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FirstSpirit FormEdit

The module FirstSpirit FormEdit can be used for creating web forms in the FirstSpirit SiteArchitect or ContentCreator. The data entered by the user can be achieved and processed by a web component in the form of a servlet.

The following ways of processing data of forms are feasible:

Saving the data in a file in the CSV format:
This kind of processing saves all values sent by the form into a file in the CSV format which can be defined freely.
Saving the data into a JDBC compliant database:
Using this type of processing values entered in forms can be saved into a database. Via the configuration settings an inidividual mapping for form fields can be defined.
Sending the data as e-mail:
Using this type of processing any form data can be sent as e-mail. A mail template can be used for designing the individual composition of the e-mail. E-mails can be sent amongst others with file attachments, cc and bcc addressees are possible as well.
Output data into the log file of the servlet engine:
This functionality can be used for outputting all values of the form into the log file of the servlet engine.

Moreover, the forms can be evaluated by means of own implementations. The above mentioned types of processing form data can also be combined with each other.

This documentation is relevant for the following user groups:

User group	Chapter
Administrators	Chapter 2: describes how to install and to configure the web component via the FirstSpirit Server and project configuration.
Developers	Chapter 3: This chapter describes the configuration of the module "FirstSpirit FormEdit". Chapter 4: describes how to create forms for the module "FirstSpirit FormEdit" and lists all available form elements. Chapter 4: this chapter describes how to use the exemplary style sheet file "formedit_css". Using this file form components can be adapted quick and easy to the individual needs of a project. Moreover, the file "formedit_js.js" is explained in this chapter. It is used for checking the correctness as regards content in the applied form components. Chapter 6: This chapter explains the example of the auto completion function supplied with the package. The chapter acts as a concept for developing your own solutions for finding meaningfully completed terms.
Editors	Chapter 7: This chapter describes with the help of an example which steps the editor must accomplish to create a form for an online competition. This form can be used for sending user data per mail and for saving the entered data into a database.

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