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form submitting? - afk.king - Dec 19th, 2011
Where can a user submit data from when u make an internal form? Made the form can edit fields and everything except find where to submit the data for it...
RE: form submitting? - michatmaster7 - Dec 20th, 2011
Once you've created your internal Form, you should be able to see it from the Forms link (in the left margin). Then under the column for Submissions, click the "View" link for the form you want to fill out. Then click to add a submission.
See Ben's documentation here: http://docs.formtools.org/userdoc2_1/index.php?page=adding_internal_forms
RE: form submitting? - afk.king - Dec 20th, 2011
That looks like its for the management side to add test data, so basically this isn't to make forms for users to use and submit data, this script is just to manage other forms?
RE: form submitting? - teamwebb2007 - Dec 21st, 2011
I have the same question. I created an external form, but no submissions were found and the email notification was blank.
Here is the link:
http://www.tfscnc.org/formtools/admin/forms/membership_frm.php
Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?
P.S. The form was created with JotForms. I received the submissions there, but I don't really want to use their server, I want the information stored on our secured server.
RE: form submitting? - Ben - Dec 23rd, 2011
Hey guys,
afk.king Wrote:...so basically this isn't to make forms for users to use and submit data, this script is just to manage other forms?
Basically, yes. We're working on a Form Builder module to let you publish forms on your website all through the interface, but it's not ready for release yet. This will go a loonggg way to simplifying things, I think. At that point, Form Tools will offer all possibilities:
1. let you either store data from your own forms,
2. create them within Form Tools for use by Form Tools users only, and
3. create them on your site for public use.
But for now, yes, the primary use Form Tools is for managing the data from other forms.
teamwebb2007 Wrote:I have the same question. I created an external form, but no submissions were found and the email notification was blank.
Is it an API form or a direct post form? If it's an API, maybe check that you marked the submission to be finalized on the last step. To check that this is the cause, look at your database table (called ft_form_X or something) and browse the data. If there's data there, that means the submissions are making it to the database - so your form ID is entered properly. Then check the is_finalized column. It needs to be set to "yes" to show up in the admin section & for emails to be sent.
See the section here under "One Last Thing":
http://docs.formtools.org/tutorials/api_multi_page_form/?page=step2
Let me know how it goes!
- Ben
RE: form submitting? - afk.king - Dec 27th, 2011
Okay thanks Ben, for now I'l keep searching for a form builder that makes forms and allows normal users to see the form to submit data and the admins collect and manage the data.