Can I use my Submissions from one form as an input to Spreadsheet to Form Widget in another form?

  • SBVA
    Asked on March 26, 2020 at 11:34 AM

    Since the Spreadsheet to Form widget needs a "static" excel sheet upload we are unable to do some data validation dynamically i.e. whenever the data in the spread sheet changes.  To circumvent this issue, here is my question:

    Can we use the submissions of one form (say Form1) as an input to the Spreadsheet to Form widget in another form (say Form2)?

    FORM 1 - will have three fields RollNumber, ExamName, Pass/Fail flag (this form is used by examiners only to indicate if a person has passed or failed his exam)

    FORM 2 - will have fields Exam Name, Qualifying Exam RollNumber. This form is for students to register for new exams. When a student registers for a new exam, he/she must provide the previous exam RollNumber (qualifying exam).

    The system must check if the student passed the exam or not and give appropriate message. So I created a Spreadsheet to Form widget field to accept the Qualifying Exam RollNumber to pull the Pass/Fail Flag. Can I make the submissions data from FORM1 instead of uploading a static Excel sheet?


  • David JotForm Support Manager
    Replied on March 26, 2020 at 12:43 PM

    Unfortunately, it is not possible. The Spreadsheet to Form widget can only pull data from an static Excel file. So, whenever the data changes, the only option is to upload a new Excel file in the widget.

  • SBVA
    Replied on March 26, 2020 at 2:07 PM

    I also heard that you have enabled the feature where we can upload a Google Sheet for the Spreadsheet to Form Widget.  Is that true?  If so, any specific steps to take?

  • enterprisesupportteam
    Replied on March 26, 2020 at 3:14 PM

    Hello @SBVA!

    Unfortunately, it is not true, the Spreadsheet to Form widget still only accepts .xls, .xlsx, or .csv files. Here is a user guide to assist you with using this widget: How-to-Use-the-Spreadsheet-to-Form-Widget

    Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns, we are always happy to help!