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Select from previous form submissions or create a new submission
I would like to make a form where the user can either fill in the form, or use a drop down to select from a previously filled in version of the same form.
For example, on a form, there is a selection drop down, and fields A, B, and C. When the selection drop down is left blank, the user can fill in A, B and C and it is saved as a new entry. If they use the drop down, they can retrieve a previous set of entries that populates A, B and C.
Is this possible within the one form?
July 8, 2017 at 7:53 am
Lookup fields allow you to select a single field from previous entries of the same form, but I'm wondering why you want to do it this way. What if you have 100,000 entries. Are you going to display them all in a drop down?
A different approach would be to create a view that includes a duplicate entry button. With a view, you can provide buttons to allow user to add a new entry, edit an existing entry, or duplicate an existing entry and edit it.
Whatever path you choose, there will be custom coding involved. More so with a view, but the results will be worth it.
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