How to fix the K2 Appit task notification that only displays System.string[] in the email

10 October 2014

This post explains how to fix an issue that causes only the text System.string[] being displayed in a new K2 Appit task notification email.

It happens when any part of the notification contains a SharePoint property that is of type User. The obvious fix is to map this SharePoint field’s value to a K2 data field and use that in the email.

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Again, tt happens when any part of the notification contains a SharePoint property that is of type User. The obvious fix is to map this SharePoint field’s value to a K2 data field and use that in the email.

K2 Appit – Use data field in notification to avoid System.string[] issue

The issue with this approach is that K2 seems to map the user’s fully qualified name (FQN) into the data field, not the user’s actual display name.

K2 Appit – User Name value renders K2 FQN

The “Employee (Value)” field is the SharePoint value of the user. The System.sting[] issue is now fixed, but the user’s display name is still not displayed.

How to get a user’s display name in K2 Appit from the FQN?

Open the K2 Appit SmartObject and add a new field “Employee (Display Name)” of type text.

K2 Appit – Add New Employee Properties

Open the SmartObject method that does the user details lookup and map the input and output fields.

K2 Appit – Map Add New Employee Properties to SmartObject mehod

Using the K2 Appit SmartObject tester, execute the method and see the correct details being returned. This include the user’s display name.

K2 Appit – Execute list smartobject with new employee properties and view results

The new property can now be used in the K2 Appit process and the user’s display name will correctly be looked up.

K2 Appit – User Name value renders K2 FQN – Email setupc

This post highlights how flexible the K2 Appit platform is. There are many utilitarian and helper SmartObjects, properties and methods available that can be explored using the K2 Appit SmartObject explorer. The results of which can help you find solutions like the ones above.

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