Developing the Open Forms Application

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Chapter 7 Using Open Forms : Developing the Open Forms Application

Developing the Open Forms Application

Your Open Forms application must perform the following tasks.

Step

Application Task

Relevant Open Form SDK Functions

1.

Load the NPSAL libraries and provide access to the other openform_xxx() functions.

openform_initialise()

2.

Provide the user with an appropriate form and populate it with the necessary iProcess data.

Returns

3.

Copy any changed iProcess data back to iProcess when the form terminates.

openform_set_field_value()

4.

Inform iProcess whether it should keep or release the work item.

openform_keep()
openform_release()

5.

Unload the NPSAL libraries and terminate access to the other openform_xxx() functions.

openform_terminate()

All iProcess field values are passed as strings. It is the Open Form application’s responsibility to ensure that field values are passed in an appropriate format for the field type.

Step	Application Task	Relevant Open Form SDK Functions
1.	Load the NPSAL libraries and provide access to the other openform_xxx() functions.	openform_initialise()
2.	Provide the user with an appropriate form and populate it with the necessary iProcess data.	Returns
3.	Copy any changed iProcess data back to iProcess when the form terminates.	openform_set_field_value()
4.	Inform iProcess whether it should keep or release the work item.	openform_keep() openform_release()
5.	Unload the NPSAL libraries and terminate access to the other openform_xxx() functions.	openform_terminate()