A Date Field is used to collect date or time formatted responses.
Label
The label will display as the title of the field or the question that is being asked on the form. You can select the icon on the right to hide the label on the form. You also can use the pop-up formatting toolbar to insert values from other fields on the form.
Values from protected fields cannot be inserted into the field label.
Placeholder Text
Placeholder Text is a short prompt that describes the expected value of an input field. The prompt is displayed in the field before you enter a value, and disappears when you begin typing.
Type
The Type options allows you to choose between a date or a time. If you need your users to specify a date and a time, add two date fields to your form: one for the date and one for the time.
Date
Dates can either be directly typed into the textbox or can be selected from a calendar by clicking the calendar icon. Dates will be formatted based on the selected Country under your form’s Location Settings. For example, dates for the United States are formatted as MM/DD/YYYY.
Time
Times can either be directly typed into the textbox or can be selected in 15 minute increments from a time picker by clicking the clock icon. Times will be formatted based on your form’s Location Settings. For example, for the United States times are formatted as HH:MM: AM/PM.
Range
Ranges can be specified to require the user to enter a value between the minimum and maximum values that you set for the field.
Help Text
Help text can be used to assist the user by providing additional instructions. Help text will display directly under the field. Use the formatting toolbar to format text, insert hyperlinks and images, and populate values from other fields on the form.
Values from protected fields cannot be inserted into the help text.
Default Value
Default values can be used to automatically populate the field’s value for the user. The user can then choose to change the default value before submitting the form.
The default value can always be the same value or can change based on certain conditions such as a selected value of another field on the form. To set a changing default value, click the lightening bolt icon in the field to open the Conditional Logic Builder.
Show This Field
By default, fields will always display on the form. However, you may want to hide specific fields or sections based on certain conditions, such as a selected value of another field on the form.
- Always – Field is always shown.
- When – Field will only display when specific conditions are met. After selecting this option, the Conditional Logic Builder dialog will display allowing you to select when the field or section should be displayed.
- For Roles – Field will display only when accessed via a role-based workflow link specific to the role(s) selected.
- Never – Field will never display.
Require This Field
Requiring a field will make sure the user provides a response. When a field is required, an error message will display, and the form cannot be submitted until a value has been added to the field. Required fields are indicated by a red asterisk next to the label. By default, fields are never required.
- Always – Field is always required. User must provide a response in order to submit the form.
- When – Field is required only when specific conditions are met. After selecting this option, the Conditional Logic Builder dialog will display allowing you to select when the field is required.
- For Roles - Field is required only when accessed via a role-based workflow link specific to the role(s) selected.
- Never – Field is not required. This is the default behavior.
Read-Only
Set fields and sections as read-only to create simple workflows with your forms. All fields can be made read-only, with the exception of fields that are already read-only by default (Calculation, Price, Content, Page break, etc.).
- Always – Field is always read-only.
- When – Field is read-only when specific conditions are met. After selecting this option, the Conditional Logic Builder dialog will display allowing you to select when the field is read-only.
- For Roles – Field will be read-only when accessed via a role-based workflow link specific to the role(s) selected.
- Never – Field allows user input. This is the default behavior."
Limit Quantity
You can set quantity limits and track quantities for your field. Quantity limits are useful for product orders, ticket sales, signups, reservations, and any other scenario for which there’s a limit to the number of times a specific value may be selected.
- No Duplicates – Limit the quantity allowed to just one. Once your limit is set, you can write a custom error message to display when the limit is exceeded.
- Specific Quantity – Specify a quantity limit greater than one. This value can be either a constant integer, or an integer calculation.
Custom Error
You can set a custom error message that will display under your field when specified conditions become true. The conditional logic builder will allow you to add any number of rules for validating your field. Learn more about the custom error option.
