Docx Tools

Summary

Adds four new smart services to the ps-plugin-DocxTools plugin for interacting
with Microsoft Word DOCX documents.

New Smart Services

1. ExtractCommentsFromDocx

Extracts all comments from a DOCX file and returns them as a JSON comment tree.

Inputs:

• SourceDocument (Document) — the DOCX file to process
• OnlyUnresolved (Boolean, default false) — filters out resolved comments and their subtrees

Outputs: CommentsJson (Text), CommentCount (Integer), Error (Boolean), ErrorMessage (Text)

Key features:

• Threaded replies via word/commentsExtended.xml (Word 2013+); falls back to flat list for older files
• Resolved status (true/false/null) per comment
• Anchor text — the text highlighted when the comment was created
• Output consumable via a!fromJson() in Appian

2. InspectTrackChangesFromDocx

Inspects a DOCX file to determine whether track changes recording is enabled
and whether there are pending unaccepted changes.

Inputs:

• SourceDocument (Document) — the DOCX file to process
• IgnoreFormattingChanges (Boolean, default false) — excludes formatting-only changes when detecting pending changes

Outputs: TrackChangesEnabled (Boolean), HasPendingChanges (Boolean), Error (Boolean), ErrorMessage (Text)

3. ExtractUrlsFromDocx

Extracts all hyperlinks (URLs) from a DOCX file.

Inputs:

• SourceDocument (Document) — the DOCX file to process

Outputs: Urls (Text Array), UrlCount (Integer), Error (Boolean), ErrorMessage (Text)

4. ExtractEmbeddedDocumentsFromDocx

Extracts files embedded as OLE objects inside a DOCX and saves them as Appian documents.

Inputs:

• SourceDocument (Document) — the DOCX file to process
• TargetFolder (Folder) — where to save the extracted files

Outputs: ExtractedCount (Long), ExtractedDocuments (List of Document), Error (Boolean), ErrorMessage (Text)