Create a Form
Description
This document provides instruction on create a form for a program.
Pre-requisites
A person must have installed any tool which have spreadsheet features in his/her machine
A person must have basic knowledge on working with spreadsheet and Extended Mark-up Language (XML)
Procedure
You can create a form for a program using any tool which have spreadsheet features and XML.
Spread sheet - for example, Microsoft Excel, Google sheet and so on
Note:
For example, here the Microsoft Excel is used to create a form for a program.
XML
Create a form using Microsoft Excel
You can use the existing template in XLS format to create a form for a program.
Open the template by using MS Excel.
The template to create a form for a program is displayed.
The columns and their descriptions are given below.
Survey worksheet
type
This column contains the data type of the field value. For example, the data type can be integer, text, list, image and so on.
name
The name represents the variable name of the field mapped in back-end
label::English
The label is the field name appears in the user interface (front-end).
Note:
You can the added the column, if the field name to be displayed/translated in another languages in front-end. By default, the column name is label::English.
For example, you can add label::French, label::Germany and so on.
required
In this column, enter Yes, if the field value is mandatory.
read-only
Enter yes, if it is read-only field.
calculation
Enter the formula to calculate the field value, if required.
default
Enter yes, if any default value to be displayed in the field.
relevant
This column determines whether a question to be displayed to a user or not. It allows you define branching or skip logic in your forms.
appearance
Enter the element of the field. For example, the field element can be field-list, field-drop-down, horizontal and so on
Choices worksheet
This worksheet contains the data based on the field element.
For example, here the below image represents the field which has value in list format.
The column and their descriptions are given below:
list
Enter the field value in list format
name
The name represents the variable name of the field mapped in back-end
label::English
The label is the field name appears in the user interface (front-end).
Note:
You can the added the column, if the field name to be displayed/translated in another languages in front-end. By default, the column name is label::English.
For example, you can add label::French, label::Germany and so on.
Settings worksheet
This worksheet contains the history of the form. It contains the title, form id, public key, submission url, instance name, and the version of the form.
The columns and their descriptions are given below.
form_title
The title of the form
form_id
The unique ID of the form
public_key
This is a key required for encrypted forms
submission_url
It is a specific URL for uploading data, overrides default
instance_name
It allows user to create a dynamic naming convention for each submitted instance
version
The version history of the form
Create a form using XML
You can create a form using XML.
Click here, to learn about create a form using XML.
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