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HP DeskManager Customization

Installing Forms 

Installing a Form 

To install a form you must be the System Administrator or a user with
forms installation capability--capabilities which are assigned to
individual users in the Configurator.

Forms are installed from the Work Area or from MPE using the INSTALL
command.  Like other installed items, forms can be deleted by the REMOVE
command, or listed by the SYSTEMLIST or SYSTEMLIST FORMS command.  Use of
these commands is described in HP DeskManager Administration.

Installing a form with the same name as an already installed form will
not overwrite the existing form.  Thus, it is necessary to remove a form
before replacing it.

The examples below illustrates the use of the INSTALL command to install
a form for general access by all HP Desk users.

     Workarea > INSTALL FORM
     COPY FORMFILE FROM > "expense form" of workarea
     Enter form description: Travel expenses form
     Enter the groups who may access this form
     Group: Everyone
     Group: //

     Form installed

     Workarea >

Or if you are installing the form (in this example called SURVEYF) from
MPE:

     Workarea > INSTALL FORM
     COPY FORMFILE FROM > (SURVEYF.MYGROUP.MYACCT)
     Enter form description: User survey on office products
     Enter the groups who may access this form
     Group: Everyone
     Group: //

     Form installed

     Workarea >

Editing an Installed Form 

The example below illustrates the use of the COPY FROM FORM command to
copy an installed form to the Work Area.  HP Desk does not provide the
capability to edit a forms file, so you have to copy the form to an MPE
file and then edit it with FORMSPEC. After modification, the form is then
re-installed into HP Desk with the INSTALL command.  However, remember to
remove the original form as detailed below with the REMOVE command.

     Workarea > COPY FROM FORM
     Which item do you want to copy from
       1 Phone messages form
       2 Expense report form
       3 Survey form
       4 Equipment requisition
       5 Company car report
       6 Software Service Request form
     Please choose one, press <RETURN>, or type // to quit >> 3
     Copying...finished

     Workarea >

Removing a Form 

The example below illustrates the use of the REMOVE command to remove a
form from HP Desk:

     Workarea > REMOVE FORM
     Enter the description > Survey form
     Description Survey form
     Do you wish to remove it? (NO) > yes

     Form removed.

     Workarea >

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