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The action of a Capture OnTheGo form should specify the Workflow HTTP Server Input task
that receives and handles the submitted data. The action will look like this:
http://127.0.0.1:8080/action (8080 is Workflow's default port number; 'action' should be
replaced by the HTTP action of that particular HTTP Server Input task).
The method of a Capture OnTheGo form should be POST to ensure that it doesn't hit a data
limit when submitting the form. The GET method adds the data to the URL, and the length of a
URL is limited to 2048 characters. Especially forms containing one or more Camera inputs may
produce a voluminous data stream that doesn't fit in the URL. GET also leaves data trails in log
files, which raises privacy concerns. Therefore POST is the preferred method to use.
Filling a COTG template
Before inserting elements in a COTG Form, have the design ready; see "Designing a COTG
Template" on page470.
In a Capture OnTheGo form, you can use special Capture OnTheGo Form elements, such as a
Signature and a Barcode Scanner element. For a description of all COTG elements, see:
"COTG Elements" on page582. To learn how to use them, see "Using COTG Elements" on
page487.
Foundation, the framework added by the COTG template wizards, comes with a series of
features that can be very useful in COTG forms; see "Using Foundation" on page477.
Naturally, Web Form elements can also be used on COTG Forms (see "Forms" on page590
and "Form Elements" on page594) as well as text, images and other elements (see "Content
elements" on page522).
Capture OnTheGo templates can be personalized just like any other type of template; see
"Variable Data" on page669 and "Personalizing Content" on page656.
Tip
Use the Outline pane at the left to see which elements are present in the template and to
select an element.
Use the Attributes pane at the right to see the current element's ID, class and some other
properties.
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