12. Create a View for Comments

In this step, you will create an item view to capture comments and questions from the approver and finance processor. The Approve Expense Claim and Finance Processing workflow tasks both use the Display Expense Claim Form. In a later step, you will add this view to the display form.

1. Add a new item view with the following general settings:

   Field	Value
   Name	Task Comments
   Description	Editable view for capturing task comments.
   Category	(leave default value unchanged)
   View Type	Item View
   Data Source	(leave the default value unchanged)

   1. From the K2 Application elements page, click New, then View.
   2. Configure the GENERAL settings page for the new view as follows, then click CREATE.

      Field	Value
      Name	Task Comments
      Description	Editable view for capturing task comments.
      Category	(leave default value unchanged)
      View Type	Item View
      Data Source	(leave the default value unchanged)

2. Add a one row, one column layout table (only).
   1. Select Create Layout Table Only. Configure the table with one column and one row. Click OK.
      
3. Add a Text Area control to the layout table, then name the control
   Task Comments Text Area
   then finish the view and check it in.
   
   1. From the Toolbox pane, drag a Text Area control into the layout table.
      
   2. Select the text area box. In the Properties pane, change the Name of the control to
      Task Comments Text Area
      then click FINISH to save and exit the view. Check in the view.
      

Review

In this step, you created an item view that captures comments entered by the approver and finance processor. In a later step, you will add this view to the display form used for both tasks (claim approval and finance processing). Next, you begin editing forms, beginning with the form used to submit new expense claims.

Next Step: 13. Edit the New Expense Claim Form