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Handling SQL Data – Leveraging SQL Stored Procedures in Workflow

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For every project I develop, there’s a high probability that a custom-made SQL database is going to be useful to the process I’m working on.  I’m going to detail my process here, which should be a good follow-up to my SQL primer here.

Note that while this is not intended to be a tutorial on how to use SQL, I will be covering the SQL basics needed to complete this demo.  Send me a note if you have any issues with any of the steps.

For this project, we’re going to build an integration library with two components.  One component is going to be a simple data query component that we’ll use to validate a proposed data write before committing; the second will be the Stored Procedure caller that will handle updates, inserts, and deletes.  The same component can also be used for other, more specific tasks, such as order changes and re-sorting.  Let’s start with the second component – the Stored Procedure caller.

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Updating Application Properties From Within a Workflow Project (Profile Values)

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I’ve been having a hell of a time with this one for the past few days.  I’m developing a project that validates and, if necessary, installs, repairs, or updates any external values needed.  This includes SQL data and Application Properties in the ProcessManager portal/DB.  The SQL part was no issue, but the profile values were making me really work hard for success.

Set Profile Values is the component I finally got to work.

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Concepts Primer – Integrating SQL Data with Symantec Workflow

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SQL integration of some sort has been involved in almost every project I’ve done.  Saving and fetching data is just part of it; the SQL engine can be used to quickly do calculations and filtering for your data with the right scripting.  If I’m able to fetch and filter the appropriate data from SQL to begin with, I don’t have to then run through a Configurable Collection Filter to get the results I want.

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Workflow and SQL – Parameterizing Conditions

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There has been far too many times that I’ve had to go back and recompile a SQL integration library, simply because I needed to compare a different column than the original, or filter out some unwanted results.

As it turns out, there’s a fairly straightforward method of supplying SQL integration components with a full condition string (or strings), immensely increasing the usability of a single component.

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