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asked on December 17, 2015

I am creating a workflow for our checks process. First step is for our scanners to load in the document to only include Date, Dollar amount, and any other info they can find. If not, no big deal.

Then the file is named Check_Date and then that file is moved into the reviewer's folder.

In order for the workflow to move forward, I need to have the reviewer input new field information that they found based on that check such as office number. Then once this information is done, they can select Yes or Approved and it then renames the file based on the field information (Office Number_Check_Date). Once this is done it then moves the file to the correct folder.

In order for the other fields to populate, it needs to do a lookup in a SQL table based off of the office number input. So the table looks at the office number, then can populate the first name, last name, etc.

Where can I put this Querydata lookup? Do I need to include a part where the user has to reprocess the document for the Querydata to work? I know they can manually type this information in and just save, but we need to look up to be sure on accuracy. I attached a screen shot of what I have so far....let me know!!!

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replied on December 17, 2015

Hi Lucy,

 

It looks like you want to do a lookup or database validation on some user input information?

 

May I suggest looking at setting this up outside of workflow and in the metadata directly?

 

https://www.laserfiche.com/support/webhelp/Laserfiche/9.2/en-US/AdminGuide/LFAdmin.htm#cshid=Modify_Dynamic_Fields.htm

 

This will allow someone to enter in the office number in the metadata, as you suggested, and after they input this, other metadata fields can be automatically populated based on a SQL lookup.

 

The benefit being, this would be presented live to the user instead of waiting for a workflow to run or to exit from the screen.

 

Cheers,

Carl

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replied on December 18, 2015

Thank you for the suggestion. This would be great if the table exists in Laserfiche. Unfortuantly this table is located in another outside program to which Laserfiche calls out to it to grab the information...Any other suggestions?

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replied on December 18, 2015

What is the other program?

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replied on December 18, 2015

I believe you could use a lookup rule and link to the outside program, couldn't you?

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replied on December 18, 2015

Its called PBMS.

I am using a lookup rule, but I am not sure where to put it since right now the user would have to re-process for the lookup to work in order to grab first/last name from PBMS based on the user input of the office number. This then determines where the file is placed after the metadata fields are completed using the lookup from PBMS.

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replied on December 18, 2015

The dynamic fields solution above can link to external databases. My organization uses it to populate first/last name from an external SQL table after an individual keys in an employee's ID.

 

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replied on December 18, 2015

When I follow the instructions off of the link you sent me, when I click on the area "external table" it only brings up an Index table that we have. nothing else...how can I add the table then to show up for this?

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replied on December 18, 2015

In Laserfiche Administration Console, navigate to Metadata Management, External Tables, and right click and select Register New External Table.

 

This is where you can make external tables available for dynamic lookups.

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