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Creating the User Interface
Working with task templates
Task templates are complex and, given the close connection to processes, subject to problems if the
underlying process changes. The following sections provide information specific to the buttons on task
templates that can be affected by changes to the process or data model.
Which task buttons to add
When you create a task template, Forms Builder automatically adds the appropriate buttons based on
whether there are one or more forward tasks, if the forwarding is conditional or manual, or if there
are reject paths. However, if you add or remove process flows when modifying the process, these
buttons remain static and therefore do not necessarily reflect the new process flows. When you test the
application you may find that you are not able to finish or forward a task.
The easiest solution is to add ALL task buttons that you think you may need. TaskSpace automatically
shows and hides buttons as appropriate. This can save you much time during development. As a
good practice, name the buttons with the same name as the actual activity (for example, if it is a
Reject button, label it Reject). You can give it a custom display label, but the name should reflect
the actual activity being performed.
Finish button fails to work if the data model has changed
If you change the underlying data model (such as a structured data type definition), update the task
template itself to reflect this change, otherwise the Finish button may fail to work.
1. Uninstall the task template.
2. Save the task template.
3. Install the task template again to refresh the template’s data model.
Setting the height of the metadata pane in a folder
view
You can set the height of the metadata pane in a folder view using the Folder tab when configuring a
role. Set the height of the metadata pane by selecting Show overview panel and then setting the height
in pixels in the Overview panel height field.
To determine how high you want the metadata:
1. Open the folder contents template (Folder tab) in TaskSpace after creating a folder information
template (which specifies the metadata).
2. Drag the metadate frame to the desired size.
3. Use Firebug (http://getfirebug.com) or a similar tool to find the height that you chose.
This value is in the frameset’s cols attribute. The first value is the height in pixels of the metadata
view.
4. Use Role > Edit to set the height.
Note: Add 16 pixels to compensate for the scroll bar.
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