OpenText™ Process Automation Tipshttps://appworks-tips.com/images/favicon.pngInstallments, thoughts, tricks and ideas2026-03-11T16:22:15.116Zhttps://appworks-tips.com/Antal Boshttps://appworks-tips.com/contact@appworks-tips.comHexoIncredibly important; check your OPA health via monitoring toolshttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/03/13/306_add_custom_service_content_to_health_url/2026-03-13T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:22:15.116Z
...and increase it with your own new organization services.
Supercharge your OPA eXperience (again!); NGINX as the ultimate reverse proxy (incl. xECM)https://appworks-tips.com/2026/03/06/305_extend_nginx_to_xecm/2026-03-06T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-04T19:52:29.394Z
These are the extension steps for a smoother xECM eXperience.
From an insurance company, you want to know and see where an accident took placehttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/02/27/304_embed_google_maps_in_case/2026-02-27T12:00:00.000Z2026-02-26T18:42:32.675Z
It's time to embed Google Maps in your valuable case management system.
When you have a mix of cases and tasks within a solution; colorize them wiselyhttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/02/20/303_split_css_from_case_task/2026-02-20T12:00:00.000Z2026-02-19T07:41:19.252Z
This is the CSS trick to make it happen.
It's live and GA; OPA 26.1 as first quarter release of 2026https://appworks-tips.com/2026/02/13/302a_update_on_26_1/2026-02-13T12:00:00.000Z2026-02-08T21:37:33.475Z
It's about time to review some new features in this new year!
Once an OPA solution is in production, you need to shift mindset during developmenthttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/02/06/302_lifecycle_backwards_compatibility/2026-02-06T12:00:00.000Z2026-02-04T17:21:27.514Z
Watch this backwards compatible lifecycle implementation.
Provide a comment on task completion and ask your consultant to collect ithttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/01/30/301_view_memo_for_task/2026-01-30T12:00:00.000Z2026-01-28T22:31:49.001Z
That title is exactly where your nightmare starts...
We saw some "magic" passing by during R&D which is worth sharinghttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/01/23/300_runtime_mail_templates_magic/2026-01-23T12:00:00.000Z2026-01-22T09:03:04.602Z
This is a fascinating reset on the runtime mail templates.
Searching; A common feature with every project with also mixed feelingshttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/01/16/299_simple_search_with_third_party_lib/2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z2026-01-14T19:47:49.783Z
Let just build something simple our own.
Update CAP package details after deployment is donehttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/01/09/298a_staging_packages/2026-01-09T12:00:00.000Z2026-01-08T08:47:57.836Z
Finally, we found a valid use-case for using "staging" packages.
Throwing things away is already a hard choice; Imagine throwing away the wrong thinghttps://appworks-tips.com/2026/01/02/298_implementing_a_garbage_bin/2026-01-02T12:00:00.000Z2025-12-30T08:12:07.729Z
That's exactly where a garbage bin comes into the picture.
Ho, Ho, Hoooooo; Merry Christmashttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/12/26/297_christmas_treatment/2025-12-26T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.311Z
...and a happy new year!
Enrich your development eXperience with this development console updatehttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/12/19/295_crud_itemid_in_dev_console_with_js_api/2025-12-19T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.310Z
Some things are just right under your nose, but unnoticeable until someone tells you about it.
True maintenance happens over true logging; Prepare yourself for a tracing impacthttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/12/12/294_trace_messages_to_entityruntime/2025-12-12T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.309Z
Repack your knowledge with this secret feature flag.
Update on OpenText World (LinkedIn edition 2025 Q4)https://appworks-tips.com/2025/12/05/293a_update_enterprise_world_v_pass/2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.307Z
Q4 is here again; We go through the keynotes of OT world (Nashville) 2025!
Discover (again!) the hidden power of JMS; Transform your world with queueshttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/11/28/293_bring_life_in_jms_connector_2/2025-11-28T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.307Z
Built your loosely coupled solutions via queueing mechanisms.
Unleashing the power of RabbitMQ on RHEL; Prepare JMS like a prohttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/11/21/292_install_rabbitmq/2025-11-21T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.306Z
The JMS connector (again) on the top of my backlog; This is the preparation phase.
This is how you fix the Log4J2’s Application_Server.xml timestamps that drive you crazyhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/11/14/291_log4j2_readable_timestamp/2025-11-14T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.305Z
Tired of unreadable timestamps? Here's the tweak that makes them readable.
Automate your life; Restart service containers instantly with automationhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/11/07/290_restart_service_container_from_soap_call/2025-11-07T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.304Z
Stop or start them anytime with a simple service call.
Stop wasting time; Instantly create an organization (incl. service containers and DSO) with automationhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/10/31/289_automate_creation_org_and_service_containers/2025-10-31T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.304Z
Take full control — re-init with simple CLI calls.
OPA 25.4 is GA; Right on time in the first weekend of Q4...Excellent jobhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/10/24/288a_update_on_25_4/2025-10-24T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.303Z
Let's review the new features with this new GA release!
Your final destiny on the never-ending struggle to get a 'UserDN' valuehttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/10/17/288_get_userdn_for_person_user_entity/2025-10-17T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.303Z
The holy grail is found with an easy (unfamiliar) service call.
Behold the power of a "Godmode" tabhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/10/10/287_the_power_of_a_godmode_tab/2025-10-10T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.302Z
A feature flag that will increase your development speed drastically.
Question; How on earth can you create conditions between activities in a lifecycle?https://appworks-tips.com/2025/10/03/286_conditional_activities_in_lifecycle/2025-10-03T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.301Z
You'll never ever forget this way of lifecycle implementation.
