Is it possible to store dropdown option which can be used on different forms?

  • RicardoMGA
    Perguntado em 20 de março de 2024 às 09:53

    Olá, tudo bem?

    Tenho a necessidade de usar uma lista suspensa em aproximadamente 7 formulários diferentes com os cliente cadastrados numa base de dados pessoal.

    O que eu gostaria de saber é se há alguma ferramenta onde eu possa fazer o upload apenas uma vez dessa informação e atualizá-la automaticamente em todos os formulários ou eu teria que fazer a atualização individualmente para cada formulário?

    Obrigado,

  • Harshad_P Jotform Support
    Respondido em 20 de março de 2024 às 10:11

    Hi RicardoMGA,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Unfortunately, our Portuguese Support agents are busy helping other Jotform users at the moment. I'll try to help you in English using Google Translate, but you can reply in whichever language you feel comfortable using. Or, if you'd rather have support in Portuguese, let us know and we can have them do that. But, keep in mind that you'd have to wait until they're available again.

    Now, let me help you with your question. I understand you want to have same dropdown on the different forms with the same options and want to be able to store this in one place so you can use it on different forms. Unfortunetly, it is not possible to store the dropdown information in one place then use it on different forms.

    As a workaround, you can use the Spreadsheet to Form widget. You can create a spreadsheet with the dropdown options and then upload it on the form which will automatically show the options in the dropdown. Let me show you how:

    1. In Form Builder, click on +Add Form Elements.
    2. Under the Widget tab, search for Spreadsheet to Form widget and drag it on the form.
    3. Click on the Upload File in the widget properties and upload the spreadsheet. Please ensure the file is  XLS or XLSX.
    Is it possible to store dropdown option which can be used on different forms? Image 1 Screenshot 30
    Here is what the form will look like.

    Is it possible to store dropdown option which can be used on different forms? Image 2 Screenshot 41
    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

  • RicardoMGA
    Respondido em 20 de março de 2024 às 13:00

    Obrigado pela resposta.

    Vou tentar uma solução parecida aqui, mas infelizmente o Spreadsheet to Form só funciona com arquivos .xls ou .xlsx, pois caso funcionasse com links do google sheets a atualização seria em tempo real e não haveria a necessidade de fazer upload dos arquivos toda vez que houvessem novas atualizações nas listas suspensas.

    Mais uma vez, obrigado.