Form Template Date Fields

The different types of Date fields you can use.

Date Fields are some of the most common and useful fields to add to a Form Template.

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Before setting up your Date Field

When adding a Date Field to a Form Template, the following information may be important:

  • Are you recording the time, date, or both?
  • Do you need it to prefill todays date?
  • If you are recording time, is it the point in time or the duration of time?
  • Is the date field mandatory? 
    (Check the box for Mandatory.)
  • Is this date field only needed when something else happens? 
    (Check the box for Hidden.)
  • Is this date field only needed when a form is in a certain status? (Set the Form Status.)
  • Is this date field only for certain teams or zones? (Set the User Zone.)
 
 
 

Basic Setup

This setup covers the Date and Date Timezone Independent fields.

  • Name: The name of the Date field.
  • Label: The system identifier - this is used when setting up Hide/Show rules for fields.
  • Position: The order your field display.
  • Prefill with: Not applicable for this field.
  • Prefill dates with current day: Defaults the selected date to today. Only for Date fields.
  • Onchange: This is an advanced option.
    See Advanced Setup for more detail.
  • Mandatory: Marks the field as mandatory.
  • Hidden: Hides the field when the form is created. Used with Show/Hide Rules.
  • Prefill: Enabled by default - only disable this at the suggestion of Prestartr Support.
  • Copy Value from Field: Prefill the date from another date field. Only for Date fields.
  • Form Statuses: Determines if the field will display based on the status of the form.
  • User Zones: Determines if the field will display based on selected User Zones.
 
 

Advanced Setup

When setting up a Time, Date Time, or Duration Field, the options include the following:

  • Name: The name of the field.
  • Label: The system identifier - this is used when setting up Hide/Show rules for fields.
  • Position: The order your field display.
  • Prefill with: Not applicable for this field.
  • Prefill dates with current day: Defaults the selected date to today. Only for Date Time field.
  • Prefill from: Select time info from Jobs.
  • Onchange: This is an advanced option.
    See Advanced Setup for more detail.
  • Mandatory: Marks the field as mandatory.
  • Hidden: Hides the field when the form is created. Used with Show/Hide Rules.
  • Prefill: Enabled by default - only disable this at the suggestion of Prestartr Support.
  • Set Time Interval (In Minutes): Options are 1, 5,15, and 30 minute intervals.
  • Copy Value from Field: Prefill the date from another date field.
  • Form Statuses: Determines if the field will display based on the status of the form.
  • User Zones: Determines if the field will display based on selected User Zones.
 
 

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