Building the Next WCMS https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/ en WatITis 2024 presentation: getting fancy with WCMS forms https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/watitis-2024-presentation-getting-fancy-wcms-forms <p>Links to the recording, slides, and the associated blog posts.</p> Tags: WatITis, webforms Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/watitis-2024-presentation-getting-fancy-wcms-forms Using remote data as a source for form fields https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/using-remote-data-source-form-fields <p>Learn how to make a webform fetch remote data.</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/using-remote-data-source-form-fields Building a rock paper scissors game with webform https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/building-rock-paper-scissors-game-webform <p>Leverage the power of random numbers to play a game!</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/building-rock-paper-scissors-game-webform Getting calculating with forms https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/getting-calculating-forms <p>Get your webforms to do the math!</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/getting-calculating-forms Finding out what page was used to submit a form https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/finding-out-what-page-was-used-submit-form <p>Webforms can be embedded on multiple pages - but how do you find out what page a submission came from?</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/finding-out-what-page-was-used-submit-form Putting form data into a PDF https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/putting-form-data-pdf <p>Learn how to make a webform fill in fields on your PDF.</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/putting-form-data-pdf Creating form fields "for office use only" https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/creating-form-fields-office-use-only <p>It's possible to add notes to form submissions without letting your users see the field.</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/creating-form-fields-office-use-only Building a custom search using webform https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/building-custom-search-using-webform <p>Learn how to create your own search forms, from basic to fancy.</p> Tags: webforms Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/building-custom-search-using-webform Sending notifications to Teams via Power Automate/Workflows when forms receive submissions https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/sending-notifications-teams-power-automateworkflows-when <p>WCMS 2 had a dedicated option to send limited notifications to Microsoft Teams, but that doesn't exist at the moment in WCMS 3. Did you know that you don't need to wait on this for webform submission notifications? You can use the tools that already exist, with the help of Power Automate/Workflows - and they're even more flexible than before!</p> Tags: Teams, webforms, Power Automate, Workflows Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Kevin Paxman https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/sending-notifications-teams-power-automateworkflows-when Continuous adaptation: The WCMS 3 migration project from the perspective of returning co-op students https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/continuous-adaptation-wcms-3-migration-project-perspective <p>Three co-op students who have been with the WCMS team for multiple terms comment on their perspective of the migration project and it's evolution</p> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Willow Carmount https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/blog/continuous-adaptation-wcms-3-migration-project-perspective