Creating and managing applications contains a variety of
topics on how to build and efficiently use applications.
Starting IBM Forms Experience Builder on Windows
When Forms Experience Builder is installed on your computer with WebSphere® Application Server Liberty, you can open Forms Experience Builder using the Start menu.
Creating an application
This topic gives a general overview of the application creation process, from opening the IBM® Forms Experience Builder interface to launching a completed application.
Moving items on a form
Form items are not static after they are added to a form. You can move items around on a single page, duplicate form items, and move items between pages on your form.
Creating an accessible application
When you create a form or application, the following information helps you design an accessible form for users with disabilities.
Enabling dynamic layout
When you build applications, you can now set the display width of your Forms Experience Builder application. Setting this feature reduces or removes the need for horizontal scrolling when you have an unknown or limited amount of space, such as when the application is displayed in a WebSphere_Portal portlet.
Globalization features
The following information describes the languages formatting features supported by IBM® Forms Experience Builder.
Creating rules in your application
Rules help you gather the correct information from users and organize your information after data is entered in a form. You can create composite rules that govern how your form, and the data in your form behaves.
Adding formulas to your application
You can create and edit formulas to assign values to an item on your IBM® Forms Experience Builder form.
Adding specialized form items
You can use specialized form items to style text, echo text back, create dynamic lines, or add HTML.
Managing the files associated with your application
You can upload a variety of files, such as images, for use with your application. Managing these embedded files is done in the Files section of the Settings tab
Forms Experience Builder document integration Forms Experience Builder's document integration feature lets you use previously built PDF files and populate them with data captured by Forms Experience Builder.
Adding Stages to an application
It is often desirable to have an application, or form, transition through a set of phases or stages. At each stage the form might be used by different people in different roles. The form also might be presented in a slightly different manner in each stage, such as having some items or pages hidden, or in a read-only state.
Deploying applications and viewing responses
After an IBM® Forms Experience Builder application is built it must be deployed. After it is deployed, you can supply users with the URL of the application so they can launch it. After users submit completed forms, you can view the responses.