Running the Retrieve Process

Run the Retrieve process to get the content, such as ID, the URL to the profile picture, the number of LinkedIn connections.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have imported the process, as described in Importing the LinkedIn Processes.

Procedure

  1. In the Project Explorer view, expand LinkedIn-Sample > Processes > test > Retrieve.bwp.
  2. In the process editor, double-click the Retrieve activity, enter the following parameters:
    1. Click the General tab, enter values in the Client ID, Client Secret, Access Token, and Token Secret fields.
    2. Click the Input tab, enter values in the fields field.
      The following fields are supported: id, first-name, last-name, headline, num-connections, and picture-url.
  3. On the toolbar, click to save your configurations.
  4. From the menu, click Run > Debug Configurations.
  5. In the "Create, manage, and run configurations" dialog, click BusinessWorks Application > BWApplication in the left panel, and then select LinkedIn-Sample.application in the Applications tab in the right panel.
  6. Click Debug to start the test process.

Result

In the Debug perspective, click the BusinessWorks Jobs tab, and then click Test.Retrieve > Retrieve. Click the Output tab in the Job Data view. The output is displayed in the Output tab.