===== Webform =====
Webforms are used to start process instances from outside of TIM. The process information captured in the webform is made available in the instance in TIM . This is especially useful if there are process participants without access to TIM. \\
\\ Assume there is an external supplier in a **Product Supply Process** without access to TIM. Via the webform, like the one below, the supplier can start a new process instance e.g when a shipment is ready.
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When the supplier submits the webform, an instance of the **Product Supply Process** is automatically created in TIM. To create a basic webform, use the boiler plate code below.\\
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====Input fields====
At the moment only values from fields where the "id" and "name" attributes are the same are transferred. This means a field in the webform should always have both attributes, while the corresponding field in the smartform only needs the "id" attribute, which is the same as the "id" of the corresponding field in the webform.
==== Replacements ====
=== Server URL ===
Replace the value **SERVER-URL** within the **action** attribute with your server url. See a complete example URL below.
=== Encoded login credentials ===
Replace the value **ENCODED UID** within the **action** attribute with your Base64 encoded login credentials. We provide a [[http://tim.taskinmotion.de/loom-portal/helper.htm|simple encoding tool]]. Enter your login credentials in the following form and hit **Encode** \\
mandator/user:passwort
==== Forwarding ====
By default the user is forwarded to a TIM page after submitting the webform. By adding the following input field, you can change the forwarding destination to a URL of your choice. Replace the URL in the **value** attribute with your own.