Using Document processors for Document View Form initialization

AlexArt

Hi all,

I need to populate Data Model of a Document View form before showing the form to a user. By some reasons I don't want to use standard binding of controls. I implemented a simple document processor adapter and selected it in Form Template Properties dialog (Initialization property). But when I opened the form in TaskSpace, the adapter was not invoked. If I select the adapter as Pre-submission or Post-submission it is invoked. So there is no problem with the adapter.

What is wrong? Are there any other ways to gain full control over Data Model of a form to implement custom initialization logic?

Thanks in advance!

Alex.

shailshah

You cannot use adaptors with initialization event. Initialization adaptors are only triggred when a new form is created. Since in taskspace, the document already exists, this even will never fire.There is a support note that describes this. Initialiation even is designed for non-TaskSpace clients, it seems.

We ended up using embedded electronic form to work around this problem. It is simply incredible that EMC did not think of a way to allow developers to initialize (non-dropdown) controls for existing documents. We needed this functionality to display running totals that were stored as process variables.