Launching the application

If you do not want to start by launching the form but only the application, then the first step to take is setting the start point of the application (form or process).

Setting the application's start point

The start point can be set directly in the Applications module – in the tabs Forms or Processes.

For the application to run correctly, it is necessary to first create the data model described in Data model.

Setting a form as the application's start point (recommended) and launching the application

As the start point, we can set one of the forms added to a given application. After entering the Forms tab, click the context menu of the appropriate request and select the option Set start point:

Figure 1. Context menu with the option to set the request as the start point.

Note! After changing the start request, an "invalidate cache" in webforms may be necessary (if the application has already been run before). To do this, run the following cURL command (replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with the appropriate data):

Invalidate cache

curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X POST "http://webforms-dev.consdata.local/cache/invalidate?cacheType=PUBLISHED_TEMPLATE"

To launch an application, e.g. named wiki_przyklad_app, use the following link:

https://przykladowy.link.demo/stkn=#/wiki_przyklad_app

When the application is launched, the requestthat has been set as the start point will be opened.

Setting a process as the start point and launching the application

The availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.

In some cases, the application should start with a process that controls the logic of operation.

To set a process as the start point, after entering the Processes tab, click the so-called "kebab menu" and in the context menu of the appropriate process select the option Set start point:

Figure 2. Context menu with the option to set the process as the start point.

If a process is set as the application's start point instead of a request, additionally in the Properties tab of the form, go to the Flows tab and in the Actions section define the following event:

• Component handling the action: e.g. Trigger or Page
• Event type : depends on the selected component triggering the change
• Form action: START_APPLICATION
• Application name: name of the application to be launched (the application will launch process set as the start point) or the name of the process to be started
• Redirect to the next process step: condition JAVASCRIPT - specifies whether automatic redirection to the next step should occur (user task ); default value: false.

Figure 3. Example of defining the START_APPLICATION action triggered by clicking the Trigger.

The application will start after the event that handles the START_APPLICATION action is triggered.

Information about the set start point

If a request or process is the application's start point, an information tag with a flag and the text "Start point" is displayed.

Figure 4. Example of displaying the set start point