This section deals with the configuration of the Database Resource Handler in the WorkflowNET.Config.xml file. The different properties, database connection parameters, and source table or view can be configured under the <XmlResourceHandler> tag.

1. Configure the properties of the resources that will be exposed to Skelta Workflow.NET using the <Properties> tag. The different property types can be specified using the <Property> element described below:
   

   Note The name of the property in the XML file has to be the same as the field name in the view.

    <Properties>
  <Property name="" type="" purpose="" displayname="">
</Properties>
   
   Attributes: The attributes for the <Property> tag are described here:
      name = The name (active directory attribute) of the property
      type = The type of the property value
      purpose = This attribute can take one of the following values — identifier, name, email, groupid, groupname
      displayname = The user friendly name to be displayed in the process designer
   
2. Configure the data source for the resources using the <datasource> tag as shown in the example below. The datasource details that are to be provided are - provider name and datasource path.
   
    <datasource type="access oledb">provider="name of the provider";data source="datasource path"</datasource>
   
   Attributes: The attributes for the <datasource> tag are described here:
      type = The type of the datasource
   
3. Configure the database table or view with the resource details using the <SourceTable> tag as shown in the example below. The datasource details that are to be provided are - provider and datasource path.
   
    <SourceTable>"name of the database table/view"</datasource>

A sample Database Resource Handler configuration in the Configuration XML file is shown below:

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