Are you using the log at https://<instance>.bpmonline.com/0/Nui/ViewModule.aspx#LookupSectionModule/FileImportLookupSection/ExcelImportLog?  That one usually at least gives me the cell where the problematic data is.

If that's what you're using already, which columns are you importing into?  It sounds like one of them is an Id/GUID type column; is the input to that one in 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 format?  Does it have extra spaces, or is it perhaps missing the dashes (or depending on the converter's whims, does it have them when it's not expecting any)?

Darian Lewis,

Yes. That's the log I'm using.  I've done imports several times and it has never given me the cell where the data has gone wrong.  Perhaps you have some other configuration.  If so, please let me know what it is.  The lack of information is why I asked for a more verbose log.  I typed verbatim the message from the log in my original question.

I'm using the Account ID column.  This is so it doesn't overwrite the Account records we're adding the Contacts to.  I've tried trimming extra spaces via excel.  There are over 300 records in the original spreadsheet.  I'm pretty sure I could have entered them all manually in the time it's taken me to troubleshoot this.

Afraid I couldn't guess further without seeing a sample of the data.  Have you tried importing just one row to see if it's a single record causing the problem or all of them, and to test different ways of formatting the GUID in the column?

Darian Lewis,

Yes, I've done a few rows at a time and it worked.  Which is why I'd like to know exactly which of the records is causing the issue.  If I had that information from the import log, it would be helpful.  Hence the original question. I don't want to have to import all of these records a row at a time.  I shouldn't have to either.

What other ways of formatting the GUID would you suggest?  Would there be a preferred format for that field?

If individual records are working, then whatever format the functional ones are using should be fine.  Are there any blank/null entries in that column?  If so, I'd test one of those; it might be expecting all 0s instead.  If not, best I can suggest at that point is a binary search to narrow it down (i.e. import half the file; if there's an error, halve it again, if not, halve the other half and try that, repeat until you find the problematic row).

Might be someone else has a better idea.

Sorry, thought you worked at bpm'online.  I'll try taking this up with them.

Thanks

Dear Lisa, 

This error occurs when you are trying insert values of different type into string field. It is also possible that during the initial import there was a minor mistake in mapping of fields (which lead to the mentioned case) and when you've imported smaller portions the mapping was correct so the error didn't occur. 

You can try double checking the mapping of columns and importing the whole file once again. 

Best regards,

Dennis 

Dear Juan Cruz, 



We recommend you to contact bpmonlinelabs@bpmonline.com on this particular request as they are developers of this marketplace application.



Thank you. 

Hi Juan, How are you?

It may not be the best way but we made it work as follows:

1.  Create a new source code
   1. Copy & paste IntExcelReportService
   2. Rename the class with our custom name
   3.  Add own code in the method we need to override in this case GetExportFilteredData

    var insert = new Insert(UserConnection).Into("AccountFile")

                .Set("Name", Column.Parameter(reportName))

                .Set("Data", Column.Parameter(buffer))

                .Set("Typeid", Column.Parameter("529bc2f8-0ee0-df11-971b-001d60e938c6"))

                .Set("Accountid", Column.Parameter("accountid");

            insert.Execute();

2.  Using RestSharp we made a process with a scrit task that atuhenticate in bpm and calls this new service in its 2 methods:

GetExportFiltersKey

GetExportFilteredData 

Regards

Hi Uriel,

We manage to develop the script task that stores the excel report in our custom object attachments detail, following the steps you describe above.

Since one of the params required to generate the report is the "EsqString" and this param changes everytime we update the excel report structure.

We would like to know how can we get the most updated EsqString from a specific report in order to use it in our script task?

Thanks in Advance.

