Create an add job Work Tasks form

You can design and configure a form that collects input data for use in workflows. Custom forms enable users to enter information that can be processed and acted upon within MES-integrated business processes.

Create a form in Work Tasks for the Add a Job procedure

1. On the left menu, select the Forms icon.

   The Forms page appears.

   

2. On the action bar, select New, then select Form.

   The New Form window appears.

   

3. In the Title box, type a title for the form (for example, Job.Add), and select Save & Continue.

   You are prompted to select a forms task.

   

4. Select the Design this form option and select Finish.

   The Forms Designer page appears with the Job.Add form listed.

   

5. Perform the following steps to add each of the controls and set their properties. For a list of the controls and their properties, see the table that follows these steps.

   Note: Forms that populate floating-point (double) variables at run time must use numeric controls only when the decimal separator is other than ".". Text controls are not supported for floating-point input.

   1. On the tool bar, drag the control onto the form.

   2. Click the control's Properties icon.

      The control’s properties panel appears.

   3. On the Basic, Validation, and Advanced tabs, enter the control’s properties as specified in the table.

   4. When you have finished entering the control’s properties, click Apply.

      Control Type	Tag Name	XML Node	Mandatory	Other Parameters
      Text	Work Order ID	wo_id	Y
      Text	Operation ID	oper_id	Y
      Text	Sequence Number	seq_no	Y
      DateInput	Required Finish Time	req_finish_time_local	Y
      Number	Initial Sched Entity ID	init_sched_ent_id	Y
      Number	Target Sched Entity ID	target_sched_ent_id	Y
      Number	Quantity Required	qty_reqd	Y	Decimal Places: 12
      Number	Quantity At Start	qty_at_start	Y	Decimal Places: 12
      Boolean	Rework	rework	N
      Text	Spare1	spare1	Y
      Text	Last Edit Comment	last_edit_comment	Y
      Text	Item	item_id	Y
      Number	Estimated Production Rate	est_prod_rate	Y	Decimal Places: 12

   The form should look like the example shown below.

   

6. When you have finished adding all of the controls, on the action bar select the Publish to publish the form.

7. Close the Forms Designer window.