How to save a partially completed form?

Sorry if this has been answered before, but I searched the forum and couldn't find it.

I've recently started using Chronoforms and still learning! I'd like to create a form that users can partially complete, save, then come back to another day to finish and submit. Is this possible please?

Thanks,

Mike

Hi Mike,

I do this with two Submit buttons - 'Save' and 'Final Submit' and a'status' column in the database.

If the Save button is pressed the record is saved as it is and the status column left empty; if the Final Submit is clicked the ;status' is set to 'submitted' and further edits are blocked.

You need a way of identifying the record - if it is one record per user you can use their id or email; if there are multiple records per user I use a short Unique ID random string.

You also need a preliminary form (or page) where the user is identified and you check if there are any editable records.

Bob

Thanks Bob.

As a Chronoforms novice it will take me a while to get my head round that, but it's good to know it can be done.

Mike

Could you explain how to build a a "Unique ID random string"?
And how to build a preliminary page where the user is identified and check if there are any editable records?

Thank you

Hi Andresvwt,

The preliminary page is simply a form where you identify the user in some way - because they are logged in, or they enter an email. When they submit that form you use a DB Read action to see if there are any stored records that match.

You can use custom code to create an id, or a record id from a database table, or I have an beta version of an action for CFv5 that will generate a short Unique ID.

Bob