds of 090x and I must say that there are a lot of great features that are coming into the product. These are just some of the things that I and some of my guys have picked out that are new in 090x vs 0807: Installer...

Published Sat, May 9 2009 2:14 PM by johnny

Windows 7 RC rocks!

I have been installing/using the latest Windows 7 RC build (7100) on a couple of machines over the past few weeks and I must say this build is very stable. It fixes a number of issues over the previous beta. Daemon Tools runs fine even though it throws...

Published Sat, May 9 2009 1:59 PM by johnny

Out-of-Office feature in 0807 and the SourceCode.Workflow.Client APIs

It's been a while since my last entry and recently I have been spending quite a bit of time understanding how the Out-of-Office (OOF) APIs work. The OOF feature was introduced in K2 blackpearl 0807 and this allowed end users to delegate work items to...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 3:11 PM by johnny

K2Connect Quick Install Guide

As some of you might know, K2 has earlier released K2Connect for SAP which functions as a codeless way of tying in SAP data into K2 blackpearl SmartObjects. If you don't know what it is, just imagine creating a simple application like a SAP employee search...

Published Mon, Jan 19 2009 4:18 PM by johnny

Windows 7 Beta

Just tried out the Window 7 Beta with a couple of machines. I must say that this new Windows version rocks! Tried it on an old Dell Lattitude X300 which only had a WinXP sticker on it. Even though it was running a old ULV Centrino single core processor...

Published Wed, Jan 14 2009 10:57 AM by johnny

Process instance data Update() method requires Admin rights in 0807

This issue comes up so often I thought it would be a good idea to highlight it in my blog. This piece of code used to work fine previously. oK2Connection.Open(serverName); SourceCode.Workflow.Client.WorklistItem workItem = oK2Connection.OpenWorklistItem...

Published Wed, Jan 14 2009 10:27 AM by johnny

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