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Changes for version 1.0 - 2023-12-01

  • Save queue name instead of id for better portability
  • Show a message to indicate there are pending changes to save
  • Correctly show the first page after a page deletion
  • Make sure there is always room to drop new form fields on a page
  • Display an alert when leaving a page with pending changes
  • Label Core Fields separately from Custom Fields in the editor
  • Fix bugs saving hr and textarea elements
  • Name "Next" button to make sure the form has data to submit, avoiding a data truncated error on form POST
  • Fix handling of internal validation arguments
  • Allow customization of alignment of <p> elements
  • Fix bug causing duplicate checkbox IDs when adding new items
  • Allow fields to be marked as hidden (allows form admins to set values that form users can't edit)
  • Fix badge and text alignment in field list
  • Allow client side validation (fields on forms may be required, but not required when creating/editing a ticket)
  • Grant all users the right to see/set custom field values on forms
  • Always enable core CF validations
  • Support dependent fields based on selection of values in select/radio inputs
  • Fix browser-related bugs in selectpicker controls
  • Skip check for required fields when pressing Back button on form
  • Clear CF invalid CF values when pressing Back button
  • Abort in advance if form user lacks rights to create tickets
  • Remove label from content fields
  • Show Required for fields marked required in form
  • Allow checkboxes to be fully clickable
  • Make core and custom fields consistent with other HTML elements
  • Sync page name and tab text on name update
  • Remove duplicate form tag
  • Put Select and Create under one menu (for consistency)
  • Make placeholders appear lighter than other text elements
  • Validate errors in real time
  • Fix HTML element IDs for custom fields
  • On form edit page, show label text next to CF names
  • Rename Save button on modal popups to Update
  • Fix edit link for newly added items
  • Center paragraph content on form pages
  • Create a graphical editor for forms

Documentation

Process a JSON FormTools configuration file and insert it into the RT database.

Modules

Example of a FormTools form
Create multi-page ticket creation wizards for RT

Provides

in lib/RT/Interface/Web_Vendor.pm
in lib/RT/Extension/FormTools.pm