Adaptor Module creating wrong version of class

Hi Guys,
I wonder if anyone can possibly shed any light on the following problem.
I am trying to create an instance of apache Axis' MessageFactory
However every time the Adaptor Module (Called ClientAuthentication) is called the following class is created - copied from the Message Display Tool
ClientAuthentication: com.sap.engine.services.webservices.jaxm.soap.MessageFactoryImpl created
I have the following in my imports
import org.apache.axis.soap.MessageFactoryImpl;
import javax.xml.soap.SOAPBody;
import javax.xml.soap.SOAPEnvelope;
import javax.xml.soap.SOAPHeader;
import javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage;
import javax.xml.soap.SOAPPart;
And, at this stage, I have explicitly referenced the axis class when creating the instance:
// MessageFactory mf = MessageFactory.newInstance();
// Creating com.sap.engine.services.webservices.jaxm.soap.SOAPMessageImpl
javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory mf= org.apache.axis.soap.MessageFactoryImpl.newInstance();
Audit.addAuditLogEntry(amk, AuditLogStatus.SUCCESS, "ClientAuthentication: " + mf.getClass().getName() + " created");
Looking at the class in the exported EJB via a decompiler shows
MessageFactory mf = MessageFactoryImpl.newInstance();
Audit.addAuditLogEntry(amk, AuditLogStatus.SUCCESS, "ClientAuthentication: " + mf.getClass().getName() + " created");
And the result is a com.sap.engine.services.webservices.jaxm.soap.MessageFactoryImpl is created resulting in the wrong SOAPMessage which crashes when returning it's SOAPPart
Any help would be appreciated,
John

Hi,
It is possible to bypass the call to an implementation of MessageFactory and ensure the axis library is used to create the SOAPEnvelope using
org.apache.axis.message.SOAPEnvelope env = new org.apache.axis.message.SOAPEnvelope();
env.setSAAJEncodingCompliance(true);
org.apache.axis.Message iSoapMessage = new org.apache.axis.Message(env);
iSoapMessage.setMessageType("request");
SOAPMessage sm = iSoapMessage;
Instead of
javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory mf= org.apache.axis.soap.MessageFactoryImpl.newInstance();
SOAPMessage sm = mf.createMessage();
Which wasn't returning the right implementation of MessageFactory and hence SOAPEnvelope.
The addDocument to the SOAPBody is still crashing the same way, but this questionis answered.
All the best,
John

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You have the right tool for converting PDF files to Word. For starters, please try triple-clicking in the text block that you want to edit. If that doesn't work, we'll need to take a closer look at how the PDF that you converted was created (did it start out as a scanned document, for example). If it did start as a scanned document, it's important that OCR (optical character recognition) was performed during conversion to convert scanned text to editable text. OCR is on by default when you convert via the ExportPDF website, but can be turned off if you convert via Reader.
If triple-clicking doesn't work, let me know, and then we'll take a closer look at your file.
Best,
Sara

SharePoint Designer workflow - update list item field without creating new version?

Hello,
I have a list that uses versioning.
I have a workflow, designed in SharePoint Designer, that will track changes in some columns, and if there is a change it will send out an email.
To track the changes eg in the Status column, I have a hidden "OldStatus" column so I can compare the current value with the previous value.
If it's different it means it has been changed, and I send out an email, then update the OldStatus with the current value so they're in sync again.
Problem I have now is that when I update the OldStatus column in my workflow it will create a new version of the listitem. I don't want that. This is a system value change and has no value at all to the end user.
In C# I can do a systemupdate to avoid this, but how can I do this in SharePoint Designer?
Please don't tell me I should write the entire workflow in code, only to get access to the systemupdate command....

