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gmbc_jameyAsked on February 26, 2018 at 1:59 PM
I'm trying to create a form that allows a person to first enter family information, and then add multiple children's information according to how many are needed. Some families would have one, some families might have 5 or more.
I've tried the different elements like a table, etc., but found them confusing - I'd really just like the information entered into a traditional form for each kid.This information is being stored via Zapier into an AirTable table - the family info in one table, and each child as their own record in another table.
Is there any way to make a form with this repeatable-section process?
Right now, I've got one form for the family info, which sends it to another form for the child - but I can't get the child form to send the info linking the family to the child form for another entry. The first time, from the Family page, is fine.
How can I make the form give a link option on the Thank You page that would pass the linking information to a blank form, should they want to add another child? It has to be an option, not automatic. My attempts with {bracketedFormFieldNames} inside html have failed.
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Jed_CReplied on February 26, 2018 at 3:11 PM
Is there any way to make a form with this repeatable-section process?
Just to clarify, form 1 will send the information to form 2 and form 2 will send the information back to form 1, correct? My question, would the information sent to form 2 from form 1 will be the same?
Ex.
Form 1 to Form 2 = pass the full name and email
Form 2 to Form 1 = pass the same information (full name and email)
How can I make the form give a link option on the Thank You page that would pass the linking information to a blank form, should they want to add another child?
When passing information using a link to your thank you page, have you tried getting the field names of the fields? Did it not prompt the field value after submit?
Looking forward for your response.
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gmbc_jameyReplied on February 26, 2018 at 4:26 PM
In answer to the first question: No - the flow is, Family info -> Child info -> [family info sent to] Child info -> [family info sent to] Child info -> [family info sent to] Child info -> ...as many children as they have. My question is, can this be accomplished with only one single form submission instead of multiple submissions - without the use of tables or other non-standard form widgets?
In answer to the second question: If you examine the source for the Thank You page, you'll see that {parents}, containing the info that previously was passed successfully from form1 (Family) to the just-successfully-submitted form2, is supposed to be passed on again through the "Add Another Kid" button - to a new, blank form2 - and yet, it does not get passed. From my vantage point it should be the exact same URL that form1 sent successfully to form2. But for whatever reason I can't get it to repeat itself.
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jonathanReplied on February 26, 2018 at 6:35 PM
I made a demo form https://form.jotform.com/80566633227964 for this.
Please try test submit the form and let us know if it matches what you need.
We can discuss more after your evaluation of the form.