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The action of a Capture OnTheGo form should specify the Workflow HTTP Server Input task
that receives and handles the submitted data. The action will look like this:
http://127.0.0.1:8080/action (8080 is Workflow's default port number; 'action' should be
replaced by the HTTP action of that particular HTTP Server Input task).
The method of a Capture OnTheGo form should be POST to ensure that it doesn't hit a data
limit when submitting the form. The GET method adds the data to the URL, and the length of a
URL is limited to 2048 characters. Especially forms containing one or more Camera inputs may
produce a voluminous data stream that doesn't fit in the URL. GET also leaves data trails in log
files, which raises privacy concerns. Therefore POST is the preferred method to use.
Filling a COTG template
Before inserting elements in a COTG Form, have the design ready; see "Designing a COTG
Template" on page575.
In a Capture OnTheGo form, you can use special Capture OnTheGo Form elements, such as a
Signature and a Barcode Scanner element. For a description of all COTG elements, see:
"COTG Elements" on page705. To learn how to use them, see "Using COTG Elements" on
page593.
Tip
If you have started creating your Capture OnTheGo template using a COTG Template Wizard, you
can find ready-made elements in the Snippets folder on the Resources pane.
Foundation, the framework added by the COTG template wizards, comes with a series of
features that can be very useful in COTG forms; see "Using Foundation" on the next page.
Naturally, Web Form elements can also be used on COTG Forms (see "Forms" on page713
and "Form Elements" on page718) as well as text, images and other elements (see "Content
elements" on page628).
Capture OnTheGo templates can be personalized just like any other type of template; see
"Variable Data" on page801 and "Personalizing content" on page786.
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