This example shows you how to retrieve data from the Helpdesk database using a parameter in a SQL Query. Using the query/script generator you will build an integration component and use the listitemscomponent to display the current users incidents.

Create Query Script Generator

1. Create New Integration Project
   

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2. Name the component ViewContactIncidents
3. Click OK
4. Select Query/Script Generator
   

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5. Click OK
6. Click the drop down and select SQL Server Provider
7. Select the appropriated Connection String for your environment
   

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8. Enter the SQL Query to return the desired results
   Note:In this example, I choose to only return specific values from workitem_current_view. I also use the a parameter for the contact ID which will be used in our project.

   Note:I use a parameter in my where clause for the contact ID

9. Select Find Input Parameters
10. Click Next
11. Select Use and populate Project property
12. Rename the Project Property Name to ViewIncidents_ConnectionString
    Note: This Project Property Name cannot have a period in the name
    

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13. Click Next
    

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14. Click Next
15. Click to enable Returns Data
16. Click Fill Schema
    

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17. Click Next
18. Name the Component Display_Current_User_Incidents
    

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19. Click Finish
    

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20. Select Compile and close

How to Use the Custom View Incidents Component in Your Project

1. Create a New Workflow Project
   

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2. Name the Project SupportPortal
3. Click Next
4. Select Import Components from the components toolbox
5. Select Custom Libraries
6. Select ViewContactIncidents.dll
   

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7. Select OK
8. Add the following Components:
   • Get Current User
   • Find Service Desk Contact
   • Dialog Workflow
   • Create Ticket
   • Display_Current_User_Incidents
     Note: If you named your custom component something different than Display_Current_User_Incidents, add that component.
9. Connect all components
   

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10. Set the following properties on Get Current User
    • Output Variable Name: v_CurrentUser
    • User Name Type: HttpContext
11. Set the following properties on Find Service Desk Contact
    • Search Value: v_CurrentUser
    • Select Contact By: From Picker
    • Contact Type: NTId
12. Right Click on Display_Current_User_Incidents Component
13. Select Edit Component
14. Click ellipses for Contact ID
    

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15. Select Process Variable
16. Click Add
17. Select foundContacts[last].ContactID
    

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18. Click OK
19. Click OK
20. Right click on the Dialog Workflow Component
21. Select Edit Component
22. Click the Interaction Setup Tab
23. Click the ellipses for Dialog Model
24. Add a form builder component
25. Rename the Form Builder component to Support Portal
    

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26. Right Click the form builder component
27. Select Web Form Editor
28. Add labels and text boxes for Incident Title and Incident Comment

    Use the following variables:

    • Incident Title Textbox - v_IncidentTitle
    • Incident Comments Textbox - v_IncidentComments
29. Find the ListItemsComponent and add it to the form
    Note: I have applied the Symantec Theme to the WebForm
    

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30. Double Click the ListItemComponent in the form to edit properties
    

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31. Click the ellipses for Data Type:
32. Select Custom Result as the Data Type under ViewContactIncidents
    

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33. Click OK
34. Select ellipses for Items:
    

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35. Click the Checkbox for Process Variables
    

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36. Click Add Array
37. Choose the variable Display_Current_User_IncidentsResult
    

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38. Click OK
39. Click the ellipses for Item Format:
    

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40. Add a table to the Advanced Text Editor
41. Add the variables from the _list_item that you want to display in the table
    

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    Note: You can change the cell padding for the table by going into the source. Also you will need to change the Style of the table to make it fit into your form correctly.
42. Click Ok to Exit Advance Text Editor
43. Click Ok to Exit the Component Editor
44. Click Ok to Exit the Web Form Editor
45. Click Ok to exit the Embedded Web form editor
46. Connect all components in the Embedded Decision Model
47. Click OK
48. Click Ok to exit the Dialog Workflow Editor
49. Right click the Create Ticket Component
50. Select Edit Component
51. Click the ellipses for Title:
52. Select Process Variable
53. Select Add
54. Select the variable v_IncidentTitle
55. Select the ellipses for Comment:
56. Select Process Variable
57. Select Add
58. Select the variable v_IncidentComments
59. Choose the variable you created for the Incident Comments Textbox variable

    Example:

    

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60. Click the Associations Tab
61. Click the ellipses for Contact ID
62. Select Process Variable
63. Select [FountContacts[last].ContactID]
64. Select OK to close

    Example:

    

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65. Click OK to Close Create Ticket Editor
66. Run Project to test functionality
    

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