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Force a form to save each page using submit and edit features

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We have a long paginated form that a user can only fill out once.  We actually pre-submit the form with the name of the company that is supposed to fill it out, and give them a link to edit that submission, so they are editing a submitted entry the first time they fill it out.

I really want to actually save the form each time they click the "Next" page button.  I haven't found this feature built in yet - if it is, please direct me on how to turn it on.

I don't want to use the "save draft" feature, b/c the form has already been submitted once, as I said above.

I want the form to actually save.  Since formidable allows saving a form, and editing it again later, is there a way that when the next button is clicked, I can trigger the form to be saved, then edited again starting at the next page?

One detail I am concerned about - if this does work, and I have required fields on page 4, will it allow the save at the end of page 1, or will it prevent it b/c not all required fields have been filled out.

Any ideas?

Hi David,

All of the functionality you request is provided straight out of the box if you didn't pre-fill the form for the customer.

When you create a new form entry the form is saved each time you move between 'sections' by default.

However when you go back and edit a saved entry you're updating the submitted entry and therefore you can't save progress as you go.

What was the reason for pre-filling the form?

Depending on what you're pre-filling, you could make use of url parameters or user meta and provide your clients with a more bespoke link.

Thanks

Chris

Hmm, can you explain the behavior that I should expect with the out-of-the-box setup?

Here's what I'm getting right out of the box - I have a multi-page form.  I fill out the first page, and click next.  When I go to look at the "entries" list right then, my entry does not appear.  So it appears as though it is not saving automatically when the "Next" button is clicked.  (I am using the latest version of the plugin with a Personal Pro license).

We are pre-filling the form with basic information for our clients.  Then they select their entry (using the very nice included views option), and fill out the remaining needed information.

 

I was able to discover a way to do this based on the code from this thread:

https://formidableforms.com/help-desk/save-draft-on-page-turn/#comment-126963

It's working for me when I load a user's pre-filled forms using the edit and entry parameters, like this:

http://site.com/information-form/?frm_action=edit&entry=t1v3ji

 

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