• field value - one or more values from a fixed set (select, checkbox, radio type) or free-form (text). (replaces category item value)

1. Save the topic (you can later choose to enable/disable individual forms).

Defining a Form with Multiple Topics

Example: WebFormTemplate

• Implementation Notes: This format allows you to define field items with or without WikiNames, depending on your needs.

• Additionally a new topic can be given a Form using the formtemplate parameter in the URL. Initial values can then be provided in the URLs or as form values:
  • other than checkboxes: name, ex: ?BugPriority=1

Setting Up Multiple Form Options

NOTE: If things aren't working correctly, there may be useful entries in data/warning.txt.

• • Within a form-enabled web, individual topics can have a form or no form
• form field - a named item in a form (replaces category item name)
• field type - selects the INPUT type:

• field value - one or more values from a fixed set (select, checkbox, radio type) or free-form (text). (replaces category item value)

Defining a Form in One Topic

NOTE: If things aren't working correctly, there may be useful entries in data/warning.txt.

By adding form-based input to freeform content, you can structure topics with unlimited, easily searchable categories. When forms are enabled for a web and selected in a topic, a single form appears in edit mode, and the contents are rendered as a table when viewed on the display page. You can define unlimited forms per web. For each topic, you can select a template if more than one is defined, or remove forms entirely. Form input values are stored as TWikiMetaData; all data is saved.

Defining a Form Template

Using Form Data

• With WEBFORMS enabled, an extra button is added to the edit view. If the topic doesn't have a Form, an Add Form button appears at the end of the topic. If a Form is present, a Change button appears in the top row of the Form. The buttons open a screen that enables selection of a form specified in WEBFORMS, or the No form option.

• A default Form Template (new topics get this default form) can be provided by creating the WebTopicEditTemplate topic in a web and adding a form to it. Initial Form values can be set there.

• Additionally a new topic can be given a Form using the formtemplate parameter in the URL. Initial values can then be provided in the URLs or as form values:

• • checkbox: namevalue=1, ex: ?ColourRed=1.
    Boxes with a tick must be specified.

Setting Up Multiple Form Options

• The optional WEBFORMS variable defines alternative forms that can be selected by pressing Change in edit mode.

Main Changes from Category Tables

Defining a Form in One Topic

1. Create a new topic with your form name: YourForm, ExpenseReport, InfoCategory, RecordReview, whatever you need.

1. For each field, fill in a new line; for the type of field, select from the list.
2. Save the topic (you can later choose to enable/disable individual forms).

TWiki Forms

Overview

Form Templates replace TWikiCategory Tables from the 01-Dec-2000 version of TWiki.

The new Form Template system should work with old Category Table data with no special conversion. Data is assigned to Meta variables the first time an imported topic is edited and saved in the new system.

Defining a Form Template

Form Template Elements

• form template - a set of fields defining a form (replaces category table definition)

• form field - a named item in a form (replaces category item name)
• field type - selects the INPUT type:
  • select - drop-down menu or scrollable box

Defining a Form in One Topic

1. For each field, fill in a new line; for the type of field, select from the list.

| *Name* | *Type* | *Size* | *Values* | *Tooltip message* |
| Know.TopicClassification | select | 1 | Know.NoDisclosure, 

Defining a Form with Multiple Topics

Example: WebFormTemplate

• Know.TopicClassification field value definition:

• Implementation Notes: This format allows you to define field items with or without WikiNames, depending on your needs.

• • The topic definition is not read when a topic is viewed.

Enabling Forms by Web

• Set WEBFORMS = BugForm, FeatureForm, BookLoanForm

• A default Form Template (new topics get this default form) can be provided by creating the WebTopicEditTemplate topic in a web and adding a form to it. Initial Form values can be set there.

• Additionally a new topic can be given a Form using the formtemplate parameter in the URL. Initial values can then be provided in the URLs or as form values:

Including Forms in New Topics

1. Edit the WebTopicEditTemplate topic, adding the name of an available Form.
2. Create a new topic to check - the Form should appear with values set.
   • Click Change to switch or remove Forms.

Setting Up Multiple Form Options

-- JohnTalintyre - 16 Aug 2001

• Implementation Notes: This format allows you to define field items with or without WikiNames, depending on your needs.

• • The topic can be protected in the usual manner so that not everybody can change the form template - see TWikiAccessControl

• • [[...]] links can be used for force a link, at present [[...][...]] format is not supported.

• • The "Tooltip message" column is used as a tool tip for the field name (only if field name is a WikiName) - you only see the tooltip on edit.

• • The first item in the list is the default item. Alternative initial values can be given in a topic template such as WebTopicEditTemplate or using field=value or for checkboxes field=1.

• • The topic definition is not read when a topic is viewed.

Enabling Forms by Web

-- JohnTalintyre - 16 Aug 2001

The Form Template topic name, fields and values are stored as TWikiMetaData. The order of field/value pairs in the Meta Data is the same as in the Template.

TWiki Forms

Overview

Form Templates replace TWikiCategory Tables from the 01-Dec-2000 version of TWiki.

Importing Category Table Data

The new Form Template system should work with old Category Table data with no special conversion. Data is assigned to Meta variables the first time an imported topic is edited and saved in the new system.

1. Save the topic.

| *Name* | *Type* | *Size* | *Values* | *Tooltip message* |
| Know.TopicClassification | select | 1 | Know.NoDisclosure, 

• • The topic can be protected in the usual manner so that not everybody can change the form template - see TWikiAccessControl

• • The first item in the list is the default item. Alternative initial values can be given in a topic template such as WebTopicEditTemplate or using field=value or for checkboxes field=1.

Form Template Data Storage

-- JohnTalintyre - 16 Aug 2001

Form-based input in topics, with name/value pairs stored as Meta Data variables; multiple forms per web & topic

-- JohnTalintyre - 16 Aug 2001

Form Templates more powerful, flexible replacement for the original TWikiCategoryTable. Data from existing category tables can be imported directly.

On upgrading from the previous TWiki, a Form Template topic has to be built for each web that used a Category Table, recreating the fields and values from the old twikicatitems.tmpl. The replacement Form Template must be set as the first item in the WebPreferences variable =WEBFORM. If missing, pages will display, but attempting to edit results in an error message.

NOTE: If things aren't working correctly, there may be useful entries in data/warning.txt.

• form template - a set of fields defining a form (replaces category table definition)
  • A web can use one or more form templates.

• • textarea - a text box; size is 40x10 (columns x rows)
• field value - one or more values from a fixed set (select, checkbox, radio type) or free-form (text). (replaces category item value)

1. Create a new topic with your Form name: MyForm, ExpenseReport, InfoCategory, RecordReview, whatever you need.
2. Create a TWiki table, with each column representing one element of an entry field: Name, Type, Size, Values, and Tooltip msessage (see sample below).