Add a Kapow action

To execute a Kapow robot from within a form:

  1. On the Form Modeling bar, click Actions.
  2. On the Actions page, click Add Generic Add.
  3. On the Type list, select Kapow.
  4. Enter a Name and Description for the action.
  5. Optionally, configure a unique action for each language separately. See Configure multilingual actions for a form or control for more information.
  6. To select a Kapow Server, consume the server in the Server box.
  7. On the Project list, select a project.
    Note A project is a library containing a collection of robots and the files required by these robots.
  8. On the Robot list, select a robot.
  9. Map controls, global variables, and inline values to inputs; map controls or global variables to the outputs.

    • When you export or import the form, the Kapow action configuration and the reference to the Kapow Server used in the action are included in the form definition.

    • When you import the form on another system and a Kapow Server with the same name already exists, that server is used when executing the form action.

    • When you import the form on another system and the server does not exist, the server name is displayed as "Unknown" and execution fails because the Kapow server is not defined.

  10. Click OK.

    The newly created action appears in the Actions table.

  11. Associate the action with the control to trigger this action. To call the Kapow action upon form load, associate the action with the form. See Associate an action with a form or control for more information.

    At runtime, when the action is triggered, the Kapow robot is executed.