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Generating Web Forms

Last post 07-08-2008 9:35 PM by Steve Thompson. 3 replies.
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  • 02-20-2008 10:16 AM

    • jgrow
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    Generating Web Forms

    Is it possible to set up a Dynamic App and then generate a web form for that DA?  Thank you.

  • 02-20-2008 10:34 AM In reply to

    Re: Generating Web Forms

    Yes.  Once the DA is built, go into the project where the DA exists and create a webform from within the DA's fly out menu.  By default it will be available but there are some cases where it's not so:

    When you build the DA, be sure that under the permissions tab the correct Project Type Role allows for the correct Role to create Web Forms.

    When you Configure the webform be sure to check the box "Web Form Enabled".

    All this does is generates the HTML code that you cut and paste and give to your web master to pretty up and post.  You can also save that code as and html file to share and view it.

    Steve Thompson | Solutions Consultant
    Daptiv


  • 07-07-2008 9:27 AM In reply to

    • mhod
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    • Joined on 02-22-2008
    • New York
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    Re: Generating Web Forms

    Seems like a lot of trouble to go through for a webform that would be used maybe once per project, particularly if you have a very short project lifetime.  Anything in the works to make this easier? That is, generate webform, email to someone (like a project request webform), have them fill it out and the info magically appears at the project? Or am I missing something?

    Thanks,

    Marina

  • 07-08-2008 9:35 PM In reply to

    Re: Generating Web Forms

     I'm not sure how you could make it much easier other than an output to format button (so remove the 'cut and paste' part) similar to our Project Request webform (which is slightly easier at execution).

     It is far more common that customers will place DA's with webforms in a Program level workspace that is ongoing, so maintenance and tracking are far easier and appropriate.  What I'd like to see as a feature add is a dynamically updated "Project Name" field that populated itself with the list of projects (just like on the Global Tab when you create an item) so that you could supplement the example below but keep the DA at a high level.

     The only instance I came across a project level web form was for taking bids from contractors for each construction project - we'd convert and email the form to 4 contractors or so and track their bids and info as they submitted them.  But each project required it's own webform - problem was that contractors would mix up their emails and send the wrong bid via the incorrect webform attachment.

     Perhaps if customers give us scenarios where web forms are a constant at the project level then our Product team might have something to work with - would be a good Greenhouse submission too.

     

     

    Steve Thompson | Solutions Consultant
    Daptiv


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