Form
Click .NET in the toolbar to open the ASP.NET code editor, which can be used to define server-side procedures, events, and global variables to handle any specific custom tasks. This feature is mainly intended for ASP.NET server-side development.
As of WorkflowGen version 7.19.0, all
default.aspx files are saved with the Page Async property set to true (e.g. <%@ Page Async="true" ... %>). This allows asynchronous ASP.NET web form development (see the Using Asynchronous Methods in ASP.NET 4.5 Microsoft article for more information).
Click JS in the toolbar to open the JavaScript code editor, which can be used to define server-side procedures, events, and global variables to handle any specific custom tasks. This feature is mainly intended for JavaScript client-side development.
Check Enable server-side editing mode on the General tab in the Form configuration panel to activate this mode, which allows form designers to modify the content of the form's C#
runat server tag (e.g. <script runat="server") and JavaScript script tag (e.g. <script jseditor="true">) directly in the generated default.aspx file on the server (usually located in the \wfapps\webforms[PROCESSNAME]\V[VERSION] folder) using Visual Studio Professional or Visual Studio Code. The .NET and JavaScript editors are disabled when server-side editing mode is enabled.
You must save the form on the WorkflowGen Form screen every time you make changes to a script's code in the
default.aspx file in order to keep the form's HTML script tags (FORM_HTML) up to date. This is mandatory before you can export the XPDL process definition for deployment on another server.If you're using the Form Designer, you can enable AJAX mode by checking Enable AJAX mode on the General tab of the Form configuration panel.
When adding a custom control (e.g. a button to handle form submission), you must register the control ID as a postback control in the
Page_Load event's ScriptManager object. For example:protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
base.Page_Load(sender, e);
// Register the custom button to the script manager for postback management in AJAX mode
if (ScriptManager.GetCurrent(this) != null) {
ScriptManager.GetCurrent(this).RegisterPostBackControl(ACTION1_BUTTON1);
}
}
Icon | Name | Description |
 | New form | Creates a new form or replaces the current form |
 | Save the form | Saves the current form (you can also press Ctrl+S to save) |
 | Print the form | Prints the current form |
 | Save a section or field as tool | Saves the selected section or field as a custom tool |
 | Duplicate a section or field | Makes a copy of the selected section or field and inserts it in the form. The duplicate section or field will appear below the selected section or field. |
 | Delete a section or field | Deletes the selected section or field from the form |
 | Form configuration | Opens the Form configuration window |
 | Workflow view | Displays the interactive workflow view |
 | Undo/redo | Undoes or redoes the most recent changes made to the form |
Styles | Select a style | List of default and custom styles; select an item to change the style of the current form. |
Tools | Select a tool | List of default and custom tools; select an item in order to add the tool to the form using the Insert button. |
 | Insert the selected tool | Inserts the selected tool in the form |
Id | Edit ID | Edit section and field identifiers |
Tooltip | Edit tooltip | Edit section and field tooltips |
Format | Edit format | Edit section and field format |
Appearance | Edit appearance | |
Behavior | Edit field and section behavior | Displays the interactive view of the workflow, activates the Required, Read-only, and Hidden clickable options for each form field, and sets the behavior of sections and form fields for each action (see Field & section behavior) |
Mapping | Edit field’s action data mapping | Displays the interactive view of the workflow, activates clickable options Retrieve the value and Send the value for each form field and defines the data input and output for each action (see Field data mapping) |
.NET | ASP.NET | Switch to the ASP.NET code editor |
JS | JavaScript | Switch to the JavaScript code editor |
Icon | Name | Description |
| New | Clears the ASP.NET code |
| Save | Saves the ASP.NET code |
 | Comment/Uncomment | Adds or removes // before the selected line(s) |
Design | Form Designer | Switch to the Form Designer |
JS | JavaScript | Switch to the JavaScript code editor |
Icon | Name | Description |
| New | Clears the JavaScript code |
| Save | Saves the JavaScript code |
| Comment/Uncomment | Adds or removes // before the selected line(s) |
Design | Form Designer | Switch to the Form Designer |
.NET | ASP.NET | Switch to the ASP.NET code editor |
A form created with the built-in Form Designer has one header, one or several sections, one or several fields per section, a Submit button, an optional Save as a draft button, and one footer.
