TEEDA
asked on
Add fields to EditForm.aspx
I have a workflow which sends an email to a tech when a list item is edited. The email contains a link back to the EditForm.aspx, but this only contains those columns I want the end users to be able to edit. I want to take the tech to a custom EditForm for the list item concerned, one which shows all the list columns. What is the best way to achieve this?
Even though the link in the email contains a lookup to the item ID, it doesnt seem to work if the EditForm has been customized in any way - it always brings the tech to the first list item.
This is MOSS and I have access to SP Designer.
Even though the link in the email contains a lookup to the item ID, it doesnt seem to work if the EditForm has been customized in any way - it always brings the tech to the first list item.
This is MOSS and I have access to SP Designer.
66866
Maybe I am not clear on your concern, do you want to customize an editform or update your workflow to take the user to the customized editform or both?
ASKER
Sorry - guess I wasn't clear on that. The workflow takes the tech to the standard EditForm.aspx for the specific list item just fine so I think it is OK, but I need it to take them to a custom EditForm for the specific list item. I can add a custom list form to a copy of the standard EditForm but when I do, the workflow doesn't bring the tech to the specific item - instead, it brings him to the custom EditForm.aspx for the first item in the list. The problem is that the standard EditForm doesn't show all the columns, which is what the tech needs to see/edit. Thanks!
Are you using content types?
Here's a couple of options
1.update the Editform so that it shows only certain "editable" fields based on the security of the list item. This way you only show one editform, however the fields are automatically editable if a "tech" is viewing it.
2. Assuming you are doing a custom workflow, you can update your email so that the custom editform is hardcoded in your email content for the tech.
1.update the Editform so that it shows only certain "editable" fields based on the security of the list item. This way you only show one editform, however the fields are automatically editable if a "tech" is viewing it.
2. Assuming you are doing a custom workflow, you can update your email so that the custom editform is hardcoded in your email content for the tech.
ASKER
Yes, I am using content types. My only concern with updating the standard EditFrom is that every time I do anything to it, it breaks the ability to attach a file, which is important for the end users - not so much for the techs. I gather this is a known issue and have never found a solution for it. Thanks!!!
actually if you do the infrastructre update from SharePoint, it should fix the issue. Did you try that?
ASKER
No, I'm not involved in that end of things - jsut design and some minor developemnt. I will ask our server admin to do that - it would solve not just this problem, but a couple of other things where we've had to use workarouonds.
Can you point me at any info on showing only certain "editable" fields based on the security of the list item? This would be a first for us here. We're newbies in lots of ways.
Thanks!!
Can you point me at any info on showing only certain "editable" fields based on the security of the list item? This would be a first for us here. We're newbies in lots of ways.
Thanks!!
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.