How to retrieve data from an external database?
Last Update: December 26, 2018
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Suppose you want create a list workflow to retrieve information of the currently logged in user (initiator) from a MS SQL Server database where the detailed information of users have been stored in a table named "T_Employees". This workflow starts when adding a new item to the list.
Here are the steps on how to do that.
- Create a new list workflow. For more details on how to create a list workflow, refer to
Create a list workflow use case.
- Drag activities onto the workflow canvas and drop it onto a design node as follows:
- Configure "Database Query" activity as follows:
Note: The following workflow variables should be created:
- varEmployeeNumber of type Sigle line of text
- varFirstName of type Sigle line of text
- varFamilyName of type Sigle line of text
- varBirthDate of type DateTime.
- varDepartment of type Sigle line of text
- varManager of type Sigle line of text
- Configure "Create History Log" activity as follows:
- Publish the workflow by clicking on the
Publish button in the workflow ribbon.
- Now you can test the workflow by adding a new item to the list that this workflow being created on.
