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Feature Request - Easier way to add starting variables in Invoke Business Process

posted on August 21, 2023 Show version history

Having spoken with several people about this, both inside and outside Answers, I think we all agree that establishing variables in an "Invoke Business Process" activity is awkward and inconvenient at best, and one step short of horrifying at worst. 

 

For large forms with many variables, you have to either set up multiple 'Invoke' activities with different manually-selected subsets of variables, or use the dreaded scroll arrow to... slowly... add... every... variable... every... time.

 

If you need a workaround, there are some good suggestions in my related question post here: https://answers.laserfiche.com/questions/211229/How-do-I-get-all-fields-in-a-Form--get-table-variables-via-Javascript

 

Now, I will say, I am glad that Laserfiche has created this activity so that it is an option.  However, it would make FAR more sense and be FAR easier to use if we could simply add all selected variables, or, better yet, use a modal similar to the Assign Field Values or Fill Out PDF Form activities.

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replied on August 25, 2023

Yes, please!

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replied on August 21, 2023 Show version history

I agree. It can also be hard to read/check because it often becomes a wall of text when you have a lot of variables, especially when you don't have the pane very wide so it bunches up and things spill over to the next line.

I think something similar to Insert Data would be nice where it just lists all of the selected variables, and you can choose which ones to include, it automatically checks the box if you enter something into the value column, etc.

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replied on August 21, 2023

Exactly.  The current input method for Invoke or Update Business Process feels very rough and unfinished compared to every other data transmission activity.

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