Introduction 
 1. Designer User Interface 
 1.1 Themes 
 1.2 Ribbon Menu 
 1.3 Window Panes 
 1.4 Customisation 
 1.5 Navigation 
 2. Process Design 
 2.1 Styles 
 2.2 Sub-Processes 
 2.3 Business Objects 
 2.4 Naming Conventions 
 2.5 Layout 
 2.6 Integrated Help 
 3. Form Design 
 3.1 Form Properties 
 3.2 Fields 
 3.3 Fields and Variables 
 3.4 Option Lists 
 3.5 Field Grouping 
 3.6 Field Layout 
 3.7 Tab Order 
 4. Multi-Language Support 
 4.1 Adding Languages 
 4.2 In the Client 
 4.3 Dynamic Options 
 4.4 Conclusion 
 5. Business Objects 
 5.1 Architecture 
 5.2 System Business Objects 
 5.3 Custom Business Objects 
 5.4 Using Business Objects 
 6. Naming Conventions 
 6.1 Variables 
 6.2 Processes 
 6.3 Solution Tables 
 6.4 Roles 
 6.5 Forms 
 6.6 Business Objects 
 6.7 Admin Groups & Forms 
 6.8 Stages and Actions 
 6.9 Visual Script Activities 
 6.10 Flags 
 6.11 Projects & Solutions 
 7. Writing Code 
 8. Reports 
 9. Component and Code Reuse 
 10. File structure 
 11. Web Client 
 12. Administration Tools 
 13. Summary 
 14. <= Back to Articles 
3. Form Design
Although Process Design is core to the whole Business Process Management initiative, the 'window onto the Process' for  the users is undoubtedly the Forms.
One of the great benefits of Metastorm BPM has been the tight integration between the Forms Designer and the Process  Designer. Here we see if this is still the case, and if creating fields, variables and business rules is as easy as it  always  has been.
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Form Properties
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