Creating a New Mobile Workflow Form

Access the Sybase Mobile Workflow Forms Editor.

Prerequisites

You must have an existing project in which to create the mobile workflow form.

Task

In the Mobile Development perspective, select File > New > Mobile Workflow Forms Editor.

Follow the instructions in the New Mobile Workflow Forms Editor wizard:

Field	Description
Enter or select the parent folder	Select the mobile application project in which to create the mobile workflow form.
File name	Enter a name for the mobile workflow form. The extension for mobile workflow forms is .xbw.
Advanced	Link the mobile workflow form to an existing file in the file system.
Link to file in the file system	Click Browse to locate the file to which to link the mobile workflow form. Linked resources are files or folders that are stored in the file system outside of the project's location. If you link a resource to an editor, when you select the editor, the resource is selected in the WorkSpace Navigator. Conversely, when you select the resource in the WorkSpace Navigator, the editor is selected. Click Variables to define a new path variable. Path variables specify locations on the file system.

Click Next.
In the Starting Points page, select the ways the mobile workflow starts:
- Can be started, on demand, from the client – creates a Client-initiated starting point. This allows the user to start the mobile workflow on the device and submit data to the server.
- Responds to server-driven notifications – creates a Server-initiated starting point. When a notification that matches the defined matching rules arrives in the Notification Mailbox, it is then sent as a notification to the devices that match those matching rules. When you select this option, you will set up the server-initiated starting point in the next screens of the wizard. Follow the procedure for Creating a Server-initiated Starting Point.
- Has setup options that need to be set when the client application is first activated – creates an Activate starting point so that the first time the application is launched, the screen pointed to by the Activation screen is shown.
- Credentials (authentication) may be requested dynamically from the client application – creates a Credential Request starting point with pre-defined username and password keys.
(Optional) If you selected the Responds to server-driven e-mail notifications option in the previous step, follow the procedure in Creating a Server-initiated Starting Point.
Click Finish.
In the Mobile Workflow Forms Editor, click Flow Design to start designing the mobile workflow.