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FormApi in Workflows

Rhonda

Hi,

I want to customise a workflow in teamsite such that when user selects a particular country on the workflow form , the values in remaining frop boxes of the workflow form change.

I guess Form API helps you do that in TeamSite templating. Is there anything similar in TeamSite Workflows ?

Thanks

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Jeremy

Hi,
What version of Teamsite and what OS?
I believe this thread may be of help.

You can't actually use FormAPI, but you can use normal Javascript within the Workflow Instantiation Form.

Edited by Jeremy on 05/03/05 03:00 AM (server time).

Rhonda

Thanks Jeremy for the reply and for sending the relevant thread.

I am working on TeamSite 5.5.2 on Solaris machine.

I guess on the thread they are talking about TeamSite 6.1 . Do you have any idea if the discussion is relevant for 5.5.2 as well ?

Thanks again !

Adam Stoller

The Workflow's UI with regard to instanatiation hasn't really changed much since its debut in TS 4.0 - so pretty much any thread you find talking about using javascript in the workflow instantiation form is applicable.

--fish
Senior Consultant, Quotient Inc.
http://www.quotient-inc.com

Migrateduser

You can still use Javascript to dynamically build your drop-down lists. This shouldn't be much more difficult than in regular HTML, just mentally parsing through the iwperl stuff might be a strain.

Dave

Current Environment(s):
(1) TS 6.5 on W2K3
(2) TS 6.1 SP1 on W2K3
By the way, I miss Unix terribly.

gzevin

there is also a technique that uses hidden input field that makes the instantiation screen to redisplay itself. No Javascript is needed, actually.

But this is a tricky thing.. really annoying to debug, as the init WFT screen executes itself a few times (some pultiple passes during parsing, I believe)....

Greg Zevin, Ph.D. Comp. Sc.
Independent Interwoven Consultant/Architect
Sydney, AU

Migrateduser

Ahhh, yes. THAT doesn't sound annoying

Dave

Current Environment(s):
(1) TS 6.5 on W2K3
(2) TS 6.1 SP1 on W2K3
By the way, I miss Unix terribly.

Rhonda

It will be good if you could elaborate the technique of hidden fields and redisplaying of instantiation screen.

I would also like to know how we can include a Javascript inside the workflow form ?
I tried including it as follows

javascript => [
html => "<input type=\"hidden\"></input></td></tr></table><script language=\"/www/iw-home/local/bin/jsGlobalFunctions.js\" src=\"$jsfile\"></script>",

],

But its not working this way . Anyway to add javscript code to the workflow template ?

jbonifaci

Any of those tags that you can include html in, you can also include javascript in. My personal preferance is to include it in CGI_info(banner_html => '');. So if I have a separate .js file, I would do this:

    CGI_info(
        banner_html => $bannerHtml."<script language='javascript' src='myJavascriptFile.js' />",
    );

Or if I want to include the javascrpt in my wft, I will declare a variable with all of my javascript and do this:

    my $javascript = <<"    JAVASCRIPT";
        <script language='javascript'>
        </script>
    JAVASCRIPT

    CGI_info(
        banner_html => $bannerHtml.$javascript,
    );

Hope this clears things up.
~Jeff

gzevin

well, jbonifaci has explained how to put javascript in a WFT file.

as for the double instatiation, It's a long story. I thought there was an article written by a former colleague of mine from IWOV.... I'll try to find it

Greg Zevin, Ph.D. Comp. Sc.
Independent Interwoven Consultant/Architect
Sydney, AU