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We did something similar few years ago. The user had to be able to choose and also sort documents, we then merged to one pdf.

It was the time when I introduced the first version of the modal dialogues, which Daniel Krüger improved a lot.
Have a look at https://daniels-notes.de/posts/2022/modal-dialog.

We used a menu action that opened the form in a dialogue. The form has an itemlist, which we initialize with the attachments of the calling element. And some more to name and categorize the merged pdf. The workflow only has a path to merge the selected pdf's and add the merged document to the attachments.

You could do something similar to send selected attachments in an email.

I’m missing the option to select multiple attachments (for example, to sign them or send them via email).
I'm not referring to using any naming pattern or attachment group, but rather giving the user full flexibility to manually select the desired attachments.
Has anyone found a way to achieve this? Perhaps it would be possible to use a Item List that would dynamically display all attachments and allow them to be selected?

In reply to: Daniel Krüger (Cosmo Consult)

Hi Ernst,

I can't help you with it, but I can say that you are not alone.

We have a few environments where we have a large delay when the user membership is updated. The only thing common in these environments is, that there are multiple content databases. When we are updating the group membership we use the Designer Studio and open the content database where the group is used. This way the changes are directly available in the database and the rest of the databases will be updated some time later.

Best regards,
Daniel

Thanks Daniel!
Some of these groups are created 2 or more weeks ago. Since the application (where these groups are used) was not deployed into production, I didn't notice this problem.

We have a simple on prem installation with one content database.

Maybe someone from WEBCON could provide some infos, what (logs, etc.) should be checked.
Interessing: in the studio, these local groups are marked as sync'd (with a current time stamp). In the web-admin they are shown with the hour-glass icon.

MVP

Hi Ernst,

I can't help you with it, but I can say that you are not alone.

We have a few environments where we have a large delay when the user membership is updated. The only thing common in these environments is, that there are multiple content databases. When we are updating the group membership we use the Designer Studio and open the content database where the group is used. This way the changes are directly available in the database and the rest of the databases will be updated some time later.

Best regards,
Daniel

MVP

Hi Noelle,
1. In 2025 R2, there is an option to set placeholder text, but it has to be static - cant use any business rules etc. look at input placeholder*.
Before that placeholder configuration, and for longer types of text i've used HTML attributes, which were displayed above/below attribute, when i had to be sure that users read it.

2. Almost sure it's not possible with default start buttons unfortunately, especially on the screen you've attached.
The closest would be to set a description on the button itself, but this won't dynamically read it from form/workflow description (i'd suggest leaving it as user voice, as it seems like nice feature). **

* https://docs.webcon.com/docs/2025R2/Studio/Process/Attribute/General/Attribute_StyleAndBehavior#1-style
** https://docs.webcon.com/docs/2025R2/Studio/Application/Presentation/AppStartsOverview/

I have some local groups. In the admin-view (via browser) I see a hour-glass on all local groups (waiting for sycn). This is only in our production stage. All ok in the development stage.

1) Business-Rule "CURRENT USER IS ONE OF" or "USER IS ONE OF" are not evaluated correctly (returning always false, even the user is member) => works perfect in dev-stage
2) "GROUP MEMBERS" is returning all members correctly
3) Task assignment including email (standard) seems to work ok
=> this is happening with all local groups

What I have tried (without success):
* full sync (no errors in the reports section)
* restarted webcon service
* deleted the group and created it new (including sync)

Any ideas what could be wrong?

Thanks
Ernst

Hi everyone,

I have two questions regarding the description feature of Form Fields, which is typically shown via the small info icon (the little “i”) on mouse-over.

1. Form Field description visibility and placement
In one of my forms, I’m using a large input field, and the info icon appears very small and all the way to the right. It’s barely visible and often overlooked by users.
Ideally, I’d like to have the icon closer to the field label, or make it larger or more noticeable.
Alternatively, is there a way to display the field description directly inside the input (as placeholder or inline help text), which disappears once the user starts typing?

I’ve attached a screenshot where I’ve marked the icon and the large spacing, just to give you an idea of what I mean.

2. Form Type description at Start Element
I noticed that it’s possible to add descriptions to Form Types, which is great. However, when selecting a Form Type from the Start Element, the description isn’t shown anywhere.
Would there be a way to also display a small info icon next to each Form Type in the Start Element dialog, so users can see its description before selecting it?

The second screenshot presents what I mean by that.

Thanks a lot in advance for your help!

Best regards,
N.J.

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