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Restart a form process after submission

asked on August 23, 2018

Is there a way to have a form reload the same form ( start a new process) after a submission ?

Imagine a data entry screen when a person wants to submit 20 items rapidly, they could enter the information, click submit and then be presented with the same form over and over.

 

thanks

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replied on August 23, 2018 Show version history

On your Message Start Event in the business process model, you can set the form to redirect on event completion meaning you could just put a link back to the same form.

Another option would be to put a link back to the form after the "Thank You" message, which would ensure the always get confirmation and only have to reload the form if they want to submit another.

 

Given the possibility of multiple data entries, have you considered making collections or tables within the form so they could enter multiple items all in one submission? I know that doesn't always work with some processes, but if it does it would be a huge time saver.

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replied on August 23, 2018

Ahh right of course, didn't check there. I will likely use the Thank you and place a link to start the process again. The requirement is to have each entry as a seperate process as it may end up down different paths, so just placing a link to Load a new item should be sufficient. 

 

Thanks !

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replied on August 23, 2018 Show version history

Just to provide another helpful tip:

If the form has any data that can be reused on subsequent submissions, you could add those variables to the URL on the "Thank You" page link so they get pre-populated.

As an example, let's say I have a variable called EmployeeNumber and the users have to enter this on every single submission.

Instead of making them re-enter it each time, I can build the Thank You page link with the current value added to the URL.

http://servername/forms/formlink?EmployeeNumber={/dataset/EmployeeNumber}

Now, when they click that link to start a new submission it should take the value from the previous submission and plug it in automatically.

With 20 submissions in a row this can make a big difference in process efficiency.

NOTE: This does not work with values inside collections/tables or a few other types like signatures and uploads.

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replied on August 24, 2018

awesome , I did notice in the html editor that the variables menu > was available, so that might come in handy.

 

thanks again !

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