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Use ActiveX to send emails from Outlook while updating K2 SmartForms

by Tiago Calado | May 3, 2016 | BlogPosts, K2, Microsoft, Tech Tips

I was recently required to build a simple Email Editor in K2 SmartForms. I started building the form, added a text area for the body, subject and to text boxes. All well and good so far. All of a sudden, the requirement became much more complex: the end users wanted...

Decoding manually collected data buzzwords

by Andreas Karlsson | Apr 26, 2016 | BlogPosts, Tableau, Tech Tips

Introduction Working in an office environment, especially in a vibrant city like London, there is always a steady stream of data buzzwords flung around in conversations with co-workers and clients. After hearing a very specific one in my office – to the point of being...

Talend Studio: Tips and Tricks (Part 3)

by Andrey Zaharov | Apr 12, 2016 | BlogPosts, Talend, Tech Tips

Introduction Here’s the third instalment in the Talend ‘Tips and Tricks’ series. Click here to read ‘Tips and Tricks (Part 1)’ and ‘Tips and Tricks (Part 2)’. In this particular edition, I decided to share a couple of ways you...

Discover the size of your SharePoint documents using K2 SmartObject

by Tiago Calado | Apr 5, 2016 | BlogPosts, K2, Microsoft, Sharepoint, Tech Tips

Scenario As a K2 developer, during a K2 Smartforms and workflow project, you may need to specify a ‘send email event’ with an attachment. This could come from either Smartforms or the workflow. However, it may be the case that you don’t want to include the...

How to install Apache Hadoop natively on 64-bit OS

by Andrey Zaharov | Mar 29, 2016 | BlogPosts, Tech Tips

Introduction The following article (is accompanied with a very ‘techy’-heavy warning!) will provide a step-by-step guide to installing Hadoop version 2.6. on a CentOS 7 using an rpm built in a 64 version of the OS. Prerequisites Time (server hours)...

How to improve the loading times of K2 Smartforms

by Paul Johnson | Mar 1, 2016 | BlogPosts, K2, Tech Tips

Overview One of the main ‘turn-offs’ for users of K2 Smartforms is slow loading forms; if you have non-functional requirements with page loading times, you will need to make sure your forms are quick and snappy. If you have worked on a number of K2...