Workflow Task list to be in Edit mode as default

Hi All,

I did some further research and added the workflow to my custom list that I have developed for this solution. It looks, we cannot add start options for items automatically for default SharePoint lists such as calendar, workflow tasks during my testing.

Here is my attempt to make Workflow Tasks to open in edit mode but I was unsuccessful:

• Create a new test workflow called: Display to Edit WF.
  
  
  
  
• Here are my all workflow actions:
  
  
  
• Query List action: Create a local variable called: IDasNumber
  
  
  
• Do Calculation action: increased ID by 1 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Build String: Constructed Current Site URL with List/workflow task and EditForm.aspx with ID. Created one more variable called TaskEditURL as follows:  
  
  
  
  
• Update List Item: Update the Task Name with my TaskEditURL variable:
  
  
  
• Log to History List: Logged both the variables: IDasNumber and TaskEditURL
  
  
  
  
  
• Created new form with all required fields. In the Workflow Status , item ID is displayed (-----0017180) and in workflow history, I am able to click the Task Edit URL
  
  
  
  
• The form opens in the Edit Form: 
  
  
  
  
• When I navigated the Task Name column in the Workflow Tasks list and clicks on the ---0017180
  
  
  
  
• The form is shown as View mode.
  
  
  Although I have updated list item in the workflow as shown:
  
  
  
  
  
• In view, Task Name is linked to edit menu
  
  
  
  
  Can somebody suggest, what is incorrect in my workflow and is it possible to make Workflow Task to be make it editable mode as default?
  
  Any recommendations would be highly appreciated.
  
  Thanks  in advance.
  

Running a workflow to modify the tasks themselves might not be the best solution here. A quicker option that I found to work would be to add a code snippet to the Workflow Task List page to update the links to reference the form edit page as opposed to the form display page.

Go to your workflow task list and click the cog wheel, then 'Edit Page'

Click 'Add a Web Part'

Go to the 'Media and Content' Section and select 'Script Editor' then click 'Add'

From there, click edit snippet within the Web Part

Insert the code snippet below:

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function()
{
  $('.ms-vb a[href*="listform.aspx"]').each(function(){
      var formurl = $(this).attr('href');
      formurl = formurl.replace("PageType=4", "PageType=6");
      $(this).attr('href', formurl);
  });
});
</script>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Click 'Stop Editing' on the page and try opening your task forms. They should be directed to the edit version now!