How to edit existing ConfiForms Entry from URL?

[Dan]

I know that I can pre-populate a ConfiForm from the URL like so:

//<my server>/display/<space>/<confluence page>?cf_name=<form>&cf_values=<field1>:<value1>;<field2>:<value2>

Is there a similar URL-driven way to pre-populate the form with an existing entry to edit it? In this example value1+value2 would be uniquely validated and guaranteed to return only one entry (or possibly no entries... in which case it would be nice to create a new one).

Thank you!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Dan 

Using the same concept, but passing also the id of the record will make it an "edit"

Alex

[Dan]

I see that I can "edit" an entry by the following:

1. Send the id to the form in my url using something like "cf_values=IDtoUpdate:<my entry id>".
2. This prepopulates my IDtoUpdate field
3. Using a "set value" rule I set the "id" value: "id=[entry.IDtoUpdate]".
4. This will turn my "Save" into an "Update". But is there a better way?

But my question was more about pre-populating my form with the previously saved info. Let's assume I don't know my previously saved ID. Would the optimal way to do this be via a "lookup and set value", against the same form?

1. Send my value1 and value2 to in the url: "cf_values=key1:value1;key2:value2
2. This prepopulates the key1 and key2 fields with my values
3. Use a "Lookup and set value" rule against the current form and page (by leaving the source form name and page field blank)
4. Lookup filter: key1:[entry.key1] AND key2:[entry.key2]
5. Set all my fields:
   1. most importantly:  id=[entry.id]
   2. as well as all my other non-key fields. Essentially a lot of notes and comments about assets that I'm trying to track.
6. Now my form is prepopulated with previously saved info, and ready to make an edit/update instead of saving a new record?

This seems workable - but also hugely inefficient. I'm hoping there is a way to simply tell a form to prepopulate with an existing entry based upon my cf_name and cf_values fields rather than having to make all these steps?

Thanks for all your help. As always :)

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Tis sounds overly complicated...

Not sure why you need all those IDtoUpdate and field definition rules... just set the id field right in the url

cf_values=id:<my entry id>

Also, to lookup for data in existing records please have a look at this demo

https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/TEST/Form+to+lookup+and+preset+values+from+existing+records

Alex