Action Request System 5.1 Developing AR System Applications ...

Action Request System 5.1Active Link GuidesThis particular functionality is not supported by a web client. On the web youcan achieve the same effect using the Open Window action and calling theguide on the Window Open execute on condition. In this case, the form canbe opened in any mode.Shared Guide Example 41 Form A is designated as the reference form.2 Open guide X from the Open dialog box.Guide X will be executed upon form A, the reference form.Possible uses of active link guides include the following:“Interactive guides” that walk users through filling out a form or direct usersthrough each step of a procedure, much like a wizard. (These are also knownas “navigational guides.”) Interactive guides can be implemented inAR System Windows User Tool, but not through a web browser.“Computational guides” used for manipulating data as a background processwithout any user interaction. (These are also known as “procedural guides.”)A good example of a procedural guide is one that uses workflow to stepthrough the rows that appear in a table field. (For more information, refer toUsing Procedural Active Link Guides in Table Fields on page 35.)An Active Link guide can be executed through the Open dialog box inAR System Windows User Tool (File > Open), through workflow, orthrough an email attachment that users can then drag as a shortcut to theirDesktop.There are several different actions used to control the execution of guides:! Call Guide active link action—Executes or invokes a guide. For example,you could create a button on a form that uses the Call Guide active link toinvoke a guide.30 "Chapter 1—Defining Guides and Guide Actions