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Starter Packs for Forms Experience Builder v8
Starter Packs are a set of samples designed to help LOB users and IT staff quickly create and deploy data capture solutions.
They accelerate solution construction for specific business needs by providing a quick starting point with best in class capability and easy to learn (how to) form design techniques.
Customers, Business Partners and IBM Services can use them as pre-built solutions or they can customize and extend the samples to fit their individual needs.
Starter Packs = Sample Application + Instructions
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Coverage Matrix
Jump start construction of data capture solutions with these 25 sample form templates.
The samples cover a range of data capture types, from Surveys to Enrollments to Inspections Reports.
Feature Matrix
The sample forms have been classified with respect to the various features they demonstrate and their complexity.
Getting Started with the Starter Packs
The only pre-requirements to using the starter pack is that you have access to a running instance of IBM Forms Experience Builder v8.0 (FEB) and have permissions to Login.
The Sample Applications are portable and easy to import.
Steps to Import an application:
1) Login to FEB and select the Manage tab from the top black banner.
2) From the left Panel on the Manage screen, select the blue Import button.
3) Browse to the desired sample application and check the boxes to Deploy application and Import data.
(Note:FEB applications are “.nitro_s” file that you will extract from the zip files you download from this site)
4) Once the import has completed, select Launch to see the sample application running or select Edit to begin making changes to the sample design.
Remember: after making design changes to the application you will need to use the Deploy link beside the Edit link in order for your changes to take effect the next time you launch the application.
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Downloads
Download the entire Starter Pack Set as a single zip or browse the details below to and download specific Starter Pack applications.
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Employee Position Change
This application allows employees to notify their managers when they are requesting a position change at their work place. It makes use of stages to allow for manager approval, and can be tweaked to create a more complex work flow layout.
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First Aid Course Enrollment
This application allows users from a company to enroll in a first aid course. Company information is entered, and the level, as well as the desired date and time of the course is selected before candidate’s names are entered. The form is then submitted to the first aid trainers so they can be notified of when to hold the training sessions.
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Printing Quotation
This application allows customers to fill out a form to request a print job before submitting it for pricing. This form template features a tabbed folder layout and also makes use of JavaScript regular expressions to check for valid North American phone numbers.
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Employment Application
Using the employment application form, job applicants can enter their personal information, and attach any additional documents to be reviewed by the employers. Also built into the form are some custom JavaScript snippets responsible for basic validation of certain input fields.
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Employee Information Form
Employee information form is an integral part of the employee onboarding process. Employees can enter personal, contact, job, and emergency contact information. The template utilizes tab folders for easier navigation of different sections. Also built into the form are some custom JavaScript snippets responsible for basic validation of certain input fields.
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Business Conduct Guidelines
This application trains employees on business guidelines followed by their company. In addition, it presents them with a “certificate” at the end to show that they have successfully completed the form. It makes use of a page by page design with a series of images at the top right of each page to demonstrate to users their overall progress through the training program.
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Library Registration
With this library registration form, one can conveniently register for a library account by entering personal and contact information. Some of the unique features about this form are the password item and JavaScript validation for certain fields (ie. Phone number, postal code).
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Safety Policy
With this safety policy acknowledgement form, employees can demonstrate their competence and commitment to workplace safety. The form includes basic employee information and web links for training purposes. It also makes use of the JavaScript API to validate certain form inputs.
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Hotel Inspection
This application allows hotel room inspectors to evaluate rooms for cleanliness before guests check in. It makes use of collapsible sections and rules to hide certain form elements when they are not necessary, thus creating a more usable and clean layout.
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Meeting Feedback
This application allows employees to give feedback on a meeting they have had. It makes use of the survey widget to efficiently ask multiple questions while providing users with the same set of answers for each question.
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Conference Evaluation
This application allows conference organizers to provide participants with a survey to rank their overall experience through a series of questions. In addition, it allows conference organizers to view the participants' ratings.
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Direct Deposit Enrollment
By filling out this direct deposit enrollment form, employees can conveniently add/change/remove direct deposit account information. The template uses a variety of methods for showing and hiding items on the form, as well as JavaScript for some basic validation.
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Weekly Timesheet
Record and track the amount of time spent working on a project. With this time sheet employees can record daily hours at work by entering time codes and number of worked hours. Time sheet details are displayed in a table and total hours worked for a given week are summarized. A separate management review page makes the approval process easy. This template can be extended to automatically look-up employee's manager details.
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Benefits Enrollment Form
This application allows employees to apply for various company benefits including health care, dental care, and life insurance. In addition, it also gives them the option to include their spouse and/or dependents in their plan.
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Trouble Ticket
Trouble tickets allow IT support queries to be easily manageable. This dynamic form allows the user to include a detailed description of the technology issue. This template can be extended so that the status of the issue can be tracked by the IT support team.
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Deal Tracking
This application allows users to keep track of deals on certain products based on the deal information, the customer contact information and the seller information. It also provides users with the opportunity to list what actions need to be taken next in order to advance the deal. This template also makes use of Javascript regular expressions to check for valid North American phone numbers.
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IT Satisfaction Survey
This form conveniently gathers feedback and information through a list of IT-related questionnaires. It utilizes the Survey item to effectively present the questions and their response options. For percentage entries, custom JavaScript is included to ensure that the sum of inputs add up to 100%, while the built-in range validator is used to set meaningful minimum and maximum values.
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Coffee Feedback Survey
This application allows employees to give feedback on the coffee service they are receiving in the workplace. It uses advanced custom CSS styling to achieve a different look and feel than the default form.
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Vacation Request
This application allows employees to request vacation time by specifying a desired start and end date for their vacation. It makes use of rules to hide the option to make multiple requests unless the user checks a check box field. In addition, this application is also able to be improved upon using more advanced features such as e-mail notifications and stage-based workflow control.
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Travel Expense Approval
With the travel expense approval form, employees can report their travel expenses to be approved by managers. The form is structured so that it requires one manager's approval once it is submitted by an employee. If managers disapprove of the travel expense request, the form can be resubmitted with appropriate changes. The template deals with multiple permission levels and stages.
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Award Nomination
This application allows users to nominate an individual or a team for a certain company award. This application uses several advanced form techniques such as services, rule operations, and custom Javascript to offer enhanced functionality to users.
This application uses services. Please ensure that "import data" option is checked when importing the application.
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Product Order
This application allows customers to pick products from a double drop down interface for purchase. After selecting an item, they are presented with more detailed information on the product. They may then specify the quantity of item they wish to purchase before clicking the “Buy” button. On the next page, they will be shown a summary of their order before they submit the form.
This application uses services. Please ensure that "import data" option is checked when importing the application.
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Product Registration
Product registration is an easy way for customers to register their products, and subscribe to product updates and offers. This multi-page form collects information about customers, their products, and related purchases. The template contains some basic validation rules for certain fields, such as postal code and phone number.
This application uses services. Please ensure that "import data" option is checked when importing the application.
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Change of Address
With this address change form anyone can update address information online by following a few quick and easy steps. One is required to enter their name and birth date before detailed address information is entered. Built into the form are basic validation rules for certain input fields and a summary page to preview all entered data before submitting an address change request for processing.
This application uses services. Please ensure that "import data" option is checked when importing the application.
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Event Registration
With this event registration form, one can conveniently collect and manage attendee's information. Using data source from another form, event details can be automatically pre-populated when an instance of the registration form is loaded. The template also contains some basic validation rules for the phone number.
This application uses services. Please ensure that "import data" option is checked when importing the application.
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