Best Regards,

Pedro Pinheiro

Pedro Pinheiro,

Hi,

Here is an example of two EsqStrings from two test calls of the GetExportFiltersKey service for the same contact using the same report:

EsqString: "{\"rootSchemaName\":\"Contact\",\"operationType\":0,\"includeProcessExecutionData\":true,\"filters\":{\"items\":{\"a3cef0ef-1871-4dfe-ac72-f6f322b1be57\":{\"filterType\":1,\"comparisonType\":3,\"isEnabled\":true,\"trimDateTimeParameterToDate\":false,\"leftExpression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Id\"},\"rightExpression\":{\"expressionType\":2,\"parameter\":{\"dataValueType\":1,\"value\":\"c4ed336c-3e9b-40fe-8b82-5632476472b4\"}}}},\"logicalOperation\":0,\"isEnabled\":true,\"filterType\":6},\"columns\":{\"items\":{\"Full name\":{\"caption\":\"Full name\",\"orderDirection\":0,\"orderPosition\":-1,\"isVisible\":true,\"expression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Name\"}},\"Age\":{\"caption\":\"Age\",\"orderDirection\":0,\"orderPosition\":-1,\"isVisible\":true,\"expression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Age\"}},\"Email\":{\"caption\":\"Email\",\"orderDirection\":0,\"orderPosition\":-1,\"isVisible\":true,\"expression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Email\"}}}},\"isDistinct\":false,\"rowCount\":-1,\"rowsOffset\":-1,\"isPageable\":false,\"allColumns\":false,\"useLocalization\":true,\"useRecordDeactivation\":false,\"serverESQCacheParameters\":{\"cacheLevel\":0,\"cacheGroup\":\"\",\"cacheItemName\":\"\"},\"queryOptimize\":false,\"useMetrics\":false,\"adminUnitRoleSources\":0,\"querySource\":0,\"ignoreDisplayValues\":false,\"isHierarchical\":false}"

EsqString: "{\"rootSchemaName\":\"Contact\",\"operationType\":0,\"includeProcessExecutionData\":true,\"filters\":{\"items\":{\"aed2f24c-bb67-4a1d-9504-33e9bb3010e5\":{\"filterType\":1,\"comparisonType\":3,\"isEnabled\":true,\"trimDateTimeParameterToDate\":false,\"leftExpression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Id\"},\"rightExpression\":{\"expressionType\":2,\"parameter\":{\"dataValueType\":1,\"value\":\"c4ed336c-3e9b-40fe-8b82-5632476472b4\"}}}},\"logicalOperation\":0,\"isEnabled\":true,\"filterType\":6},\"columns\":{\"items\":{\"Full name\":{\"caption\":\"Full name\",\"orderDirection\":0,\"orderPosition\":-1,\"isVisible\":true,\"expression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Name\"}},\"Age\":{\"caption\":\"Age\",\"orderDirection\":0,\"orderPosition\":-1,\"isVisible\":true,\"expression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Age\"}},\"Email\":{\"caption\":\"Email\",\"orderDirection\":0,\"orderPosition\":-1,\"isVisible\":true,\"expression\":{\"expressionType\":0,\"columnPath\":\"Email\"}}}},\"isDistinct\":false,\"rowCount\":-1,\"rowsOffset\":-1,\"isPageable\":false,\"allColumns\":false,\"useLocalization\":true,\"useRecordDeactivation\":false,\"serverESQCacheParameters\":{\"cacheLevel\":0,\"cacheGroup\":\"\",\"cacheItemName\":\"\"},\"queryOptimize\":false,\"useMetrics\":false,\"adminUnitRoleSources\":0,\"querySource\":0,\"ignoreDisplayValues\":false,\"isHierarchical\":false}"

The only thing that is modified here is an Id of the "items" parameter in the "filters" part. I guess that you can generate a random GUID here using Guid.NewGuid(). Other key parameters here are:

1) \"rootSchemaName\":\"Contact\" - report on which section record should be generated

2) "value\":\"c4ed336c-3e9b-40fe-8b82-5632476472b4\" - Id of the record itself

3) \"columns\" - list of columns of the report, can remain static for each report, but should be updated in case the columns set in the report setup is modified.

Please test the following approach of adding the random GUID to the filter items and let us know in case you face some issues with it.