I created a Worfklow Activity class, called "UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode".
I add the default context properties to work with:
#region Context properties
public static DependencyProperty __ContextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("__Context", typeof(WorkflowContext), typeof(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode));
[Category("My Workflow Actions")]
[Browsable(true)]
[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
public WorkflowContext __Context
get
return ((WorkflowContext)(base.GetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ContextProperty)));
set
base.SetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ContextProperty, value);
public static DependencyProperty __ListIdProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("__ListId", typeof(string), typeof(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode));
[ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]
public string __ListId
get
return ((string)(base.GetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ListIdProperty)));
set
base.SetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ListIdProperty, value);
public static DependencyProperty __ListItemProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("__ListItem", typeof(int), typeof(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode));
[ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]
public int __ListItem
get
return ((int)(base.GetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ListItemProperty)));
set
base.SetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ListItemProperty, value);
public static DependencyProperty __ActivationPropertiesProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("__ActivationProperties", typeof(SPWorkflowActivationProperties), typeof(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode));
[ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]
public SPWorkflowActivationProperties __ActivationProperties
get
return (SPWorkflowActivationProperties)base.GetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ActivationPropertiesProperty);
set
base.SetValue(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode.__ActivationPropertiesProperty, value);
#endregion
Then I add my own input parameters to work with:
public static DependencyProperty StaticFieldNameProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("StaticFieldName", typeof(string), typeof(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode));
[Category("My Workflow Actions"), Browsable(true)]
[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
public string StaticFieldName
get
return Convert.ToString(base.GetValue(StaticFieldNameProperty));
set
base.SetValue(StaticFieldNameProperty, value);
public static DependencyProperty FieldValueProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("FieldValue", typeof(string), typeof(UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode));
[Category("My Workflow Actions"), Browsable(true)]
[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
public string FieldValue
get
return Convert.ToString(base.GetValue(FieldValueProperty));
set
base.SetValue(FieldValueProperty, value);
Then the actual workflow action code:
protected override ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(ActivityExecutionContext executionContext)
try
if (this.__Context == null)
throw new Exception("__Context is NULL");
if (this.__Context.Site == null)
throw new Exception("__Context.Site is NULL");
//reload the web using the SPSite object to work around any limitations on the objects
//applied to the user running the workflow
SPWeb tmpweb = __Context.Web;
SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate()
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(tmpweb.Url))
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
//load list
SPList lst = web.Lists[new Guid(__ListId)];
//load listitem
SPListItem item = lst.GetItemById(__ListItem);
//update field value
item[this.StaticFieldName] = this.FieldValue;
//commit changes
item.SystemUpdate();
//return success workflow status
return ActivityExecutionStatus.Closed;
catch (Exception exc)
string sMsg = "Error in 'UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode':" + Environment.NewLine
+ exc.Message + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine +
"StaticFieldName: " + this.StaticFieldName + Environment.NewLine +
"FieldValue: " + this.FieldValue;
Common.WriteErrorToLog(sMsg);
//return failed workflow status
return ActivityExecutionStatus.Faulting;
Note: the WriteErrorToLog function is a custom function that writes the error to the event log. It's located in another class. You can replace it with your own error handling approach.
Then we need to specify the workflow action in the .actions file, so SharePoint Designer knows about it and which parameters are required:
<Action Name="Set field in current item (silent mode)"
ClassName="My.WorkflowActions.UpdateFieldInCurrentItemSilentMode"
Assembly="My.WorkflowActions, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0f8d2d9e2dfb2160"
AppliesTo="all"
Category="My Workflow Actions">
<RuleDesigner Sentence="Set field %1 in current item to value %2 (silent mode)">
<FieldBind Field="StaticFieldName" DesignerType="ParameterNames" Id="1" Text="StaticFieldName" />
<FieldBind Field="FieldValue" DesignerType="ParameterNames" Id="2" Text="FieldValue" />
</RuleDesigner>
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="StaticFieldName" Type="System.String, mscorlib" DesignerType="ParameterNames" Direction="In" />
<Parameter Name="FieldValue" Type="System.String, mscorlib" DesignerType="ParameterNames" Direction="In" />
<Parameter Name="__Context" Type="Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext" Direction="In" />
<Parameter Name="__ListId" Type="System.String, mscorlib" Direction="In" />
<Parameter Name="__ListItem" Type="System.Int32, mscorlib" Direction="In" />
<Parameter Name="__ActivationProperties" Type="Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowActivationProperties, Microsoft.SharePoint" Direction="Out" />
</Parameters>
</Action>
That is all you need for the specific code, the rest is common code to build custom workflow actions, which you can find on many blogposts or this forum.

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