Cflow supports a number of attributes for a field in order to get the workflow up and running. Click on the Form Creation as shown in the picture below.
Drag and drop the input element (like Text, Checkbox, Dropdown) to see the field attributes like Field name, field type, data type and option list values (valid values).
Input Element determines the type of field to represent the data. Following field types are available in Cflow – textbox, checkbox, checkbox list, radio button, email, date, time, multi-line textbox, dropdown, MS dropdown (multi-select dropdown), HTML editor, terms &conditions, file upload, URL, signature. Valid values related to the field type can be mentioned here. For example, if you choose the field type that needs to have more than one option for the user to select, those values can be specified in the Option List Values. Field types like Checkbox list, radio button, dropdown, MS dropdown requires to be filled in with valid values.
Data type determines the type of data that the user can enter in this field. Following data types are available in Cflow – alphabet + numeric + special character, alphabet, alphabet + numeric, numeric, alphabet + special character, number + special character, 2 digit decimal, 3 digit decimal, 4 digit decimal, 5 digit decimal, identity , identity(3), identity (4), identity 5, integer, date, time, email, IP address.
- Following are the special characters used in Cflow ” ! # $ % & ‘ () * + , – . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ ” .
- Identity refers to an auto-generated serial number that starts from 1001
- Identity(3) refers to a running serial number that starts from 001. Identity (4) and Identity (5) are similar and start from 0001, 00001.
Note: After the workflow is published, all changes to the workflow such as form designer, inserting new stages, additional automation rules have to be done in the Workflow Setup -> Workflows.