Adding an E-form User Interface to the Task Details View with Snippets

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About this task

You can add a basic default e-form user interface to your task as described in Adding E-forms Stored in a My webMethods Server Folder Location. You can also create a user interface with components available from the Snippets view. This procedure adds the ability to upload and submit an e-form by including Form Submission controls.

The procedure requires adding an e-form content provider and an e-form template provider to the task, as described in Adding E-forms Stored in a My webMethods Server Folder Location.

To add interface controls from the Snippets view to the task details view

Procedure

  1. Open the Task Details default view in the task editor.
  2. Open the Snippets view.
  3. Expand E-forms.
  4. Drag the Download and upload UI snippet onto the view canvas and drop it inside a Form control.
  5. In the Variables area of the Insert Template dialog box, specify a value for providerBeanName by typing the Java property name of your e-form content provider.
    Note: To see Java property names in the Bindings View, click the Show Java Type Names toolbar button.
  6. Click Insert.
  7. Make any additional changes to the user interface, as desired.
  8. Save your changes.