GOSS iCM Forms Gary Ratcliffe

2 Agenda Webinar Programme Form Groups Publish Multiple Visual Script Editor Scripted Actions Form Examples

3 Webinar Programme User –1 st October – What’s New in iCM V10 –2 nd October – Article Editing, Media Upload, etc –3 rd October – Preferences, Help Text, Shortcuts Technical –9 th October – iCM V10 Overview –16 th October – Forms –6 th November – API Server Workshops –We are considering running a forms workshop, probably in London

4 Form Groups Blueprint, Snippets and Public and Private groups created during upgrade Group can containing any type of form including Blueprints and Snippets Forms can be moved between groups Form Name restrictions –All form names must be unique –Except: A public and private form where one uses an external type Eg. USERPROFILE where there are public and private version

5 Forms Designer - Groups DEMO

6 V10 Publish Multiple Publishes all forms in a group Requires an additional privilege

7 V10 Publish Multiple

8 Visual Script Editor Quick way of ‘building’ script functions Based on idea of plugging blocks together –Lego –Jigsaws Actually generates JavaScript –Almost always easier to start with than writing JavaScript Can switch to the full JavaScript editor –This is one way

9 Visual Script Editor - Accessing Visual Script Editor JavaScript Editor

10 Visual Script Editor - Interface Available Blocks Drag here to delete blocks Preview JavaScript

11 Visual Script Editor Function Block Block connector Connector for a value

12 Visual Script Editor – Selecting Block Drag block

13 Visual Script Editor – Adding Block Connect it here

14 Visual Script Editor – Selecting Field Click to select field to hide

15 Visual Script Editor – IF block Condition plugs in here Action plugs in here Click ‘+’ to add else

16 Visual Script Editor – Extending IF Block Drag else and elseif here to add

17 Visual Script Editor – Extending IF Block Click ‘+’ again to close

18 Visual Script Editor – Complete IF Block

19 Visual Script Editor - Hints Right mouse button on a block –Duplicate –Add comment –Inline/External Inputs Changes block display only –Collapse –Disable –Delete Alternative to dragging –Help Tooltips You can drag blocks ‘outside’ a function to temporarily disable

20 Visual Script Editor DEMO

21 Java Script Editor Syntax Highlighting Syntax Checking Find

22 Java Script Editor

23 Java Script Editor Syntax error (missing bracket) indicated when trying to save this code..

24 Java Script Editor This comment is the last Visual Script Editor state. Delete if you are sure you never want to go back to edtting this code visually.

25 Allows actions to be implemented in JavaScript –Executed server-side –Requires JavaScript skills Wide range of functions available –Send –HTTP requests –File access –API Server API Server is most useful –Access iCM API –Low level database access coming in 1 st update Use of API Server covered in webinar on 6 th November Scripted Actions

26 Scripted Actions DEMO

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