Defining Forms

Business object forms are used in the Operation Mode under the following circumstances:

1. When a new instance of a business object is being created as a result of:
   1. The user creating an instance of the business object explicitly using the New Object command (see data entry and editing).
   2. A process executing the ENTER NEW action.
   3. The user registering herself with the Aware IM system.
2. When an existing instance of a business object is being edited or viewed as a result of:
   1. The user editing or viewing an instance of the business object explicitly.
   2. A process or rule executing the EDIT or VIEW actions.
   3. Execution of the Change Login Details command (see setting menu item properties ).

In each of the above scenarios a form containing input fields representing different attributes of a business object is presented to the user. The user enters the values of the business object’s attributes and submits the form. After receiving the values of the object’s attributes Aware IM creates a new instance of the business object or modifies the existing one (if there are any rules attached to the object they are evaluated as well).

Using the Configuration Tool it is possible to define one or several forms of the business object and specify which attributes will be displayed in each form as well as under which circumstances the form will be used.

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