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By Fergal and 4 others5 authors44 articles
Introduction
Learn the basics of building in Tines
Build your first Tines StoryInstructions on how to build your first story in Tines.
Importing and exporting storiesLearn how to import and export your stories in Tines.
Managing your storiesManaging your stories in Tines.
Mastering the fundamentalsMaster the fundamentals in Tines.
Monitoring actionsMonitoring and alerting on failed actions in Tines
Why can't I select my tenant when importing a story from the story library?
Is there a way to get the event ID as it is emitted?Getting event data from an emitted event.
How to use cURL to TinesUsing cURL to Tines
How do I reference upstream data in Tines?3 minute video showing how we use pills to reference upstream data in Tines.
Working in Tines
Guides and walk throughs for various tasks and use cases
Change control and story versioningSafely experiment with ideas for improvements with change control
How to manage folder structure in TinesManaging folders in Tines
Send to storySend events to other stories in Tines
Data type conversionLearn some tips for converting data in Tines
How to integrate Slack event subscriptions into your Tines storyIntegrate incoming Slack events into your story using a Tines webhook.
Microsoft Teams App and Bot CreationA guide for Tines users to create apps using the Developer Portal app and the Azure Portal
How can I calculate the difference between two dates in Tines?Using Tines to calculate the difference between two dates
How to configure an HTTP request in TinesConfiguring an HTTP request action
Using loop in TinesUsing Loop in Tines
Using explode and implode in Tines
Webhook Configuration and UsageTips for using the webhook action type
How to use WebhooksUnderstand how to create, test and access webhook data
Date and time operationsLearn how to convert date and time in Tines
Story performance and executionUnderstand how your stories perform in Tines
Story outputs and valuesUnderstand story outputs and values in Tines
Using the send email actionLearn how to use the send email action in Tines.
Using groupsOrganize your actions in Tines with groups
Building best practices
Master the fundamentals of effective workflow design and story construction
Best practices for security and monitoringIdentify common best practices for securing your Tines tenant.
Best practices for building and maintaining storiesIdentify common best practices for managing your Tines stories.
Best practices for change controlIdentify common best practices for change control in Tines.
Migrating stories from non-production to production tenantsHow to migrate Tines stories to production tenants.
Send to Story Best Practice: “One In, One Out”Implementing send to stories with "one in, one out"
Webhook Best Practice: Configuring Names and PathsEnsuring your workflows are maintainable and easy to track.
Choosing the right function: Best practice guideA guide on choosing the correct function to use in your Tines story
Error handling: Best practice guideThis guide will help you set up your stories to best handle errors in Tines
FAQs
Answers to common questions from Tines users
Encoding UTF8 on action runCould not create event – PG::CharacterNotInRepertoire: ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8" error
How can I see the events in the live environment while in the test environment?Combining events for test and live environments in TInes
Is it possible to create a password-protected file within Tines?Creating files in TInes
How do I update the results of an event payload for a previous action in a story?
Does remitting an event count towards your event limit?Understanding events in Tines Community Edition
Condition FAQsFAQs about the condition action type
HTTP request FAQsFAQs about the HTTP request action type
Functions FAQFAQs about using functions in Tines.
Pages FAQsFAQs about pages in Tines.
Event transform action FAQsFAQs about the event transform action type