Hi everyone, I have a process where I need to read an email, download the attachments, extract data from them (without using Document Understanding), and compare the extracted data with an Excel file. After that, we have the some operations in SAP. I’m unsure whether to use the RE-Framework or a simple workflow for this. If we go with the RE-Framework, what should the queue structure look like?
Hi @Rahul_Rajendran,
RE is capable of good error handling, so if your process involves reading data from the attachments and then performing multiple comparisons with the Excel file, an RE framework would be highly suitable. It will not only automate the repetitive task but also ensure a robust error handling mechanism in case of data discrepancies or interruptions during the process.
The queue structure would contain the location of the attachment. Each transaction item would be the file location.
Hope this helps!
Yes, I was also considering using the file path as a queue, but that would make the process machine-specific, which goes against the core principles of the RE-Framework, correct?
Well, you can use cloud platforms like OneDrive or SharePoint to solve this problem.
You can make the file location not machine or user specific, like on sharepoint, a shared drive, or a storage bucket.
You are going to iterate emails or the excel file rows from that attachment?
for reporting if you need queue then its better to use…else you can modify ref to iterate on emails as well and that would be the transaction item then
if queue is needed then can go with message id and use save attachment, read and send data as each transaction in process.xaml and in init first run use get mail and get all message ids and add them as queue items
cheers
So you’re suggesting using the message ID as the queue item, and then in the processing state, download the attachment and complete the rest of the process. Thanks, @Anil_G , that sounds like a better approach.
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Thanks @ashokkarale @Melroy_Dsa and @ijanszen1 for the suggestions.
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