a!cmiGetObjectIdByPath() Function

Function

a!cmiGetObjectIdByPath( scsExternalSystemKey, usePerUserCredentials, atomPubUrl, repositoryId, path )

Retrieves the object id of a CMIS object based on the value given as the path parameter.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
`scsExternalSystemKey`	Text	The key from the Third Party Credentials admin console page that corresponds to the set of credentials that should be used to authenticate.
`usePerUserCredentials`	Boolean	If `true` the credentials set in the Third-Party Credentials settings page by the current user running the expression will be used. If `false` the site-wide credential values will be used.
`atomPubUrl`	Text	The Atom Pub URL of the CMIS target system.
`repositoryId`	Text	The repository id on the CMIS target system.
`path`	Text	The CMIS path of the object. The meaning of the path is defined by the CMIS server. For example, `/folder1/folder2/mydocument3`.

Returns

The function returns the standard connector result dictionary described in the main Connectors page.

If successful, the result field contains the CMIS object id at the given path.

Usage considerations

If called multiple times in the same expression with the same parameters, only one query is made to the data store when the expression is evaluated and the result is reused for each identical call. This caching only applies within a single expression evaluation. Return values are not cached in separate expressions, or in separate evaluations of the same expression.

Examples

Copy and paste an example into an Appian Expression Editor to experiment with it.

Get a CMIS object ID for a given path

This example returns the object id for the given path if the query is successful. Otherwise, it returns a message with the error encountered.

Replace the <path> text with a valid path in CMIS, e.g. /folderName.

=a!localVariables(
  local!cmisResult: a!cmiGetObjectIdByPath(
    scsExternalSystemKey: cons!CMIS_SCS_KEY,
    usePerUserCredentials: true,
    atomPubUrl: cons!CMIS_URL,
    repositoryId: cons!CMIS_REPO_ID,
    path: "<path>"
  ), 
  if(local!cmisResult.success,
    local!cmisResult.result,
    local!cmisResult.error
  )
)

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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