Using Wizard

Administrators can use the option Wizard to perform an automated, four-step process that produces new Instant Publisher Forms. The option Wizard supplies the process by means of the Instant Publisher Wizard. The Instant Publisher Wizard process enables administrators to access, view, and interact with Instant Publisher Wizard screens, and modify templates, to create new Instant Publisher Forms. Instant Publisher Wizard then produces new Instant Publisher Forms. The new Instant Publisher Forms administrators create supply all the capabilities of the finished Instant Publisher Forms delivered with the application Publishing Center 6.0.0.

The option Wizard forms part of the application Publishing Center 6.0.0. You will find the option Wizard on the application's navigation bar.
 


Starting Instant Publisher Wizard

Start Instant Publisher Wizard by going to, and clicking on, the option Wizard, located on the navigation bar of the application Publishing Center 6.0.0. A screen titled Instant Publisher Wizard, and subtitled Enter Form Information appears, as shown here. Note that all screens displayed by the option Wizard include the title Instant Publisher Wizard, plus a subtitle. The screen subtitled Enter Form Information displays four screen areas.

Notice that there appears, in the screen's top right, a description of the screen as Step 1 of 4. The process provided by the Instant Publisher Wizard is a four-step process.


 


Using Instant Publisher Wizard

Use the four-step process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard screens to access and modify templates, and design and produce new Instant Publisher Forms. To use the process, perform the steps specified here.

You do not need write or higher access control in order to use Instant Publisher Wizard to create and register forms.

 
Step one

Perform step one of the Instant Publisher Wizard process by using the screen subtitled Enter Form Information, and its four screen areas, to enter information about the Instant Publisher Form you want to create. To perform step one, go to the four areas of the screen and take the following steps:

 
Screen area 1

  1. Go to the interactive field labeled Form Name. Enter a form name for the form you want to create.
  1. Go to the interactive field labeled Script File Name. Enter a script file name for the form you want to create.
  1. Go to the interactive field labeled Content Type. The field includes, at its right side, an interactive control. Click on the interactive control to display a list of names of content types. Then click on a name of a content type to load it into the field.

It is important to note whether path is JSP_root or scriptroot.

 
Screen area 2

  1. Optional. You may enter a description of the form you want to create.

 
Screen area 3

  1. Go to the interactive field labeled Script Type. The field includes, at its right side, an interactive control. Click on the interactive control to display a list of names of script types. Then click on a name of a script type to load it into the field.

JavaScript and JavaServer Page forms must be saved in the corresponding directory. When selecting the Script Type, be sure you select the correct type when choosing JavaScript or JavaServer Pages from the drop down menu.

You do not need to determine access control for Script Type when using the Wizard.
  1. Go to the interactive field labeled Wizard Template. The field includes, at its right side, an interactive control. Click on the interactive control to display a list of names of templates. Then click on a name of a template to load it into the field.
Instant Publisher Wizard templates are designs for Instant Publisher Forms. The template designs have been implemented in an HTML file with links to instructions in a style sheet file.
Developers and administrators can change the presentation, and look and feel of an Instant Publishing Form by modifying the HTML code and style sheet instructions for the template.

 
Screen area 4

  1. Go to, and click on the interactive button labeled Next located at the screen's bottom left.

A screen subtitled Select Form Attributes appears, as shown here. The screen displays three screen areas

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Step two

Perform step two of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard by using the screen subtitled Select Form Attributes, and its three screen areas, to select and move attributes to the Instant Publisher Form you want to create. To perform step two, go to the screen's three areas and take the steps specified here.

 
Screen area 1

  1. To select and move any attribute to an Instant Publisher Form, go to the interactive field labeled Available attributes. Click on any name of any attribute. Then go to, and click on the top interactive arrow, located right of the field, to move the name to the interactive field labeled Attributes on the form. The name of the attribute appears in the interactive field labeled Attributes on the form.
  1. Repeat as required.

 
Screen area 2

  1. To select and remove any attribute from an Instant Publisher Form, go to the interactive field labeled Attributes on the form.
  1. Use the interactive arrows located right of the field Attributes on the form to move up or down among, and select from, the list of names of attributes displayed in the field.
  1. Click on any name of any attribute.
  1. Go to, and click on, the bottom interactive arrow, located left of the field, to move the name to the interactive field labeled Available attributes. The name of the attribute appears in the interactive field labeled Available attributes.
  1. Repeat as required.