Name | Description |
Web forms | |
Enable server-side editing mode | |
Enable AJAX mode | |
Header | |
Title | The title of the form |
Width | The width of the form header Numeric value with or without the unit of measure ( px, pt, in, cm, mm, pc, em, ex, %), e.g. 720px |
Height | The height of the form header Numeric value with or without the unit of measure ( px, pt, in, cm, mm, pc, em, ex, %), e.g. 38px |
Image alignment | The alignment for the header image:
|
Image URL | The URL of the image to be shown |
Image width | The width of the image |
Image height | The height of the image |
Image repeat | Sets if and how the image will be repeated:
|
Sections | |
Width | The width for all sections Numeric value with or without the unit of measure ( px, pt, in, cm, mm, pc, em, ex, %), e.g. 720px |
Adjust width automatically | Check to apply adjusted width to all sections |
Labels | |
Alignment | The alignment for all field labels:
|
Width | The width for all field labels Numeric value with or without the unit of measure ( px, pt, in, cm, mm, pc, em, ex, %), e.g. 150px |
Apply the width | Check to apply the width to all field labels |
Buttons | |
Submit label | The label for the submit button |
Save-as-draft label | The label for the save as draft button |
Enable save-as-draft | Check to enable and display the save as draft button |
Footer | |
Width | The width of the form footer Numeric value with or without the unit of measure ( px, pt, in, cm, mm, pc, em, ex, %), e.g. 720px |
Height | The height of the form header Numeric value with or without the unit of measure ( px, pt, in, cm, mm, pc, em, ex, %), e.g. 22px |
Image alignment | The alignment for the footer image:
|
Image URL | The URL of the image to be shown |
Image width | The width of the image |
Image height | The height of the image |
Image repeat | Sets if and how the image will be repeated:
|
Security | |
Enable XML Signature | Check to enable the use of XML signature in the form data Digital signatures are used to certify that a document has not been modified by the system or by someone who gained unauthorized access to the system. The XML signature is a W3C standard that defines the syntax and processing rules for creating and representing digital signatures. This is a method of associating a key with referenced data to insure the integrity of this data. |
Misc. | |
Display a confirmation message for quick deletion | Check to prompt a confirmation message prior to deletion |
Name | Description |
Include jQuery API and jQuery UI libraries | Check this option to include the jQuery and jQuery UI libraries in runtime mode (form execution); by default, these libraries are available in design mode Available versions:
|
Free text | Custom web references to be included in the HTML head that will be available in both design and run-time modes. Only <script>, <meta>, <link>, and <style> tags are supported. When you enter a tag, the free text editor automatically inserts its closing tag. 📌 Example: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" /><style type="text/css">body {background-color:yellow}p {color:blue}</style><meta name="description" content="my content" /><script type="text/javascript">alert("Hello World!");</script><script type="text/javascript" src="myscript.js"></script>
To fold a code block, click the down arrow next to the line number, which will insert a double-arrow icon in place of the code. To unfold the code block, click the right arrow.
Press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords. |
Name | Description |
Select a language | The Form Designer allows you to translate form labels and error messages to the languages available in WorkflowGen. Select a language for translation from the languages available in the drop-down list. ✏️ Note: Generic language selections such as English, French, Spanish, etc., correspond to the version of the language that the administrator initially used to create a form. For example, if the administrator used English (United States) to create a form, then in this instance the selections English (United States) and English would be one and the same. |
Free text | Write translated text that corresponds to the selected language. If a field is left empty, then the language will defer in the following order: Country-specific language > Generic language > Default language. |
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