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Properties Navigator


Click the workflow name (or select Edit from the Action Menu) on the Forms and Workflows Home page to open the workflow in the Workflow Designer. The Properties Navigator panel displays in the lower-left portion of the Form Designer. This panel shows information about important properties setup for this workflow step. Not all of the configured properties are shown in this view.

Open the Workflow Properties wizard by:

  • Clicking inside a section or clicking on the  Edit Workflow Properties icon in a section of the Properties Navigator. This immediately displays the property tab for editing.
  • Clicking theEdit Workflow Properties icon in the Workflow Designer toolbar

The Properties Tabs work the same way whether you open them from the Navigator or from the Workflow Designer toolbar. Here is what you need to know:

  •  If you are working on several tabs at one time, you can navigate to other tabs and make changes there. Use the left and right arrows at the top of the screen to display additional tabs. You must click the Submit button when you are finished configuring Step Properties  to save your changes. Remember to save the workflow.
  • will validate the Property Settings when you click Submit. If a property value is invalid, the tab(s) will not close and a  message will display telling the designer that there are corrections to be made before saving. The screen will stay on the current tab if there is a validation error.  Otherwise, another invalid tab will be auto selected (starting from left to right) if another tab needs attention. Tab labels with invalid entries display in red.
  • Clicking on the Cancel button closes the tab(s). You will be asked to confirm if any changes were made.
  • Hover over any field on the Properties tabs to see a helpful hint providing information about the property. Some fields contain instructions to guide you.
  • Clicking on the down arrow for a property shows an unfiltered list of choices applicable to that property. For some properties, you may see templatized controls from your workflow and workflow/special templates provided in .
  • In some cases, you can type ahead to narrow down the list. Use the up/down arrows, the Enter key or click an option with your mouse to select an option. Use the Backspace, Delete or click the x on a selected property to delete it.
  • Typing a opening curly brace into some fields, followed by the name of a control, show a list of the fields in your workflow that match the entered text and will be added to the field as a control template.
  • On some tabs, you may have to slide the toggle to the right to turn on a feature.

Each workflow property setting is described below.

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This is the name you see on the Workflows home page where your workflows are listed. We recommend changing the name to make it more meaningful than the arbitrary name assigned when you create it, but keep in mind it is a working name only, so users will not see it. It is recommended that you name your form/workflows using characters that are suitable for filenames. Following the POSIX filename standard (A–Z a–z 0–9 . _ - ) will ensure it works.  Workflow names are limited to 255 characters. Click the pencil icon above the Properties Navigator to edit the name then click the checkmark to save or the "X" cancel icon to discard your changes. You can also change the name on the 816783919 tab.

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By default all workflow descriptions say, “Edit the workflow to change this description,” but you can change this if you wish. You also see this description when you view individual submission documents. The Description is limited to 255 characters.

Navigation

 can automatically generate and display a navigation toolbar for your workflow which users can use to navigate back and forth between workflow steps. There are four available options:

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Designers should refer to the Save and Load topic for the details.

Save on Navigate

Imagine you are entering data into a large screenflow and something happens that causes you to navigate away from the workflow... you just lost all your work! . Checking the Save on Navigate property , saves the task to your Task List.  automatically "bookmarks" your place in the workflow. Users  You can go to their your Task List to retrieve the task and they will   be returned to the screen where they you were when the browser was closed.

Let's say you have a screenflow with steps A > B> C and the user closes the browser at screen B. When the user performs the task from the Task List, the workflow will open up at step B.

Here is a short synopsis of when the current location is saved. Consider a workflow with the following steps/roles: Role1(A → B → C) → Role2(D) → Role3(E):

  • The workflow is instantiated and step A is renderedA user in Role1 starts the workflow on Step A:  does not save because it is the FIRST step (if the user abandons the workflow in the browser it is as if it never existed).
  • The user clicks next:  saves BEFORE step B renders.
  • The user performs Step B and C, then clicks next:  does not save because the role change will do a save to the db workflow will already be saved in the PENDING state due to the new role assignment on Step D.
  • Role2 performs the taskStep D and clicks continue: no need to save here since the workflow is already saved in the db in the PENDING state.Role2 clicks continue:  saves before the step is renderedPENDING state due to the new role assignment on Step E.
  •  will not save if the step is READONLY - this might be the case if the user navigates back to a previous step that was performed by a different user.
  •  will not save when the workflow navigates from an HTTP/Anonymous Task step to the next one.
  •  will not save when the workflow is completed.

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  • , because it will already be saved in the SUBMITTED state.

When Save on Navigate is used on a screenflow with sequential steps performed by an anonymous user bring , it brings the user back to the workflow at the current/latest anonymous step if the Save on Navigate feature is selected. 

Configuring Save on Navigation

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If the PDF Name property is empty, then the form workflow name is used as the pdf PDF name. It is recommended that PDF Names use characters that are suitable for filenames. Following the POSIX filename standard (A–Z a–z 0–9 . _ - ) will ensure it works. 

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  1. Edit the workflow in the Workflow designer.
  2. Click on the Employee Information step. Click on the  Edit Step Properties icon. Click the General Settings tab.
  3. Check Fast Finish.
  4. Repeat for all the steps in the workflow where you want the Finish button to display.  
  5. Save your changes.

If the steps in your workflow consist of forms and/or a summary step, Fast Finish forwards through the steps of your workflow until it hits one of the terminating conditions listed above.

Let's consider the Employee On Boarding workflow as an example. This workflow consists of a screenflow that is filled in by the new employee:

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The Fast Finish button on an iPhone or iPad is accessed via a dynamic action menu that is activated by the right-most button in the top button bar. The action menu drops down below the button and floats above the form. If Fast Finish is not selected for the workflow or on the current step, then the action button and menu are not present at all. 

 

Refer to this feature announcement for more information.

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If this checkbox is unchecked, tasks for the form or workflow will not appear in Task History searches. If you want them to appear, make sure this box is checked. Checking or Un-checking it affects all tasks including ones that were created prior to the action. 

Accessible

Live Forms can be used to build accessible forms/workflows that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards. Check the Accessible property to turn on this feature. Refer to the Accessibility documentation for the details.

This property is checked by default and causes the “powered by frevvo” logo to appear on your workflow. Uncheck the checkbox to remove the logo from your workflow.

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