Workflow from form

Question

I am trying to initiate a workflow from a form. I have seen several posts in the forums and confusing. I have a form called example user form. In that form I have placed a button. I want as soon as I press the button; test workflow should initiate. Workflow should open another form 'Empty Form'
Now as per forums I have created the workflow 'Test Workflow' with these 2 activities as below -
<!--  MemberObjectGroups="#ID#Top" createDate="Mon Jun 12 12:17:38 CDT 2006" id="#ID#7544524B68A1C1D9:4789E350:10BB9306919:-7FE9" name="Test Workflow" visibility="runschedule"-->
<TaskDefinition id='#ID#7544524B68A1C1D9:4789E350:10BB9306919:-7FE9' name='Test Workflow' creator='Configurator' createDate='1150132658734' lastModifier='Configurator' lastModDate='1150731476953' lastMod='79' taskType='Workflow' executor='com.waveset.workflow.WorkflowExecutor' suspendable='true' syncControlAllowed='true' execMode='sync' execLimit='0' resultLimit='0' resultOption='delete' visibility='runschedule' progressInterval='0'>
  <Form objectLocationID='isBegin=true&objectID=%23ID%237544524B68A1C1D9%3A4789E350%3A10BB9306919%3A-7FE9&objectPath=10&objectType=TaskDefinition'>
    <Include>
      <ObjectRef type='UserForm' name='Example Form'/>
    </Include>
    <FormRef name='Example Form'/>
  </Form>
  <Extension>
    <WFProcess name='Test Workflow' maxSteps='0'>
      <Activity id='0' name='activity1'>
        <ManualAction id='0' name='Form Start' syncExec='true'>
          <FormRef>
            <ObjectRef type='UserForm' id='#ID#UserForm:ExampleViewForm' name='Example Form'/>
          </FormRef>
        </ManualAction>
        <Transition to='activity2'/>
        <WorkflowEditor x='168' y='161'/>
      </Activity>
      <Activity id='1' name='start'>
        <Transition to='activity1'/>
        <WorkflowEditor x='122' y='36'/>
      </Activity>
      <Activity id='2' name='activity2'>
        <ManualAction id='0' syncExec='true'>
          <FormRef>
            <ObjectRef type='UserForm' id='#ID#Form:EmptyForm' name='Empty Form'/>
          </FormRef>
        </ManualAction>
        <Transition to='end'/>
        <WorkflowEditor x='324' y='161'/>
      </Activity>
      <Activity id='3' name='end'>
        <WorkflowEditor x='324' y='315'/>
      </Activity>
    </WFProcess>
  </Extension>
  <MemberObjectGroups>
    <ObjectRef type='ObjectGroup' id='#ID#Top' name='Top'/>
  </MemberObjectGroups>
  <Properties>
    <Property name='editorOriginalName' value='Test Workflow'/>
  </Properties>
</TaskDefinition>--------------------------------------------------------------
Now in the exapmple form how do I specify that upon pressing the button; this workflow should be initiated. Below is the button definition in 'example Form' -
<Field name='New wf link'>
  <Display class='Button' action='true'/>
  <Expansion>
    <s>'Test Workflow'</s>
  </Expansion>
</Field>---------------------------
Not sure what am I missing or how to configure this ?

Answer 1

Hello Ketan,
thanks again so much for your response.
I wasn't sure if you preferred that I reply you on the Forum, or via email, since you wrote down your email address.
In response to your question..........I am not really sure how the Form is mapped. I customized the Form basically for one thing only : to CREATE USER.
What I did was : I copied the original IDM "Create User" form, modified it the way I wanted it, and imported it back into the Repository.
So, now, I have a fully-functional, customized form, for creating Users.
This form contains the original "Buttons" at the end : SAVE, CANCEL, TEST, etc.
I have no idea if it should be mapped anywhere. And, if it should, I don't know how to do this.
When the Form is completed, and I press SAVE, everything happens at it should. The Form is saved, the new User is created.
However, I want other things to happen, too. This is why I am so stuck on creating Workflows.
Let me give you an example :
For instance, the following simple script is part of my User Form (selection from a dropdown menu) :
<Field name='orderlunch'>
<Display class='Select' action='true'>
<Property name='title' value='Order Lunch'/>
<Property name='allowedValues'>
<List>
<String>- Please Select -</String>
<String>Yes</String>
<String>No</String>
</List>
</Property>
</Display>
</Field>
A small XML code, to indicate an order for lunch.
Naturally, if the user selects "No", then nothing happens.
But, if he selects "Yes", then I would like the Form to send an Email Notification to the appropriate person, notifying him that lunch has been ordered. (of course, I would need to indicate such things as WHO ordered the lunch, WHEN, etc, etc. But, I will get into that later)
In other words, if I choose "YES" for that particular variable, and then I press SAVE, to save and submit the form, then I want the Workflow to send an email notification.
I am guessing that, the code in the Workflow will be something like the following (Please, correct me if I am wrong)
*<eq>*
*<ref>orderlunch</ref>*
*<s>YES<s>*
*</eq>*
----- Create a new activity ----
*<Action id='0' application='com.waveset.provision.WorkflowServices'>*
*<Argument name='op' value='notify'/>*
*<Argument name='template' value='Name of Email Template'/>*
*<Argument name='toAddress' value='toaddress'/>*
*<Argument name='smtpHost'>*
*<ref>SMTPhost</ref>*
*</Argument>*
*<Argument name='from'>*
*<ref>from address</ref>*
*</Argument>*
*</Action>*
Is this correct?
Please, help me out here.
Thanks again