External Data Commands

Refer to the table below for a detailed overview of each command and its respective functionalities:

Command	Description
Call REST API Method	Interact with internal and external REST APIs.
Clear Clipboard	Clear the clipboard whenever the information in the clipboard is no longer relevant to the task (or to next step)
Copy Active Field Value	Copy the value from the active field of active application and place it into a new or existing variable.
Get Environment Variable	Retrieve the value of an existing Windows environment variable and place it into a new or existing wizard variable.
Get From Clipboard	Retrieve the contents of the Windows clipboard and place them into a new or existing variable.
Get Input Language	Retrieve the code for the currently selected Windows input language and place it into a new or existing variable.
Get OS Version	Retrieve the current Windows version (either by number or name) and place it into a new or existing variable.
Get Windows Event Log Data	Retrieve information from Windows Event Logs (according to a filter you define) and place it into a new or existing variable.
Log an Action	Log the occurrence of any custom activity and its value during the running of a wizard.
Place in Clipboard	Copy a value stored in a variable into the Windows clipboard.
Query JSON	Use a JSONPath query to extract specific information from JSON data stored in a variable and place it into a new or existing variable.
Query XML	Use an XPATH query to extract specific information from XML data stored in a variable and place it into a new or existing variable.
Read From Registry	Retrieve the value data for a Windows Registry key you specify and place it into a new or existing variable.
Remove From Registry	Remove specific data from the Windows Registry.
Set BI Field	Report custom Business Intelligence (BI) information into the Nintex database.
Write to Registry	Insert the contents of an existing variable as the value data for a Windows Registry key you specify.

Command

Description

Call REST API Method

Interact with internal and external REST APIs.

Clear Clipboard

Clear the clipboard whenever the information in the clipboard is no longer relevant to the task (or to next step)

Copy Active Field Value

Copy the value from the active field of active application and place it into a new or existing variable.

Get Environment Variable

Retrieve the value of an existing Windows environment variable and place it into a new or existing wizard variable.

Get From Clipboard

Retrieve the contents of the Windows clipboard and place them into a new or existing variable.

Get Input Language

Retrieve the code for the currently selected Windows input language and place it into a new or existing variable.

Get OS Version

Retrieve the current Windows version (either by number or name) and place it into a new or existing variable.

Get Windows Event Log Data

Retrieve information from Windows Event Logs (according to a filter you define) and place it into a new or existing variable.

Log an Action

Log the occurrence of any custom activity and its value during the running of a wizard.

Place in Clipboard

Copy a value stored in a variable into the Windows clipboard.

Query JSON

Use a JSONPath query to extract specific information from JSON data stored in a variable and place it into a new or existing variable.

Query XML

Use an XPATH query to extract specific information from XML data stored in a variable and place it into a new or existing variable.

Read From Registry

Retrieve the value data for a Windows Registry key you specify and place it into a new or existing variable.

Remove From Registry

Remove specific data from the Windows Registry.

Set BI Field

Report custom Business Intelligence (BI) information into the Nintex database.

Write to Registry

Insert the contents of an existing variable as the value data for a Windows Registry key you specify.