Groupmax_Java_Form (English)

Creating electronic forms using Java

Groupmax Form Version 2.0 for World Wide Web
Groupmax Form - Extension Version 2.0 for World Wide Web

You can use Java to create electronic forms in Groupmax. Groupmax Form for World Wide Web and Groupmax Form - Extension for World Wide Web support the facilities for creating electronic forms. The electronic forms created by these applications can be used on the Intranet and can be linked to Workflow, Document manager, and database facilities.

Characteristics of Groupmax Form for World Wide Web

Groupmax Form for World Wide Web links the development environmemts of Java and Groupmax Form. Therefore, Groupmax Form for World Wide Web enables you to create electronic forms that can be executed as Java applets. You can create applets by loading the electronic form created in the development environment for electronic forms into a Java source program. Applets can be executed on a Web browser as it is. In addition, a facility for affixing a seal, a facility for linking to Workflow and Document Manager, and a facility for accessing databases can also be loaded into applets.

Characteristics of Groupmax Form - Extension for World Wide Web

Groupmax Form - Extension for World Wide Web includes the server options that operate on the Web server. Groupmax Form - Extension for World Wide Web can add the following extended facilities to electronic forms that were converted into Java applets by Groupmax Form for World Wide Web.

(1) Facilities for linking to the form-based document

Registering and updating form-based documents
Using attached files

(2) Facilities for linking to Workflow

Entering a work-item (including facilities for specifying the node as the copy destination, specifying the user at the next node, and specifying the role as the distribution destination of the work-items)
Sending a work-item (including facilities for sending back, consulting about, and transferring the work-item)
Affixing a seal
Using attached files

(2) Facilities for linking to databases

Accessing databases on the ODBC interface by using SQL command

Procedure for creating an electronic form

Creation procedure for an electronic form

Creation procedure is explained below:

Groupmax Form for World Wide Web converts electronic form created by Groupmax Form Client - Design into Java source and HTML file.
Groupmax Form for World Wide Web compiles the Java source code and then generates Java applets.
Groupmaxup form supports the linkage facilities for form-based documents, workflows, and databases, using the Java applets and the HTML file.

Facilities that can be defined
You can define the following facilities when you design an electronic form with Groupmax Form for World Wide Web.

Characters
Header items, summary items and detail items
Buttons (check buttons, radio buttons and push buttons)
Combo boxes
Graphics
Seal areas

You can use the definition methods of Java and HTML to define the processings in electronic forms. You can also define the processing for affixing a seal, form processing, work-item processing, document processing, and SQL operation.

Example
Clicking the graphic shown below displays the window at full size.

Note: To view the window properly, the browser that corresponds to Japanese version of Java is required.

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