Web Run Connection

This table shows the fields to complete when configuring a connection to a web server in order to use the Web Run activity node to run any program that is located either on your Infor Lawson internal web server or on an external site:

Parameter Description
Configuration Name

The name of the configuration that this connection is associated with.

You can have one Web Run connection per configuration.

See Infor Process Automation configuration sets

Data Area
Web Root

Web server and port information. For example:

https://YourServer.YourDomain.com:port#

Auth Type Select the authentication type. Select Basic to connect to the web server using a username and password, or OAuth2 to connect to the web server using an access token.
User User ID of the user running the query.
Password Password of the user running the query.
OAuth2 Configuration Select the OAuth2 configuration to use for this connection.

See Creating OAuth2 configuration.

Connection Timeout (Minutes)

Specify the number of minutes the IPA server should wait when establishing connection with the Web server.

Note: Infor Lawson URL type does not support this.
Request Timeout (Minutes) Number of minutes of attempting to connect after which a timeout occurs.
Retry Count

Number of attempts to connect if the web call fails

The default value is 3.

Pause Time (Milli Seconds) Amount of time in milliseconds between each attempt to reconnect when web call fails
Test Connection

After saving your configuration, click this button to test the new or updated connection. Alternatively, click Actions > Test Connection.

If the properties are set up correctly, a success message appears. If the properties are not set up correctly, an error message appears.

Note: The Test Connection option is available only when Basic authentication is selected.

Disregard the Test Connection Error text and the success message looks like this: