Comments Widget

Use this widget on the Form to accept user comments.

Last published at: February 10th, 2025

Description:

Let the user provide comments on the rendered Form. 

 

Inputs

  • ID/Name - Name of widget generated by FlowWright (read-only field)
 

 

Design:

 

 

Example:

Let’s build and execute the “CommentsDef” example.  

  • Create a new form definition called “CommentsDef.”
  • Select the Open Designer checkbox and click the “Create” button
  • Drag a “Comments” widget to the canvas
  • Double-click on the widget to view the input/properties. The popup window will appear as shown in the below graphic.

 

  • Click on the "Show All Comments" checkbox to route this through the workflow between users.
  • Click on the Save button and Close the popup window
  • Generate a new Form Instance. Navigate to the Actions menu and Edit the form instance. The rendered widget will appear as shown in the below graphic.

 

  • Enter a comment in the required space and click the "Add Comment" button. The comment is stored in a table with the date and time, as shown in the graphic below. 

 

  • The user can search for comments and remove them using the feature provided in the control.  

 

Note: The new features include;

  • Date sorting in Finnish for the "Created On" column
  • Longer comments are wrapped within the column width
  • Users can remove their comments. Admin users can remove all comments.
  • Remove column displays (x) icons only with a mouse-house alert.

 

Definition Sample:

You may download the sample definition(s) from the link here and later import it (drag-drop) to your FlowWright Process Definition (XML file) or Form Definition (HTML file) page. 

NOTE: Please verify and complete the process steps for any missing configurations, such as file path references and database connections after import. Then, save the definition to confirm the changes. 

Click here to download the sample file.