Auto Save when entering data into a form

[loudy]

Hi,
is that possible to auto save data once it entered into the database form, just in case we lost internet connection or we closed the explorer by accident and we did not hit the save button.
So the save is on the fly.

 

[cheesegrits]

Only for multi-page forms, with the "Save in session" option on the form settings.

-- hugh

 

[loudy]

sorry but not able to see this option in the form setting.

 

[troester]

"Form processing", "Save part-edited records"

 

[cheesegrits]

But to be clear, this only works for multipage forms, when you move between pages of the form. It won't have any effect on normal, single page forms.

It would probably be possible to code something up to do a timed session data save, using the same building blocks of code the multipage save uses, but that isn't something we could do as part of subscription support, it'd have to be billable work.

-- hugh

 

[loudy]

Hi, my main form has multi tabs:


Do you mean by multi-page is also multi tabs?

Thanks,

 

[cheesegrits]

No. Multi page defined in the Group settings, under "Pagination, multi page forms".

This isn't compatible with the tabbed forms. It was designed for use with very long forms with a lot of groups and elements, to provide "restartable" forms.

-- hugh

 

[loudy]

Oh too bad

I think we just live with it. And we need to be careful with our entries

 

[loudy]

Hi,
Would you mind to let me know how much that would cost to implement the auto save on tabs form?

Thank you,

 

[loudy]

Hello, any feedback

 

[cheesegrits]

Probably about half a day's work. I've asked @mediaateam to chime in here.

-- hugh

 

[loudy]

Hello, never heard back, I also asked @mediaateam but also never heard back

 

[mediaateam]

@loudy - sorry about that! I'm answering your pm now.