Functionality

Openforms consist of two parts:

1. Runtime:
   The runtime instances are autonomous and represent the forms created in the admin-instance. Several runtime instances may be created for scale reasons.
2. Admin-Instance:
   The admin instance is used for administrative and editorial work, i.e. to structure and administer contents.
   
   The following tasks can be carried out using the openforms admin frontend:
   1. Editorial Work
      
      • Creating form, questionnaires and processes from modules and paragraphs
      • Releasing and publishing content (see versions&status and publish)
      • Compiling and integrating media (see links and references )
      • Testing contents (see preview)
      • Analyses of user input
        
   2. Administrative Work
      
      • Compiling users, user groups and access authorizations (see user roles and privileges and /wiki/spaces/O5/pages/13893832)
      • Configuring the runtime instances
      • Configuring the preview servers
      • Creating the general site structure

Comment: Which tasks can be performed after logging into the admin frontend is dependent upon the groups or rather their access rights. Gray areas signify lack of access authorization.