Previewing the Default Form

Since default forms are generated automatically, they can be previewed but cannot be opened for editing. If you choose to open a default form, it is automatically converted to a customized form. You can always return to the default form later, but any customizations you have made to the form will be lost.

The FormsTutorialStart project contains one business process, called Notification of claim, which itself contains three user tasks: Specify claim type, Record no-fault claim details, and Record fault claim details. A default form is generated for each user task in the business process. If the interface for the user task is not explicitly defined, all process data that has been defined will be used as the user task data, and controls will be generated for all of the data fields in the business process.

Procedure

  1. Click the user task Specify claim type to select it, and look at the Properties view for the user task:

    The right-hand portion of the General property sheet displays information about the form for the user task. The radio button No Form URL is selected, indicating that the user task uses a default form.

  2. Right-click the user task Specify claim type and click Form > Preview.
    Warning: Do not choose Form > Open. This command opens the form for editing, and turns the default form into a customized form. If you accidentally convert the default form into a customized form, you can restore it by clicking Form > Use Default.
  3. Examine the default form in the forms viewer. Because no parameters have been added to the user task, you will see a control for each parameter in the business process on the default form.
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