User Interface

A harness rule defines a runtime form that supports application users as they enter, review, update, and resolve work objects. Harnesses rules support the display of work object forms.

Developers define work object forms through harness rules (Rule-HTML-Harness rule type) and section rules (Rule-HTML-Section rule type).

standard harness forms are New, Perform, Review, Confirm, Reopen, PrintReview

• New — Support initial entry (creation) of the object.
• Perform — Support users completion of assignments.
• Review — Display the work objects in display-only mode, with no fields changeable.
• Confirm — Accept a text note explaining a user's reasoning about a recently completed assignment.
• Reopen — Support reopening a previously resolved work object.
• PrintReview — Support printing of all the fields.

A section is a portion or area of a standard work object form that is incorporated on a harness form. Sections may contain other sections, informally called subsections.

The appearance, behavior, and contents of a section are defined by a section rule (Rule-HTML-Section rule type). Section rules are referenced in:

• Harness rules
• Other section rules
• Flow action rules
• Paragraph rules with SmartInfo pop-ups