Loop lines to get extra data from API call

Lisa Howell

Is it possible to loop through lines, make api call and update BOD elements? If you pass the attribute to the workflow using parameter - only updates first element (also limitation of 4000 chars: tried concatenating). If you pass through structure doesn't update BOD. Can't use scripting since we can't make internal API calls with this component. Can't use splitter since we have no way of merging back together. 

We are able to loop through lines using a structure within the workflow and make api call but how is updating the BOD accomplished? Need to be able to populate the correct elements then get back to the Document Flow to continue process. 

unknown

Greetings;

Short answer is no, there is no good looping solution.  I didn't see your post when it came out, but here is the only thing I've found that's close to a work around in ION.  There is an ER at the end if you want to vote on getting a better solution.  There is also a request for Merging in progress according to another post, but I didn't see the ER number for it.

https://community.inforxtreme.com/infor-ion/f/document-flows/13885/looping-in-ion-connect

Billy