Best regards,

Oscar

Hi Oscar Dylan,

Thank you for the response.

Our problem is related with the \"columns\" list.

The Script Task receive the reportId from the process parameter. This parameter is changed depending on which report we want to store in the attachments.

The main goal is to update the \"columns\" list based on the reportId received, because each report has its own structure. Finaly, we generate and store the correct report.

This whole process cannot have user interaction, we need to find a way to get the columns list from a specific report inside the process.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Thanks in Advance.

Best Regards,

Pedro Pinheiro

Pedro Pinheiro,

Hi,

Then you need to check the IntExcelreportMixin. The columns list and the EsqString is formed inside getIntExcelReport function that receives esq as an argument:

			var requestData = {
				EsqString: esq.serialize(),
				ReportId: reportId,
				RecordCollection: recordCollection
			};

and esq itself is formed in two methods: addCustomProfileColumns and prepareProfileColumns:

prepareProfileColumns: function(profileSettings) {
			var profileColumns = [];
			var profile = profileSettings && profileSettings.DataGrid;
			if (!profile) {
				return profileColumns;
			}
			var gridsColumnsConfig = profile.isTiled ? profile.tiledConfig : profile.listedConfig;
			if (gridsColumnsConfig) {
				var columnsConfig = this.Ext.decode(gridsColumnsConfig);
				this.Terrasoft.each(columnsConfig.items, function(item) {
					profileColumns.push({
						aggregationType: item.aggregationType,
						caption: item.caption,
						dataValueType: item.dataValueType,
						path: item.path || item.bindTo,
						subFilters: this.Terrasoft.deserialize(item.serializedFilter),
						type: item.type || this.Terrasoft.GridCellType.TEXT
					});
				}, this);
			}
			return profileColumns;
		},
		addCustomProfileColumns: function(esq, profile) {
			var allColumns = Boolean(profile && profile.DataGrid && profile.DataGrid.allColumns);
			esq.allColumns = allColumns;
			if (allColumns) {
				return;
			}
			var profileColumns = this.prepareProfileColumns(profile);
			this.Terrasoft.each(profileColumns, function(column) {
				var columnName = column.caption;
				if (!esq.columns.contains(columnName)) {
					if (column.aggregationType) {
						this.addProfileAggregationColumn(esq, column, columnName);
					} else {
						esq.addColumn(column.path, columnName);
					}
					var newColumn = esq.columns.get(columnName);
					newColumn.caption = column.caption;
				}
			}, this);
		},

And once esq is formed and serialized it becomes a correct Esq.String that we need:

So you need to copy the logic of the mixin using C#.

Best regards,

Oscar

Oscar Dylan,

I'm trying to implement the logic of the mixin on my script task as you said. But I'm having trouble understanding the profile argument. Can you please explain me how do I get/generate the profile data that is being used by addCustomProfileColumns method as argument  on my script task?

Thanks in Advance.

Best Regards,

Pedro Pinheiro

Oscar Dylan,

I think I found the solution to my problem. The object IntExcelReport contains a specific column that has the ESQ String as you can see in the image bellow.

I've check the values and it matches the query inside the requestData. Now I can get this value with a simple db query and use it to generate my ExcelReport.

Best Regards,

Pedro Pinheiro

Did anyone actually manage to get this to work?

Thanks,

Dear Bill,

You can create a webservice which will transfer data from your system to BPM'online. It will still impact performance of your system but it will be more flexible for your business task. I have picked a couple of articles from our academy that should help you to implement this functionality:

https://academy.bpmonline.com/documents/technic-sdk/7-13/integration-bp…

https://academy.bpmonline.com/documents/technic-sdk/7-12/web-services-c…

https://academy.bpmonline.com/documents/technic-sdk/7-13/odata

https://academy.bpmonline.com/documents/technic-bpms/7-13/studying-web-…

You may also refer to sub articles in the "See also" section below the main article.

Best regards,

Angela