Subform

Use the subform element to integrate other existing form pages into the current one. The element thus enables forms to be nested. Use the element's attribute Form to choose which of the existing forms you want to include.

n/a

This element can be prepopulated.

• You can set a default value in the Attributes panel to be applied before displaying the form. Refer to Changing BPMN Element Attributes for more information.

• You can overwrite these defaults dynamically in the Get Data execution of a user task. How to do this is explained on Using Forms.

Refer to Modeling Forms for further information regarding editing of form elements using the context menu.

Name

Technical identifier for data processing and not visible for the end user.

Alphanumercial characters and underscore.

It is not allowed to start the name with a number.

Description

A commentary field for the developer. The content is invisible to users and its sole purpose is internal documentation.

Any string.

Form

A drop-down field to select an existing form to nest.

Any available form including the overview form of the process.

CSS Class

Enables a field-acurate layout customization.

A valid CSS class.

Custom Attributes

The attribute is used to activate Angular directives, that are created as development kit (devkit) library to expand the default functionality.

For detailed information about Angular directives, visit the official Angular documentation. For details about the usage of the Custom Attributes, refer to Developing Custom Directives.

• empty attribute

• attribute with value (e.g. color="red")

• multiple entries separated by space (e.g. color="red" multiline max="5")

Symbol Type

Displays the type of the form element in read-only mode.

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