Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

  1. Start the Joget Server and open the App Center.

  2. Log in as admin and click on the pencil icon on the  Expenses Claim to open the Design App. (see Figure 1)
    Image Removed
    Image Added
    Figure 1

  3. Click on the  Create New Form  button and fill up the Form Details as follows (see Figure 2):
    1. Form ID: multiPageForm
    2. Form Name:  Multi Paged Form
    3. Table Name: j_expense_claim
    Image Removed
    Image Added
    Figure 2

  4. Drag and drop a  Multi Paged Form element on to the canvas.

  5. Hover Click on the mouse over the Multi Paged Form element on the canvas and click on Edit to open to open up the Edit Multi Configure Multi Paged Form properties.

  6. Click on the Next button Scroll Down to access the Page 1 properties. (see Figure 3)
    Image Removed
    Image Added
    Figure 3

  7. In the Form field, select Expense Claim New and click Next button to then Scroll Down to access the Page 2 properties.

  8. In the Form field, select Expense Claim Form and click on the OK the Apply Changes button. (see Figure 4)
    Image Removed
    Image Added
    Figure 4

  9. Click on Preview and navigate between the forms by clicking on Page 1 or Page 2 to their respective forms. You can also click Prev and Next button at the lower corner to navigate between the forms. (see Figure 5)
    Image Removed Image Added

    Figure 5

How to Create a Form with Multiple Tabs

...

Multi Paged Form Properties

Edit Multi Paged Form

Image RemovedImage Added

NameDescription
ID

Element ID (By declaring as "page1", a corresponding database table column "c_page1" will be created).

Please see Form Element for more information about defining the ID and list of reserved IDs.

Number of PagesNumber of pages to be presented in Integer.
AJAX Rendering?Renders page only when clicked. This option improves loading times if the end-user does not use all the forms and the number of pages is large.

Page

General

Image RemovedImage Added

NameDescription
Label

Page name displayed in the form of breadcrumb or tab, depending on its setting in the UI.

FormTarget Form.
Readonly?

Determines if the page is editable.

DIsplay field as Label when readonly?Displays the value of the element as plain text when an element is set to "Readonly".

Data Linkage & Validation

Image RemovedImage Added

NameDescription
Parent Form Field to keep Child Form ID

The ID of the field in the parent form to store the page's primary key. Page data will be loaded based on the record ID retrieved from this field.

Info
titleImportant Note about Parent Form Field to keep Child Form ID

This field must be specified if the individual form is not storing into the same table as the parent form.

The field specified does not need to be first created in the parent form.

Child Form Field to keep Parent Form ID

The ID of the field in the page form to store the parent form's primary key.

Validate when change page

Performs validation upon changing pages if checked.

Advanced Options

Data Storing

Image RemovedImage Added

NameDescription
Partially store form when page changed?Partially store form when the user navigates between pages.
Store main form data when partial storing is enabled?

Store main form data when partial storing is enabled.

Info

This option is available when "Partially store form when page changed?" is enabled.

UI

Image RemovedImage Added

NameDescription
Display Mode

Determines if the multi-paged form will be displayed in wizard or tabs.

Previous Button LabelPrevious Button Label.
Next Button LabelNext Button Label.
Only enable submit button on last page?

If checked, all of the pages' forms must be completed before form submission or task completion.

CSS

Custom CSS implementation.

...

  • Edit Multi Paged Form > Page 1 > Page 2 > Page 3 > Advanced Options
    • Data Storing
      • Partially Store Form When Page Changed?  Yes
      • Store Main Form Data When Partial Storing Is Enabled?  Yes

Check out the free  Simple Employee Management  app that uses multi-page forms from  Joget Marketplace .