There are a number of significant additions that
allow us to make more dynamic and for functional forms. Probably
the most important will be the Field Anchoring and Rich Text
fields.
People fields are a very welcome addition,
especially when coupled with the Smart Business Workspace and the
ability to initiate real time ‘chat’ dialogs. When the
grid issue has been addressed, and selection can be filtered by a
role, they will be truly useful. As they stand we would not use
them ourselves as it would clash with the times when we cannot (ie
when we need to filter fields).
Panels are very useful, and also allow a great
deal of specialised functionality. They are awkward to use
properly, mainly because when multiple panels are docked (the only
way to create rollup panels, I believe), they are cumbersome to
position correctly in order. Forcing us to hide contained required
fields to avoid validation also makes them potentially complex to
use. I believe they could use some enhancements to be fully
effective.
Overall, we now have more scope for fully
functional forms, but I do feel that we have a way to go before at
least some of these features are readily useable effectively by
most Metastorm BPM Developers. Until they are enhanced to make them
more useable, I can see a lot of help being sought in the forums
regarding these.
Dynamic field size and position.
