View this page in the latest version of Appian. Wizards Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Use wizards to guide users through sequential steps for completing a task. Wizards also help to break long forms up into more manageable components. Don’t design wizards that require users to frequently reference previous steps to complete the current step. Wizard with milestones Use a milestone component to show the user’s progress. Include links on the milestone component when you want users to easily navigate to previous steps. DON'T Don’t use a horizontal milestone component when there are a large number of steps, as this can result in a cluttered look. If a wizard contains more than 5 or 6 steps, it’s worthwhile to consider a side navigation bar instead. Wizard with side navigation bar Instead of showing wizard steps in a milestone component, you may choose to implement a side navigation bar using a card layout and rich text in a fixed-width column. Consider this approach if you want more control over the appearance of the wizard navigation. This approach also works well when there are too many steps to comfortably fit in a milestone component or when each step in the wizard has a relatively narrow interface. Utilizing available horizontal space to display the navigation also reduces vertical scrolling. Pattern expression 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 a!localVariables( local!activeStep: 2, { a!columnsLayout( columns: { a!columnLayout( contents: { a!cardLayout( contents: { a!sectionLayout(), a!sectionLayout(), a!forEach( items: { "Getting Started", "About the Applicant", "Assets", "Income", "Other Real Estate", "Additional Questions", "Demographic Data (Optional)", "Final Review" }, expression: { a!sectionLayout( contents: { a!sideBySideLayout( items: { a!sideBySideItem( item: a!richTextDisplayField( labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: a!richTextIcon( icon: if(fv!index = local!activeStep, "chevron-right", if(fv!index < local!activeStep, "check", "circle-o") ), color: if(fv!index <= local!activeStep, "POSITIVE", "SECONDARY"), size: "MEDIUM" ) ) ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!richTextDisplayField( labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: a!richTextItem( text: fv!item, size: "MEDIUM", style: if(fv!index = local!activeStep, "STRONG", "PLAIN") ) ), width: "10X" ) } ) } ), a!sectionLayout(), a!sectionLayout() } ) }, style: "#fbfbfb", height: "AUTO" ) }, width: "MEDIUM" ), a!columnLayout(), a!columnLayout( contents: { a!sectionLayout( contents: { a!richTextDisplayField( labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: { a!richTextItem( text: "Basic Information", size: "LARGE" ) } ) } ), a!sectionLayout( contents: { a!richTextDisplayField( labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: { a!richTextItem( text: "NAME", color: "SECONDARY", style: "STRONG" ) } ), a!sideBySideLayout( items: { a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "First Name" ), width: "4X" ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "M.I." ) ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Last Name" ), width: "4X" ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Suffix" ) ) }, spacing: "DENSE" ) } ), a!sectionLayout( contents: { a!richTextDisplayField( labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: { a!richTextItem( text: "CONTACT", color: "SECONDARY", style: "STRONG" ) } ), a!sideBySideLayout( items: { a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Email Address" ) ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Confirm Email Address" ) ) } ), a!sideBySideLayout( items: { a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Telephone" ) ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!radioButtonField( label: "Type", choiceLabels: {"Mobile", "Home", "Office"}, choiceValues: {1, 2, 3}, value: 1, choiceLayout: "COMPACT" ) ) } ) } ), a!sectionLayout( contents: { a!richTextDisplayField( labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: { a!richTextItem( text: "MAILING ADDRESS", color: "SECONDARY", style: "STRONG" ) } ), a!sideBySideLayout( items: { a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Street Address or PO Box" ), width: "2X" ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "Apartment or Unit #" ) ) } ), a!sideBySideLayout( items: { a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "City" ), width: "3X" ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!dropdownField( label: "State", placeholder: "Select State", choiceLabels: {"DC", "MD", "VA"}, choiceValues: {1, 2, 3} ) ), a!sideBySideItem( item: a!textField( label: "ZIP Code" ), width: "2X" ) } ) } ), a!columnsLayout( columns: { a!columnLayout( contents: { a!buttonArrayLayout( buttons: { a!buttonWidget( label: "Go Back", size: "LARGE" ) }, align: "START", marginBelow: "NONE" ) } ), a!columnLayout( contents: { a!buttonArrayLayout( buttons: { a!buttonWidget( label: "Continue", size: "LARGE", style: "SOLID", submit: true ) }, align: "END", marginBelow: "NONE" ) } ) } ) }, width: "WIDE" ), a!columnLayout() } ) } ) Feedback Was this page helpful? 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