The OpenText best-practice implementation of "receiveEmail"https://appworks-tips.com/2025/09/26/285_receive_email_by_service_call/2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.300Z
Read, learn, and share with others makes us all better.
Cast a spell on your inbox with "receiveEmail"https://appworks-tips.com/2025/09/19/284_receive_email_with_the_magic_trick/2025-09-19T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.299Z
A service call beyond any non-documented knowledge.
Unlock the secret to splitting administration roles like a brohttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/09/12/283_split_admin_roles/2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.297Z
Just an admin strategy with this one simple shift.
Access granted...or denied? Dynamic security like you’ve never seenhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/09/05/282_dynamic_security_based_on_entity_membership/2025-09-05T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.296Z
Real-time permissions based on entity membership.
The shocking UI behavior you’ll see when a Lifecycle skips its due datehttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/08/29/281_ui_view_on_lifecycle_out_of_due/2025-08-29T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.295Z
When SLAs expire, the UI shows its true state.
Unlock hidden superpowers; How business calendars turbocharge your "Process Automation"https://appworks-tips.com/2025/08/22/280_play_with_business_calendars/2025-08-22T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.294Z
Play, learn, and master time-based logic.
Unlock the full power of your entity lifecycle with this overlooked constructhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/08/15/279_document_receive_construct_in_lifecycle/2025-08-15T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.293Z
It's about time to put "Document received" to the test!
Vacation period is DONE (for me); Time to move on with GA OPA 25.3https://appworks-tips.com/2025/08/08/278a_update_on_25_3/2025-08-08T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.292Z
New features, new fun, new theories, and new practical examples!
Unlock hidden insights; Build a stunning Grafana dashboard to monitor OPA like a bro (part 4)https://appworks-tips.com/2025/08/01/278_grafana_hearthcheck_dashboard_4/2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.291Z
When numbers hit a threshold, you want to get informed. Let's find out the "how"?
Unlock hidden insights; Build a stunning Grafana dashboard to monitor OPA like a bro (part 3)https://appworks-tips.com/2025/07/25/277_grafana_hearthcheck_dashboard_3/2025-07-25T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.290Z
Avoiding the traps with the help of AI (ChatGPT)
Unlock hidden insights; Build a stunning Grafana dashboard to monitor OPA like a bro (part 2)https://appworks-tips.com/2025/07/18/276_grafana_hearthcheck_dashboard_2/2025-07-18T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.288Z
Continue the grind on making a shiny Grafana OPA dashboard...
Unlock hidden insights; Build a stunning Grafana dashboard to monitor OPA like a bro (part 1)https://appworks-tips.com/2025/07/11/275_grafana_hearthcheck_dashboard_1/2025-07-11T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.286Z
Track performance, catch anomalies, and optimize like a DevOps ninja!
Uncover the hidden spot where your entity definitions livehttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/07/04/274_location_of_entity_definition/2025-07-04T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.283Z
Find them instantly — no more digging around.
You won't believe what happens when you move a relation to its parent after going livehttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/06/27/273_move_relation_once_in_prd/2025-06-27T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.282Z
This is the story behind a heavy (but valid!) discussion.
Shocking trick; Instantly create a temp-related entity on initializationhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/06/20/272_create_temp_entity_on_init/2025-06-20T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.281Z
This is the "think first" post (no low-code skills involved).
It's about time we put the infinite entity creation loop to the ultimate testhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/06/13/271_the_endless_entity_creation_loop/2025-06-13T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.280Z
Here's what happened...
How evaluating XPath in production can reveal critical insights you can't afford to misshttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/06/06/270_evaluate_xpath_in_prd/2025-06-06T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.279Z
This is only possible when ACP and PRD are not 100% equal at server configuration level!
Unlock a secret; How to run your schedule with a different accounthttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/05/30/269_run_schedule_under_different_account/2025-05-30T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.278Z
The question passed by three times now; So, it's time for a solid answer!
Beware; The frustrating pitfalls of calling the xECM (ReST) API with the current user sessionhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/05/23/268_call_xecm_api_with_current_user_session/2025-05-23T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.277Z
This is the impossible made possible!
6-year anniversary!https://appworks-tips.com/2025/05/16/267b_6_year_anniversary/2025-05-16T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.275Z
Time for a recap of six years of consistent brain dumps, great ideas, and topics that somehow made it online
OPA 25.2 is GA; with further enhancements for the platformhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/05/09/267a_update_on_25_2/2025-05-09T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.272Z
Q2 releases are mostly the big ones...Let's see!
Ring the alarm bells; The hidden struggles of retrieving the current user SAMLart IDhttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/05/02/267_retrieve_current_user_samlart_id/2025-05-02T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.272Z
The entrance for seamless communication to other OpenText products.
Even the pros struggle with this; The ultimate workaround for deleting a solution rolehttps://appworks-tips.com/2025/04/25/266_how_to_delete_a_solution_role/2025-04-25T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.271Z
Finally, a way to remove that stubborn role.
Unlock the power of Node-RED; The ultimate beginner’s guide to effortless service management - part 4https://appworks-tips.com/2025/04/18/265_calling_opa_via_node_red_part_4/2025-04-18T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.270Z
The final performance measuring and comparing part...
Unlock the power of Node-RED; The ultimate beginner’s guide to effortless service management - part 3https://appworks-tips.com/2025/04/11/264_calling_opa_via_node_red_part_3/2025-04-11T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.269Z
Calling the Node-RED flow from a OPA service!
Unlock the power of Node-RED; The ultimate beginner’s guide to effortless service management - part 2https://appworks-tips.com/2025/04/04/263_calling_opa_via_node_red_part_2/2025-04-04T12:00:00.000Z2026-03-11T16:23:03.269Z
Calling OPA services with an OTDS authentication token.