Introduction
Form Update Process Tool Datalist Action allows one to perform any of these functions for selected records in datalist.
- Perform form data update and/or
- Trigger process tool and/or
- Trigger datalist action.
This plugin source code is available in a new open source repository at https://github.com/jogetoss/form-update-process-tool-datalist-action. JogetOSS is a community-led team for open-source software related to the Joget no-code/low-code application platform. Projects under JogetOSS are community-driven and community-supported, and you are welcome to contribute to the projects.
Get Started
Steps to Import this Plugin
1. Go to the website https://github.com/jogetoss/form-update-process-tool-datalist-action .
2. Go to the "Releases" page (See Figure 1).
Figure 1: Release page link
3. Click on the .jar file to initiate the download (See Figure 2).
Figure 2: Plugin-template-pack .jar file
4. Go to your Joget Workflow localhost or server and log in as admin.
5. In Joget Console navigate to "Admin Bar > Systems Settings > Manage Plugins" and click the "Upload Plugins" button.
6. In "Upload Plugin", select the plugin .jar file you just downloaded, then click "Upload".
7. You should be able to view the newly installed plugin under the "Installed Plugins" tab.
8. Always uninstall the old plugin before uploading a new version.
9. The Joget Workflow Knowledge Base has more information on managing and developing plugins.
Steps to Use this Plugin
For Admins
1. Launch any of your existing apps containing datalist from the App Center as an Admin and enter Datalist Builder.
2. Drag the Form Update Process Tool Datalist Action element into the Drag Actions Here section for a datalist action. (See Figure 3)
Figure 3: Adding Form Update Process Tool Datalist Action
3. Click on the edit icon of the Form Update Process Tool Datalist Action element for configuration. The Label property is the only mandatory field and configure the element according to your need. Click the Ok button to apply the changes. (Figure 4)
Figure 4:
4. Preview the datalist and save it
For Users
1. For the datalist with Form Update Process Tool Datalist Action , the users will find an action button according to their label configuration in the CRUD of the respective datalist in the userview. (Figure 5)
Figure 5:
Form Update and Process Tool Datalist Action Properties
Configure Form Update and Process Tool Datalist Action
Figure :
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Label | Button label of the action to be displayed to the end-user. It is a Mandatory field. |
| Confirmation Message | A popup confirmation message before performing the action. |
| HTML Code | Custom HTML code |
Popup Form
Figure :
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Popup Form | Select a form to pop up after performing the action. |
Process Tool
Figure :
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Process Tool | Select a process tool to execute after performing the action Info A configuration tab will be displayed for the respective email chosen by the user. |
| Delay Between Execution of Process Tools (Seconds) | Pause in between each record for process tool execution in seconds. The default value is zero |
Additional Datalist Action
Figure :
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Additional Datalist Action | Select an Additional Datalist Action to execute after performing the action. Info A configuration tab will be displayed for the respective Additional Datalist Action chosen by the user. |
Debug Mode
Figure :
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Debug Mode | When selected True, debug messages will be printed out in the server Logs for troubleshooting purposes. |