Difference between revisions of "Prefill Form Fields"

Revision as of 22:23, 30 July 2013

You can add a record to a take a registered platform user to a Form that has select fields pre-filled with default data.

https://domain/networking/servicedesk/index.jsp?applicationId=appID#_objectName/new /_form_title=formTitle/fieldName=value/...

where:

domain - The domain used to access the platform.
appID - The application ID, taken from the Application Properties.
objectName - The name of the Object, taken from the Object Information section of the Object Properties.
formTitle - The name of the form, taken from the Form Properties.
fieldName - The name of a Field that is displayed in the form.
value - The value to pre-fill.

Example: This HTML code displays a "Click here" link in a JSP page. When clicked, the user is directed to a form that has two fields pre-filled.

In this example:

Considerations

Only fields included in the form can be pre-filled. (Note that you can include hidden fields in a form, in order to include data that isn't immediately visible to the user.)
For all parameter values, use "+" in place of a space.
Example: 217 Jason Street becomes: 217+Jason+Street
Parameters must be specified in the order shown, separated by a slash ("/")
If a data value includes a "/", encode it using %2F.
Example: either/or becomes: either%2For

Supported Fields

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-By encoding Form data in a URL, you can take a registered platform user to a [[Form]] that has select fields pre-filled with default data.
+You can add a record to a take a registered platform user to a [[Form]] that has select fields pre-filled with default data.
 ;Syntax:
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 ;Example:
+:This HTML code displays a "Click here" link in a JSP page. When clicked, the user is directed to a form that has two fields pre-filled.
+In this example:
+:* ''domain'' = <tt>mycompany.com</tt>
+:* ''appID'' = <tt>123456789</tt>
+:* ''objectName'' = <tt>xx</tt>
+:* ''formTitle'' = <tt>xx</tt>
+:* ''field #1'' = <tt>xx</tt>, ''prefill value'' = <tt>xx</tt>
+:* ''field #2'' = <tt>xx</tt>, ''prefill value'' = <tt>xx</tt>
 ;Considerations:
+:* Only fields included in the form can be pre-filled. (Note that you can include ''hidden'' fields in a form, in order to include data that isn't immediately visible to the user.)
 :* For all parameter values, use "+" in place of a space.<br>Example: <tt>217 Jason Street</tt> becomes: <tt>217+Jason+Street</tt>
 :* Parameters must be specified in the order shown, separated by a slash ("/")