The Button question type is commonly used for cause and effect. This means that when the form user clicks the button, they cause something to occur. Common form buttons include navigation buttons that save a user's progress as they go, save buttons to save progress, or submit buttons to finalize and send the form to the appropriate location.
Log in to the campus portal as an administrator and access J1 FormFlow - Forms.
Click on the form you are working with.
Click Add Question. The Add Item window appears.
In the Unique ID field, enter an identifier for the button.
From the Type drop-down pick list, select Button.
In the Text field, enter the label you want to use for the button. For example, you can enter "Submit".
If you are adding this button to a group, enter the group name in the Group field. Each question being included in the group must have the same group name in this field.
If you are putting this button in a collection grid:
Select the grid you are associating the button with from the Grid drop-down.
Select the appropriate Grid Function from the drop-down. For example, if this button will add data into the collection grid, select Add button.
Click the Settings tab.
The question is automatically aligned to the left of the form page. Use the Alignment options to move it to the center or right.
If you wish to apply a CSS class to the button, enter a known CSS class in the Input control CSS classes field. For example, you can enter btn-success.
Click the Rules tab to define what happens when the form user clicks the button.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select If answer value is and in the corresponding effect field, enter *.
In the second drop-down, select the action you want to occur when the form user clicks the button.
Repeat steps 12-14 to add as many actions you want.
Click Save changes.
Navigation buttons can help your form user step through your form. You can add Previous and Next buttons to each tab that will save and update the form user's progress.
Log in to the campus portal as an administrator and access J1 FormFlow - Forms.
Click on the form you are working with.
Click Add Question. The Add Item window appears.
In the Unique ID field, enter an identifier for the button.
From the Type drop-down pick list, select Button.
In the Text field, enter and format the label you want to use to describe the button. For example, Next.
If you are grouping fields, enter the group name in the Group field. Each question being included in the group must have the same group name in this field.
Click the Settings tab.
The question is automatically aligned to the left of the form page. Use the Alignment options to move it to the center or right.
Click the Rules tab.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select If answer value is and in the corresponding effect field, enter *.
In the second drop-down, select Tab: Change and the corresponding effect drop-down, select one of the following options:
Select the name of the tab the user will be directed to.
Select Next tab to take the user to the next tab.
Select Previous tab to take the user to the previous tab.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select And.
In the drop-down, select Form: Save.
Click Save changes.
A Submit button can be configured to save your user's submission, send the submission to Workflow, send the user to the payment portlet to complete a payment, or send the submitter a confirmation email.
Log in to the campus portal as an administrator and access J1 FormFlow - Forms.
Click on the form you are working with.
Click Add Question. The Add Item window appears.
In the Unique ID field, enter an identifier for the button.
From the Type drop-down pick list, select Button.
In the Text field, enter the label for the button. For example, Submit.
Click the Settings tab.
The question is automatically aligned to the left of the form page. Use the Alignment options to move it to the center or right.
Click the Rules tab.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select If answer value is and in the corresponding effect field, enter *.
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Because buttons don't allow users to choose a value, this field should always be *. |
In the second drop-down, select Form: Submit.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select And.
There are several options:
To send the submitter through the online payment process, select Payment: User Profile from the first drop-down option and the appropriate payment profile from the second drop-down.
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Only the online profiles you have set up are available. See the Payment Profile topic for more information. |
To send the form through the approval process, select Workflow: Use Approval Track from the first drop-down option and the workflow process you want to use from the second drop-down.
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Only the workflow approval tracks you have set up are available. |
To send the submitter a confirmation or notification email, select Email: Send and from the drop-down option select an email template to be used. To create a new email template, click the Add icon. To update the existing email template, click the Edit icon. See Working with Email Templates for more information.
To show the submitter a message, select Alert: Show message. A blank field appears where you can enter text you want shown in a pop-up notification.
Repeat steps 13 - 15 to add as many actions you want to occur when the user clicks the button.
Click Save changes.
A Save and Quit button works in conjunction with allowing form submitters to create a temporary account so they can save their work on a form and return to complete it at another time.
Log in to the campus portal as an administrator and access J1 FormFlow - Forms.
Click on the form you are working with.
Click Add Question. The Add Item window appears.
In the Unique ID field, enter an identifier for the button.
From the Type drop-down pick list, select Button.
In the Text field, enter the label for the button. For example, Save and Quit.
Click the Settings tab.
The question is automatically aligned to the left of the form page. Use the Alignment options to move it to the center or right.
Click the Rules tab.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select If answer value is and in the corresponding effect field, enter *.
In the second drop-down, select Form: Quit.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select And.
In the second drop-down, select Form: Save.
Click Save changes.
Send a Submission to a Workflow Track upon Clicking Submit
Log in to the campus portal as an administrator and access J1 FormFlow - Forms.
Click on the form you are working with.
Click Add Question. The Add Item window appears.
In the Unique ID field, enter an identifier for the button.
From the Type drop-down pick list, select Button.
In the Text field, enter the label for the button. For example, Submit.
Click the Settings tab.
The question is automatically aligned to the left of the form page. Use the Alignment options to move it to the center or right.
Click the Rules tab.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select If answer value is and in the corresponding effect field, enter *.
In the second drop-down, select Form: Submit.
Click Add Step.
In the first drop-down, select And.
In the second drop-down, select Workflow: Use Approval Track from the first drop-down option and the workflow process you want to use from the second drop-down.
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Only the workflow approval tracks you have set up are available. |
Click Save changes.
