topic Re: Task Forms Usage: getRenderedTaskForm vs FormProperties in Alfresco Archive

Task Forms Usage: getRenderedTaskForm vs FormProperties

inbrain — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:40:55 GMT

Hi, I'm in need of an expert advise in regard to the post topic. Activiti UserGuide mostly describes task form definitions via Form Properties, but on the other hand while reading through REST API I found another choice - to request forms with getRenderedTaskFormAfter brief look through tests I foun

Re: Task Forms Usage: getRenderedTaskForm vs FormProperties

frederikherema1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:05:05 GMT

The getRenderedStartForm() isn't used in Activiti Explorer. So if you're not planning to use that, it's perfectly fine to use his form-approach (using the rendering on the server).

Re: Task Forms Usage: getRenderedTaskForm vs FormProperties

inbrain — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:40:20 GMT

The getRenderedStartForm() isn't used in Activiti Explorer. So if you're not planning to use that, it's perfectly fine to use his form-approach (using the rendering on the server).

Thank you for your reply, but I probably need a bit more clarification namely
1. Did I correctly understand that the approach with "form" files is not deprecated?
2. (re-phrasing my previous question) Is it possible to find more information on ".form" files (beyond reading source code), for example I'm interested whether if I upload 2 process definitions of the same process with different set of ".form" files will it be possible to request correct versions of them if process instances for both old definition & new one exist simultaneously (say some old instance still left while definition upgraded)?