Adding HyperLinks to WorkFlow Forms

shuba

I need to display a HyperLink that opens another browser window.

I added the following code in the header section of the JSP:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" ><![CDATA[
function popitup(url)
{
newwindow=window.open(url,'name','height=200,width=150');
if (window.focus) {newwindow.focus()}
return false;
}
]]> </SCRIPT>


I tried it with and without the CDATA component.

I added the following code in the body:
<tr><td><a href="index.html" onClick="return popitup('index.html')">Link to popup</a></td></tr>

This was added before the </form> end tag.
When I run the process in WorkSite MP , it does not give me an error, but the form is blank.
My Questions:
1. Are there any guidelines how WorkFlow JSP forms can be modified? Is it documented?
2. How do I make this hyperlink work?

Can somebody please help? Really appreciate it !

Migrateduser

Hello, Shuba!

I was hoping by viewing your JavaScript snippet, I'd be able to notice an issue that would result in a page compilation error - because that's what a blank workflow form generally implies. So I think the next step is to find out exactly what this error is.

I don't believe you'll see any indication of it in the worksitemp.log file (but don't trust me - please verify). And, instead, you'll have to refer to your servlet container log files. Somewhere, you'll spot a page compilation exception stack trace. Please find what that might be and share that with us, if you would be so kind.

I noticed you used a new <SCRIPT tag.... how about using the existing one? If you look in the workflow form, I believe you'll see the following code somewhere:

<script language="javascript"><![CDATA[

function doInit()
{
document.workflowFormForm.processId.value = "]]><cut value='${workflowProcess.id}'/><![CDATA[";
.
.
.


Perhaps, just before the "function doInit()" line, you can add your JavaScript method, instead of having two <script> tags. (Not that I expect this to resolve the issue...)

But then again, there's a better way than what I suggested above. All that we're discussing implies "customizing" a workflow form. It's always better if you can get away with adding fields and JavaScript without having to customize your form. This can be done by making use of the HTML postscript or prescript fields of an existing form field in the Forms Manager form editor. (In which case, you'd need to add a <script> tag.)

Best of luck! Let us know how it goes!

Thanks,
Nick



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