(Example) Start a Process with File Dropping Event Service

Prerequisites

• AgilePoint NX OnPremises or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud.
• The Event Service AgileConnector must be added via the AgilePoint Server Configuration utility before using the Event Service.
• Create 2 folders in C: drive with the following name.
  • Source File
  • Destination File

  
  
  

Good to Know

• This example uses the Sales Invoice app from the AgilePoint NX App Store.

  For more information, refer to How to Get the App

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How to Start

1. In the Manage Center, click System > Events Service.

   
   
   

2. On the Events Service screen, click Add Event Service

Procedure

1. On the Select the type of Event service to be created screen, select File Dropping.

   
   
   

2. Click Next.
3. On the Add New Event Service screen, in the Event Title field, enter File Dropping Event.

   
   
   

4. In the Process Model list, select Sales Invoice.

   The Sales Invoice is the process model you added to the process builder from AgilePoint NX App Store.

   
   
   

5. In the Process Instance Prefix field, enter hireprocess.

   
   
   

6. Click Next.
7. On the File Dropping screen, in the Folder field, enter C:\Source File.

   
   
   

8. Select Move to Folder and enter C:\Destination File.

   
   
   

9. Click Enable File Dropping event

   
   
   

10. Click Finish.
11. On your machine, in the C: drive, copy and paste a file to the Source File folder.
12. The file moves to Destination File folder and process starts.

How to Start

1. Click Manage.

   
   
   

2. In the Manage Center, click Runtime Management > Processes.

   
   
   

Procedure

1. On the Process screen, you can see your process is running.