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Forms and User Displays
Web-Based Forms and Displays
Web-based Forms and Displays
You can use the Designer to create web-based forms.
Text Areas in Web Forms
You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with an area for operators to add text.

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Forms and User Displays
- Forms Introduction
- Designer Panels
- Display and Group Duplication
- Form Templates
- Basic Forms and Displays
- Web-Based Forms and Displays
  - Web-based Forms and Displays
    You can use the Designer to create web-based forms.
    - Developing a web form for a workflow
      This tutorial shows how you can design, develop, and use a web-based form, then add it to a simple workflow for use by an operator working in the Task List.
    - Create a simple web form with images
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with simple images, such as a logo.
    - Create a user display or form from a web page
      You can use the Designer to create web-based forms.
    - Create a simple web form with generic text fields
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with generic, read-only text fields that you can use to add headings or titles to you forms.
    - Create a simple web form with text boxes
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with text boxes.
    - Create a simple web form with a text area
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with an area for operators to add text.
    - Create a simple web form with check boxes
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with check boxes.
    - Create a simple web form with radio buttons
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with radio buttons.
    - Create a simple web form with combo boxes
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with combo boxes.
    - Create a simple web form with a list box
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with a list box that allows an operator to select multiple entries at the same time.
    - Save the HTML code for customization
      You can save the HTML code from a simple web form into a separate file, and then customize it to meet your specific requirements.
    - Text Fields in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with generic, read-only text fields that you can use to add headings or titles to you forms.
    - Images in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with simple images, such as a logo.
    - Text Boxes in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with text boxes.
    - Text Areas in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with an area for operators to add text.
    - Check Boxes in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with check boxes.
    - Radio Buttons in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with radio buttons.
    - Combo Boxes in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with combo boxes.
    - List Boxes in Web Forms
      You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with a list box that allows an operator to select multiple entries at the same time.
    - Saving HTML Code
      You can save the HTML code from a simple web form into a separate file, and then customize it to meet your specific requirements.
    - Installing and Viewing Sample Custom Web Forms
      A sample custom web form is provided when you install Workflow 2.2 SP1 and later. The sample form contains examples of some form controls, including data grids, that are supported. It features an example of how to use a DataTable table with hard-coded values to populate a data grid in the form.
    - Requirements for Creating Custom Web Forms
      You can create custom web forms, and then bind, build an expression, or set a literal value against the input and output parameters in a workflow.
    - Hosting Custom Web Forms
      You can use custom forms that are hosted on a separate domain.
- Existing Assembly Options
- Form Development in Visual Studio
- Form Development in Silverlight

Text Areas in Web Forms

You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with an area for operators to add text.

Properties

Attribute	Value	Description
Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies a unique identifier that is displayed in a workflow's Form activity. You can then bind properties associated with the selected form field.
Label	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies descriptive text on the form control that is displayed to the operator.
Required	User-defined Boolean	Select one of the following options: True, to ensure the operator enters a value in the form. If no value is entered, the form cannot be submitted. False, to give the operator the option to enter a value in the form. If no value is entered, there is no effect on form submission.
Value	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Optional; Specifies a predefined text value inside the form field that is visible to operators during run time.
Number of Lines	User-defined numeric value	Specifies the quantity of lines available in the text area.
Maximum Characters	User-defined numeric value	Optional; Specifies the number of character spaces available in the form field.