Introduction

The Multi Paged Form enables one to incorporate multiple forms in one single form, in a simple and elegant way.

The Advanced Grid is only available on Professional and Enterprise Edition.

Get Started

The easiest way to see how the Multi Paged Form works are to use the existing built-in App Expenses Claims. Here are the steps:

Steps

Screen (Click to view)

Start the Joget Server and open the App Center.
Log in as admin and click on the pencil icon on the Expenses Claim to open the Design App. (see Figure 1)
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
Drag and drop a Multi Paged Form element on to the canvas.
Hover the mouse over the Multi Paged Form element on the canvas and click on Edit to open up the Edit Multi Paged Form properties.
Click on the Next button to access the Page 1 properties. (see Figure 3)
In the Form field, select Expense Claim New and click Next button to access the Page 2 properties.
In the Form field, select Expense Claim Form and click on the OK button. (see Figure 4)
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)

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Name	Description	Screen (Click to view)
ID	Element ID.
Number of Pages	Number 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.

Name	Description	Screen (Click to view)
Label	Page name displayed in the form of breadcrumb or tab, depending on its setting in the UI.
Form	Target 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".

Name	Description	Screen (Click to view)
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. Important 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.

Name	Description	Screen (Click to view)
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. This option is available when "Partially store form when page changed?" is enabled.

Name	Description	Screen (Click to view)
Display Mode	Determines if the multi-paged form will be displayed in wizard or tabs.
Previous Button Label	Previous Button Label.
Next Button Label	Next 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.