IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Create processes in IBM Process Designer > Create user interfaces for business processes > Building Heritage Coaches > Configure Heritage Coach controls

Making an input control a required field

You can make input mandatory by configuring a Heritage Coach control as described in this procedure.


Procedure

  1. Open the service that contains the Heritage Coach that you want to work with and then click the Coaches tab.

  2. Click the Heritage Coach control that you want to make a required input area.

  3. Click the Visibility option in the properties. By default, input controls are visible to and can be edited by everyone. The Visibility properties enable you to restrict what process participants see in the runtime Heritage Coach, and under what conditions they see it.

  4. Select the Override Parent Visibility check box. Doing so allows you to change the default Visibility properties.

  5. From the Default Visibility list, select the Required (full access) for everyone option.

  6. Optional: Clear the Override Parent Visibility check box to set the Visibility properties back to read-only mode.

  7. Run the service to test the runtime Heritage Coach. If you leave the required input text box empty and then click Next, the input text box is shown in a different color and you are not able to end the task successfully until you supply the required input.

Configure Heritage Coach controls


Related concepts:
Controlling field and other formatting in Heritage Coaches


Related tasks:
Setting the length of input text fields