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Call Laserfiche Form from another Form on Button Click with Variables

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Updated January 4, 2018

asked on March 27, 2016

I have two forms Form A and Form B ,In Form A i am using all controls for input the data and once it submitted ,the Form B is only used for printing purpose so in Form B,i am using only custom html control and used some variable values from Form A,Now my requirement is when User 1 Submits the Form A to User 2 ,here if User 2 needs to call the Form B for printing,so the variables holding Form B should populates and gets print from there.Is it possible by calling the Form B from Form A using Url or any modal popup screen?

please anyone help me to acheive this or guide me any alternative solution.Thanks in Advance.

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replied on March 28, 2016

Alternative solution. use workflow initiated in the first form to start the second form.

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replied on March 28, 2016

If you are using Forms with an Approval Process, it is possible for the User to Submit Form A, but the Approver receiver Form B in the Forms Task Inbox, with the data from Form A. When Saving the File to the LF Repository you can Save either Form A or B. Does this sound like what you want to do?

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replied on March 28, 2016

Hi Steve/Junaid,Thanks for your response.I don't want to save the file to Repository for the Forms License Users,from Laserfiche Forms itself i need to take print.I have Form B with all variables assigned,now iam assigning that form to the user at the final stage of the process,my requirement is if some user wants to take print of that form in between the process,how i can call that Form for print?

Hope you understand my scenario..

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replied on January 4, 2018

Hi Noohul

When you open the Inbox task, and are presented the Form, right click on the form and choose Print (works with Chrome), this will generate a print of the form, it won't be perfect but I believe it's the closest you can get to what you are looking for without saving the document to the repository or using an email activity and setting the Form to attach which will generate a PDF of the form and attach it to the email.

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replied on March 29, 2016

Don't think you have many options

Maybe Create an Outflow Button on your Forms B Approval to a User Process where Form A is used.

Example: Approved, Show Form A

Form A would be placed in the Task Inbox for Review and Printing and have outflow back to Form B. It's a bit of a circle reference, but beyond this you would require some form of custom coding I believe as once you leave the Workflow process things are no longer connected

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replied on May 15, 2017 • Show version history

Is this feature still not available in Laserfiche Forms 10.2?

Our Client needs this option to be available to see the print preview of the form in any stage.Any other alternative solution?

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replied on January 4, 2018

What is the USE CASE? For example ...

BUSINESS REQUIREMENT

As part of our Quality Assurance requirements, the Quality Assurance Manager needs to see any Document of Work as it progresses through the workflow, not the workflow activity itself, in order to verify that the document is being completed accurately.

SOLUTION OPTIONS

Email as a PDF to Manager.
Use Steve's suggestion.
Create a READ ONLY Form B for the Manager displaying the data which has been stored in the Variables or an Externally Linked Table.
Update Form A to not allow for common mistakes, and email the Manager when only exceptions to the rules exist. (this is a LEAN principle, see POKA-YOKE).

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replied on January 4, 2018

If your process is not too proprietary, can you export and post the XML file here so I can recreate the experience?

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