Rules are probably best described by using examples. This chapter contains numerous real world samples.
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Show/Hide Manager Approval
You have a flow and the first form has a Section for manager approval. The Section is hidden by default. Here is an example of a rule that makes the section visible in the second step of the flow which is a linked activity assigned to the manager role.
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if (form.load) {
var an = _data.getParameter ("flow.activity.name");
if (an === 'Manager' || an === 'VP'){
ManagerApproval.visible = true;
} else {
ManagerApproval.visible = false;
}
} |
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Avoid using message controls, images & video controls inside a section that contains other controls that you may want to make invisible. Since a these three control types always contains a value, it can cause a section, or other controls in a section, to become required, and this can disable the form's Submit button. If you must include these controls, place them outside the section. Another alternative is to write rules for the individual controls within a section to set them to visible/invisible or required/not required |
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