ExecuteForm Widget

Use this widget to create a Form and Process instance upon form execution.

Last published at: June 4th, 2024

Description:

Execute form can display a form to the user. Once the form is submitted, a workflow instance is automatically created and executed based on the widget configuration.

Inputs

  • ID/Name - Name of widget generated by FlowWright (read-only field)
  • Execute Form Text - Enter description for Form Text
  • Select Form Definition - Select the existing form definition
  • Select Workflow Definition - Select relevant workflow definition related to the form definition
  • Select variables to hold Form-ID - Select variable existing in the workflow definition
  • Open Windows - Select the checkbox to execute and render the form in a new window (tick mark)
  • Hide - Select the checkbox to Hide (tick mark) 
  • Read Only - Select the checkbox to Read-Only (tick mark) 
  • Tool Tip - Enter information to display on mouse hover on form render
  • Styles - Enter the CSS scripts for widget styles
  • Apply Classes - Select between custom classes defined 
  • Save - Save the input values 
  • Delete - Remove this form widget from the designer page 
  • Close - Close the input popup window
 

 

Design:

 

 

Example:

Let’s build and execute the “ExecuteFormDef” example.  

  • Create a new form definition called “ExecuteFormDef.” 
  • Select the Open Designer checkbox and click the “Create” button
  • Drag an “ExecuteForm” widget to the canvas
  • Double-click on the widget to configure the inputs as shown in the below graphic

 

  • Click on the "Select Form Definition" drop-down and select the existing form definition
  • Click on the "Select Workflow Definition" drop-down and select the relevant workflow definition related to the form definition
  • Click on the "Select variables to hold Form-ID"  drop-down and select the variable existing in the workflow definition
  • Click on the Save button and Close the popup window
  • Generate a new Form Instance. Navigate to the Actions menu and Edit the form instance. The rendered widget will appear as shown in the below graphic.

 

  • On Click, the "Execute Form" widget renders the form based on the configuration and waits for user input and a Submit button to proceed. The form is submitted successfully, as shown in the graphic below.

 

  • The "Execute Form" widget executes the form and creates a new workflow instance. Navigate to the Form Instance page to view the new workflow instance created automatically.