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Applies to:

  • Winshuttle Foundation

Winshuttle Composer Plugin Action node properties

The plugin node is used to automate tasks in a workflow, such as:  
  • Copy a form or document to another location.
  • Interface with a Web service.
  • Design, add, or integrate your own functionality into a process.
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Plugin node properties

Property

Description

Assignment Completion Link Text

A hypertext link directing the assignee to their task. This usually does not apply to the plugin node.

Description

A description of the task/assignment.

Item Link Text

A hypertext link directing the assignee to the form or document pertaining to the task. This usually does not apply to the plugin node.

Main Page Link Text

A hypertext link directing the assignee to the Winshuttle Workflow site where the task originated. This usually does not apply to the plugin node.

Name

The name of the task/assignment.

Plugin Type

The type of plugin node being used.

Synchronous

This attribute value indicates whether or not the workflow should continue immediately after running the plugin.

  • True: (default): The workflow starts the plugin action, but immediately continues onward. The workflow does not wait for the plugin to complete its action before continuing.
  • False: The workflow stops until whatever action the workflow is performing has been completed.

Important Note regarding plug-ins that update SharePoint Lists

Plugins that update SharePoint lists cannot update SharePoint lists that contain columns with Lookup. These fields are considered read-only. Trying to assign a value to a read-only field crashes the process.

Type

Read-only type of the node.

Value Pairs

Property settings for the plugin node.