Fulcrum is the e-forms engine developed by CDAC Mumbai. The tool can be used to create new forms, modify the existing forms, import forms from any other repository, move forms from one folder to another, copy forms from other folder, etc. It’s a very user friendly tool.

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Fulcrum
Kapil Kant Kamal
Staff Scientist
CDAC Mumbai

2. Agenda
 What is Fulcrum
 Key Features available
 Working with Fulcrum
 Steps for creating a Form
 Demo
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What is Fulcrum?
 Generic form development tool dynamically with prescribed Meta
Data standards of DIT.
 Web based product developed in Java/ J2EE and deployed in
Jboss.
 Forms generated are in html and java script and run in all browsers
without any plug-in.
 Platform independent and can be deployed in Linux/Windows.
 The forms generated by fulcrum are supported by all popular
browsers.
 Online forms will be created by fulcrum and will be deployed in SAP
application via SSDG to back office or Govt office (service provider).
 It’s a very user friendly tool.
 DIT is the owner of the Fulcrum toolkit.

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Key Features Available
 Create a new form.
 Modify an existing form.
 Copy/Import forms from central Repository.
 Delete a form from a repository.
 Move forms from one folder to another.
 Create a copy of existing form.
 Exporting form to html format.
 Addition of sub-form.
 Creation of schema.

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Starting with Fulcrum
 User Login
 How will user log in
 Fulcrum IDE overview
 IDE will represent a central repository which will
consist of e-forms for 40 Services and 1 Registration
Form which will be available to all users.
 User may customize these forms as per their
requirements and add them to their repository.
 Menu overview
 Detail understanding of the tool

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Work with Fulcrum-
User Login
 Each Fulcrum user is assigned a User Name, Password
and State Repository Name.
 User fills appropriated credentials and captcha to login
into IDE.
User ID
Password
Repository
Captcha

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Work with Fulcrum
- IDE Overview
Menu
Repository
Earlier Created
Forms, if any
Download Help
Home
Reset
Password
Logout

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Work with Fulcrum-
Menu Overview
Create New Folder
Create New Form
Edit Selected Form
Copy Selected Forms
Move Selected Forms
Paste Copied Forms
Delete Selected Forms
Import Forms from
Central Repository
Export Select Form
Show Form Properties

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Quick Start – Create New Folder
 Select a folder to enable this button
1. Click button
2. Enter New Folder
Name button

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Create Form
 After logging to fulcrum select a directory to
enable the create form button.
 Following steps are followed to create a
new form.
 Click Create Form Button
 Fill Form Details
 Fill Field Details
 Fill Additional Details
 Preview

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Create Form
 Step 1: Click Create Form Button
Create form

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Create Form
 Step 2: Fill Form Details
Form Detail

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Create Form
 Step 3: Fill Field Details
Field Detail

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Create Form
 Step 4: Fill Additional Details
Additional Detail

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Create Form
 Step 5: Preview Form
Preview Form

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Create Form
– Custom Form
 Custom form allows user to create forms with fields align
next to each other rather than default linear layout
 Steps to create custom form
 Step 1: Repeat step 1 of create form
 Step 2: Repeat step 2 but select custom design
(bottom field in form details)
 Step 3: Click Design Form tab
 Step 4: Preview Form

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Create Form
– Custom Form
 Step 1: Click Create Form Button
Create form

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Create Form
– Custom Form
 Step 2: Select Custom Design
Custom Design

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Create Form
– Custom Form
 Step 3: Click Design Form Tab
Additional Details

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Create Form
– Custom Form
 Step 3: Design Form layout

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Create Form
– Custom Form
 Step 4: Preview Custom Form
Custom form

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Copy Form

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Paste Form

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Duplicate paste

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Move Form

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Delete Form

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Form Properties

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Import from Central
Repository

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Reset password

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Export Form

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Download Form

32. QUESTIONS?
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