HP 3000 Manuals

HP DeskManager User Reference Guide

Sending Forms 

You can send forms as messages, which is useful if you want people to see
the results of a survey or answer a questionnaire.

To send forms: 

   1.  At the area prompt type SENDFORM and press Return 

       HP Desk lists the available form items you can send.

   2.  Type the appropriate number and press Return 

   3.  Type a Distribution List name, enclosed in double quotes, or type
       your own list of names, finishing with // Return on a new line.

   4.  Type YES Return if you want to add comments, and then type the
       text, ending with // Return 

   5.  Type YES Return if you want to include information in the form
       when you send it, then type the information and press  Enter to
       save the information.

   6.  If you are sending the form to a number of people it is worth
       setting ACK 6, the forms reply acknowledgment.  When this has been
       set HP Desk collects all the replies in your Pending Tray and
       then, when everyone has replied, sends the forms package in the
       Pending Tray to your In Tray.  At the FORM MESSAGE > prompt type
       ACK 6 and press Return.  For example:

            FORM MESSAGE > ACK 6 Return 

   7.  Type MAIL and press Return to mail the form.  For example:

            FORM MESSAGE > MAIL Return 

Sending Routed Forms 

A routed form is sent to a list of people one after the other.  It is
different from a normal because it has a Route List, and users who
receive it cannot fill in a form.  They simply APPROVE or REJECT it.

To send a routed form: 

   1.  At the area prompt type ROUTEFORM and press Return 

   2.  Fill in the form in the same way as a normal form except:

          a.  You create a Route List and not a Distribution List.

          b.  If you want to keep a copy of the routed form in your
              Pending Tray use ACK KEEP.

For more details about routed messages see "Routing a Message" .

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