Deploying with Form Builder/Runner

 Hi,

I've been looking for some documentation on deploying forms created with
FormBuilder, specifically recommendations for deploying forms behind
ssl based proxy web servers, or even the means to publish a form and
provide navigation from one form to another and to "acknowledgment"
screens and so forth.

This is a form that will have personal data.  A kind of contact form presented
empty, filled out by the user, and after transmitted is no longer accessible.

Did I miss something in the wiki or should we start that page?

Thanks,
Hank

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Hank Ratzesberger
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Hi Alex,

From your other email to Karthik, I read the Form Runner configuration:

http://wiki.orbeon.com/forms/doc/developer-guide/configuration-properties/configuration-properties-form-runner

I am close to what I want, a form with a Review, Clear, Collapse, Expand buttons, then
on the review page with Send, Edit and PDF buttons.

It is unclear what "go" does -- I thought it works like submit, but using it on the review page causes and XBL exception.

When I send, I get an "Error communicating with the database : please contact administrator...."  On the bookcast example, it finishes at my thank you page (configured globally...)  I have not checked the logs yet to track that down.  The problem occurs on both the tomcat service and the https proxy service, so I don't think it has anything to do with https, as I first thought.

It seems that the option is there to send the user an email notification and attach the pdf of the form -- but I started writing my own service and my own submit button...

If you have any notes on enabling that functionality, I would like them.  If it is necessary to put together a pipeline or service to accomplish this, then I would appreciate some tips.

The water was a little deeper than I thought, jumping into Form Builer, but the temperature is fine.

Best,
Hank


Quoting Alessandro Vernet <[hidden email]>:

> Hank,
>
> Yes, there might be a lack of documentation there ;). But
> specifically, what would you like to see in the documentation? I.e., I
> am not sure we have much to say about HTTPS: you would deploying your
> form built with Form Builder behind, say an Apache that handles HTTPS,
> just like any other web app.
>
> Alex
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Louis Ratzesberger
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>  Hi,
>>
>> I've been looking for some documentation on deploying forms created with
>> FormBuilder, specifically recommendations for deploying forms behind
>> ssl based proxy web servers, or even the means to publish a form and
>> provide navigation from one form to another and to "acknowledgment"
>> screens and so forth.
>>
>> This is a form that will have personal data.  A kind of contact form
>> presented
>> empty, filled out by the user, and after transmitted is no longer
>> accessible.
>>
>> Did I miss something in the wiki or should we start that page?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hank
>>-

Hank Ratzesberger
[hidden email]

Hi Alex,

Thank you, we are almost there.  Not sure where I got the
"go" from.  On the form, we have Review, Clear, Save, Close and
on the review page, Send Edit and PDF. 

Still tracking down an issue with the email send, I think we have
checked the email box on some form properties (that are not user names
or email address, as I assume they should be).

Then I presume it will work and after the form is sent, will land the
user on a thank you page.

Cheers,
Hank

<property as="xs:string" name="oxf.fr.detail.buttons.creditform.creditsolutions"            value="workflow-review clear save close"/>
<property as="xs:string" name="oxf.fr.detail.buttons.view.creditform.creditsolutions"       value="workflow-send workflow-edit pdf"/>
<property as="xs:string" name="oxf.fr.detail.send.email.creditform.creditsolutions"         value="true"/>
<property as="xs:string" name="oxf.fr.detail.send.pdf.creditform.creditsolutions"           value="true"/>
<property as="xs:anyURI" name="oxf.fr.detail.send.uri.creditform.creditsolutions"           value="/thankyou"/>


Quoting Alessandro Vernet <[hidden email]>:

> Hank,
>
> Yes, there is an (undocumented!) email button, which you should be
> able to place on your review page to email the form. What are you
> referring to as the "go" button?
>
> Alex
>
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Louis Ratzesberger
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> From your other email to Karthik, I read the Form Runner configuration:
>>
>> http://wiki.orbeon.com/forms/doc/developer-guide/configuration-properties/configuration-properties-form-runner
>>
>> I am close to what I want, a form with a Review, Clear, Collapse, Expand
>> buttons, then
>> on the review page with Send, Edit and PDF buttons.
>>
>> It is unclear what "go" does -- I thought it works like submit, but using it
>> on the review page causes and XBL exception.
>>
>> When I send, I get an "Error communicating with the database : please
>> contact administrator...."  On the bookcast example, it finishes at my thank
>> you page (configured globally...)  I have not checked the logs yet to track
>> that down.  The problem occurs on both the tomcat service and the https
>> proxy service, so I don't think it has anything to do with https, as I first
>> thought.
>>
>> It seems that the option is there to send the user an email notification and
>> attach the pdf of the form -- but I started writing my own service and my
>> own submit button...
>>
>> If you have any notes on enabling that functionality, I would like them.  If
>> it is necessary to put together a pipeline or service to accomplish this,
>> then I would appreciate some tips.
>>
>> The water was a little deeper than I thought, jumping into Form Builer, but
>> the temperature is fine.
>>
>> Best,
>> Hank
>>
>>
>> Quoting Alessandro Vernet <[hidden email]>:
>>
>>> Hank,
>>>
>>> Yes, there might be a lack of documentation there ;). But
>>> specifically, what would you like to see in the documentation? I.e., I
>>> am not sure we have much to say about HTTPS: you would deploying your
>>> form built with Form Builder behind, say an Apache that handles HTTPS,
>>> just like any other web app.
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Louis Ratzesberger
>>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>  Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I've been looking for some documentation on deploying forms created with
>>>> FormBuilder, specifically recommendations for deploying forms behind
>>>> ssl based proxy web servers, or even the means to publish a form and
>>>> provide navigation from one form to another and to "acknowledgment"
>>>> screens and so forth.
>>>>
>>>> This is a form that will have personal data.  A kind of contact form
>>>> presented
>>>> empty, filled out by the user, and after transmitted is no longer
>>>> accessible.
>>>>
>>>> Did I miss something in the wiki or should we start that page?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Hank
>>>> -
>>
>> Hank Ratzesberger
>> [hidden email]
>>
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