What you can do with eaForms

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There are lots of uses of eaForms and on this page is a list of some that may be useful when designing eaForms.

Items may link through to a page that provides more information - some are work in progress - check out our online help for up to date information.

It may also be worth taking a quick look at Another list of features as a reminder of what is included in eaForms.

If you are trying to do something and think eaForms but don't know how contact us and we will try to help.

Designing eaForms

•	Guidelines

•	Approach to designing forms - factors to consider ? Next package

•	Forms to manage tasks?

•	Forms can can be different size, with colour, their own fonts

•	Using tooltips and linklabels to help users

Right Content - Right People - Right Result

•	Reduce barriers by presenting forms that look familiar?

•	Produce forms that only contain the data items you need?

•	Tailor forms to specific roles?

•	Mandate required fields to ensure user provide input?

MDG

•	Simplify complex MDG technologies?

Tagged values

•	Tagged values will automatically be added to elements when a value is entered?

•	Ease use of tagged values?

•	Button to add tagged values

Textboxes

•	Both text and rich text options available - where supported by EA?

Combox boxes

•	Limit data values to predefine values to enhance model consistency?

Checkboxes

•	Use checkboxes to set Boolean items

Layout and Workflow

•	Use colour to emphasis items?

•	Use numbered labels and layout to support sequence of data entry?

•	Use multiple forms to simplify data entry?

•	Link to other forms to provide a workflow?

•	Consolidate fields onto a single form?

•	Use labels as colour rectangles as graphical devices?

Lists and tables

•	Display and modify lists of items

•	Launch sub form to access detail of items in lists?

•	Present a summary of items - elements and packages in a datagrid?

•	Using Datagrid's to display, modify and add items

Labels

•	Include labels that match your organisations language?

Buttons

•	Add actors

•	Add pre and post conditions

•	Add Attributes

•	Add Operations

Using eaForms Scripts

•	Buttons with scripts to conditionally save

•	Conditionally access next form

•	Use buttons to run defined scripts - scripts are stored in the form - not in mode

•	Run a script when element edited

Help and information

•	Add tooltips to form and controls to provide users with help

•	Use linklabels to open documents or web pages to provide help

Linked and related items

•	Display and link to related elements

•	Add note to element

•	owned items

•	Text box to display linked package status

•	Specify next form - to use with current element

•	Next package button - used with data grid to support processes

Miscellaneous

•	Launch program related to genfile field

Admin

•	Auto load, update users MDGs and Form definitions

•	Different form sets for different roles?