This tutorial demonstrates how to replace the standard
OK and
Cancel buttons on a transition form with hyperlinks and change their
labels.
Prerequisites:
Before you start this tutorial, create a basic process app from the
Application Process App template in the
Create New Process App Dialog Box,
and add the following states and transitions to the application workflow.
- Assigned ("active" state)
- In Progress ("active" state)
- Closed ("completed" state)
- Assign ("regular" transition)
- Start Work ("regular" transition)
- Close ("regular" transition)
To replace standard transition buttons with
hyperlinks and change their labels:
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Click
Element in the
New section on the
Home tab of the Ribbon, and then click
Transition Form.
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In the
Form Configuration Dialog Box,
select
Based on 'quick' form for
<application name> Table.
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On the
Forms tab of the workflow Property Editor,
select the form you just created from the
Default transition form list, and then click
Edit.
The form opens in the form editor.
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Select the top section of the form, right-click, and then select
Add Row Above.
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Drag a
Panel control from the
Container Controls section of the
Form Palette to the new row.
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In the
Insert Panel dialog box, select
2 columns,
1 row, and
All autoSize.
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On the
Toolbar tab of the form Property Editor, clear
the
Show button bar check box. This ensures that
the hyperlinks you add will replace the standard buttons.
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Drag a
HyperLink control from the
Other Controls section of the
Form Palette to the first column in the new
row.
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On the
Behavior tab of the hyperlink Property
Editor, select
Submit form.
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On the
General tab of the hyperlink Property
Editor, in the
Display text box, type
Submit).
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Drag another
HyperLink control to the second column of the
new row.
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On the
Behavior tab of the hyperlink Property
Editor, select
Cancel form.
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On the
General tab of the hyperlink Property
Editor, in the
Display text box, type
Abandon).
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Optionally, repeat steps 4 through 9, but add a row to the bottom
of the form. This ensures the hyperlinks are available at the top and the
bottom of the form.
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To see the changes you made, click
Preview in the Ribbon.
On the custom transition form, the standard
OK and
Cancel buttons are replaced with hyperlinks.
Submit replaces the standard
OK button label, and
Abandon replaces the standard
Cancel button label.
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