Winshuttle Composer Plug-ins Reference Guide

Execute a Powershell scripts to perform specific operations
Launch a secondary child form from a parent form when the user clicks a button in the parent form.
Update a SQL database with data, such as how many times a form was submitted, how many users have used a form, or the Start and End dates for a process.

Adding a Plugin to a Composer workflow

On the Workflow Tab, click Plug-in Action.
Click and draw the Plug-in Action in your Workflow.
Click the Plugin Action node.
In the Properties Pane, click the Plug-in Name drop-down, and select the desired plug-in from the list. See below for a list of plug-ins and description for each.
Configure the plug-in paramaters. See below for a list of plug-ins and description for each.

List and description of Composer plugins

Click a plug-in name for more information, settings, and usage examples.

Plugin	Description
Add Attachment	Attach a document automatically at a given point in a Workflow.
Autorun (Autopost)	Automatically post data through Composer instead of posting through Winshuttle Foundation built-in workflow.
Clone Files	Clone a file in a SharePoint Document Library copy it to a specified destination.
Copy Attachments	Copies 1 or more attachments from an Attachment Form Element in a form and places the copied file(s) into a SharePoint Document Library or a file system (i.e. local computer or a network folder, for example).
Copy Attachment URL	Copy the URL of an attachment in an Attachment Form Element and place it into a SharePoint List or Document Library.
Copy Document	Create a copy of a document and place it in a SharePoint document library or a file system directory.
Copy Form	Copy a specified Form View as a Read Only copy and place it in a File System Directory or a SharePoint Document Library/List.
Copy Referenced Documents	Copy one or more documents from one SharePoint library to another SharePoint library or folder.
Create Folder	Create a folder in a SharePoint document library.
Create SharePoint Site	Create a new SharePoint site at the specified URL using the specified template.
Deferred Column Update	Set values in a form field or SharePoint list column. Values will be placed in a queue for processing.
Deferred Copy Document	Create a copy of a document and place it in a processing queue, from which it will be placed in either a SharePoint document library or a file system directory.
Deferred Set Form Data	Set a value in a form field through an asynchronous processing queue.
Deferred Update Due Date	Updates due dates for a running process or assignments within a process.
Delete Attachments	Delete an attachment from the Attachment Form Element in a form.
Delete Item	Deletes the item against which a process is running.
Delete SharePoint Site	Removes a specified SharePoint site.
Document Process Launch	Launches a process for all documents present in the folder.
Execute Command Line	Run a command line within a workflow.
Execute Powershell	Run a Powershell command or script within a workflow.
Export Form Data to ODBC	Export form data to a database that supports ODBC.
Export Form Data to OLEDB	Export form data to a database that supports OLEDB.
Export Process State	Export the current status of a workflow to a column in a SharePoint list.
Export Repeating Group	Export the values in a repeating table or section to a SharePoint list.
Export Repeating Group to File	Export the values in a repeating table or section to a file.
Form Monitor	Automatically launch a new form with a designated process when a certain start date is reached.
Form Process Launch	Launch a separate form and corresponding process during the workflow.
Launch Form	Pass data from a running form process to a new form process and swimlane participants.
ODBC Query	Create, update, and/or delete database records in a SQL database.
OLEDB Query	Create, update, and/or delete database records in a database.
Process Form Data	Extract form data from SharePoint and write it to a file or insert part or all of the data into a database.
Remove Item Permissions	Remove custom permissions on an item, but only from items that have unique role assignments.
Rename Document	Rename a document that is being routed for approval, or an existing document in a SharePoint document library.
Rename Process	Change the name of a process from its default <process name> - <Date> format.
Replace Strings	Search and replace strings in a document, and then write the document back to a SharePoint document library or file system location.
Send Email	Send an email at a specified point within a workflow.
Set Column	Set values in one or more SharePoint list columns.
Set Column with Process Inheritance	Set values in a SharePoint list column for a running process.
Set Form Data	Set a value in a form field at a particular point in the process.
Set Item Permissions	Sets the SharePoint item-level permissions for the current item being routed or another specified item.
Set Item Permission Inheritance	Specify whether an item inherits permission settings from its parent.
Set Referred SharePoint Items Column	Set the given value on a given sharepoint column.
Set SharePoint Column	Set field values in a SharePoint list based on the current value of a form field.
Start Process	Launch a process during the execution of a workflow.
Sync Excel Define Names	Update changes of a promoted column on SharePoint in the Excel workflow.
Update Due Date	Update the due dates of a running process or assignments within the process.
Update Service	Update the start date of a given SVService entry to the specified date.
Update SharePoint List	Insert, update, and/or delete items in a SharePoint list.
Update SharePoint List via Web Service	Updates a SharePoint list via the SharePoint Web Service. Can be used to update a SharePoint list on a different server
Upload Document	Copies a file from the file system to a SharePoint document library.
Wait	Wait for a specified period of time from the current time or until a specific, absolute date.
Wait for Child Processes	Pauses a process until all child processes are complete.
Web Service	Integrate a Web service into a workflow.
Winshuttle Update	Add a Winshuttle Web service to a workflow to run SAP data operations within the workflow.
XSL Transformation	Run an Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) style sheet on XML and store the results in a file on the file system.

Winshuttle Composer Plug-ins Reference Guide

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