Using menu items to control a state machine

In this section, we will add the state machine to the form so that we can use it. Using menu items for this is a nice concise way to control the state machine and follows the UI patterns that can be found in other areas, such as the projects module.

Getting ready

The prerequisite for this recipe is that we have a table with a state machine that has been generated.

How to do it...

To create the state machine menu items, follow these steps:

1. Add a new action menu item to the project named ConVMSVehInspStatusWaiting. Complete the...