WorkflowGen’s GETUSERSFROMDIR workflow application is very useful, since it allows you to retrieve specific users from your directory and automatically assign actions to them. This article provides instructions on how to configure a GETUSERSFROMDIR action.
Before you start, make sure your directory is well maintained, since GETUSERSFROMDIR will launch specific conditions on your directory. If there is a discrepancy in the information, the directory will return no value.
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In the Workflow Designer, create an action using the GETUSERSFROMDIR application.
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On the Parameters tab of the Edit action screen, click the + to add a global parameter and define it using a data from the form.
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Create a parameter and add your conditions:
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QUERY1_CMDdefines the query to execute on your directory -
QUERY1_DIRdefines which directory to use to launch the query -
QUERY1_DEFAULT_VALUEgives your request a default value in case the query returns nothing -
QUERY1_RESULT_COUNTreturns the number of users found that match the criteria -
QUERY1_RESULT_LISTreturns the list of usernames separated by commasNote: You can specify the separator character by adding the
RESULT_SEPARATORIN parameter. -
QUERY1_RESULT_LIST_EMAILreturns the list of emails separated by commas -
QUERY1_TOPindicates how many results the query can return
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On the Data screen, create a new data in which the information returned from the query will be stored.
Note: As of WorkflowGen version 7.15.0, the result of a query returned into a TEXT process data no longer has a 4000-character limit for MS SQL Server database.
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On the Parameters tab of the Edit action screen, set an OUT parameter to fill the data.
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Assign the next action to the user retrieved from the GETUSERSFROMDIR action using the Automatic to the person assignment method, then select the data you created in the Retrieve users from field.