 
Screen area 3

  1. Either, go to and click on the button labeled Back located at the screen's bottom left to go back to step two of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard, and to the screen subtitled Enter Form Name;
  1. Or, go to and click on the button labeled Next located at the screen's bottom left to go forward to step three of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard.

If you click on the button labeled Next, a screen titled Instant Publisher Wizard, and subtitled Select Form Controls appears, as shown here. The screen displays three screen areas.

 
Step three

Perform step three of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard by using the screen subtitled Select Form Controls, and its three screen areas, to select and add form controls to the Instant Publisher Form you want to create. To perform step three, go to the screen's three areas and take the steps specified here.

 
Screen area 1

  1. To select and add any form control to an Instant Publisher Form, go to the right column headed Control.
The column Control displays interactive fields. Each field in the column Control includes, at its right side, an interactive control. Each field in the column Control appears adjacent to a name of an attribute in the left column headed Attribute.
  1. Go to any field in the column headed Control, and click on any interactive control to display a list of names of controls.
  1. Click on a name of a control. The name appears in the field.
  1. Repeat as required.

 
Screen area 2

  1. To select and add any additional form control to an Instant Publisher Form, click on any checkbox.

The Save and Edit Related Attributes option provides list table support. Select this option so that you can edit and save the related attributes that appear in list tables of the form.

  1. Repeat as required.

 
Screen area 3

  1. Either, go to and click on the button labeled Back located at the screen's bottom left to go back to step three of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard, and to the screen subtitled Select Form Controls;
  1. Or, go to and click on the button labeled Next located at the screen's bottom left to go back to go forward to step four of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard.

A screen titled Instant Publisher Wizard, and subtitled Specify Attribute Default Values appears. The screen's appearance and screen areas vary according to selections made during step 3 by means of the screen subtitled Select Form Controls. The screen example shown here displays typical screen areas.

 
Step four

Step four of the Instant Publisher Wizard process is to use the screen subtitled Specify Attribute Default Values, and its screen areas, to specify and implement default values for attributes added to the Instant Publisher Form you want to create. To complete step four, go to the screen's top, middle, and bottom areas and take the steps outlined here.

You can enter data in the fields in any value necessary. For example, you can enter alpha- numeric characters or a regional code in a price field. The application is capable of handling the data you enter and does not check whether the data is correct. The entry will be validated at runtime.

You must enter data in any field whose label appears in bold font. Following are important details to keep in mind when you are creating a form:

You can have more than one checkbox item. When choosing checkboxes, highlight to select each default item from the list that you want to have a checkbox that is initially selected.
You can have only one radio button item selected at a time. When choosing radio buttons, only highlight to select one item from the list. This will be the default selection.
For radio buttons you can have only one category item selected from a list. Highlight to select the item.

You may enter data into any other interactive field, or interact with any interactive control. In the top screen area:

  1. Enter data in any field, or select any other control.
  1. Repeat as required.

 
Bottom screen area

  1. Either, go to and click on the button labeled Back located at the screen's bottom left to go back to step four of the process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard, and to the screen subtitled Specify Attribute Default Values;
  1. Or, go to and click on the button labeled Finish located at the bottom left of the screen Specify Attribute Default Values, to complete step four of the four-step process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard.

 


Finishing Instant Publisher Wizard

To finish work with the Instant Publisher Wizard, you will interact with any of three screens that appear after you click the button Finish located at the bottom left of the screen Specify Attribute Default Values.

Any of three screens appears after you complete the four-step process supplied by Instant Publisher Wizard. One screen is subtitled Form Information; the other two screens are subtitled Alert. The three screens appear described here, together with guidance about what to do when each screen appears.

  1. If a screen appears that is subtitled Form Information, then the four-step process has occurred successfully. The screen subtitled Form Information lists information about the Instant Publisher Form created, and displays at its bottom left corner an interactive button labeled Close. Click the button Close.
  1. If a screen appears that is subtitled Alert, then the four-step process has not occurred successfully. If the screen subtitled Alert provides a message that begins with the word Error, you may follow the direction the screen provides to remove the error, then click the interactive button labeled Confirm located at the screen's left bottom.
  1. If a screen appears that is subtitled Alert, then the four-step process has not occurred successfully. If the screen subtitled Alert provides a message that begins with the word Warning, you may follow the direction the screen provides to remove the warning, then click the interactive button labeled Confirm located at the screen's left bottom.

If the form name or script file name exists, you will be given an option to rename or over write the name.


 


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