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Guide: Customer Forms

Follow the steps below to create and edit Customer Forms

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1. Create a New Form

a) Go to the Tools page on the left hand side

b) Click Customer Forms and then New Form

2. Add Details

a) Form Title - this will appear on the booking flow, just before the question

b) Form Description - see above

c) Channels - who has access to this form

3. Add Question

a) Click Add a question

b) Field Label - enter the main label that will be shown to users, e.g.

Does this guest have any dietary requirements?

c) Field Name - will show in Reports under the Form Question Field, e.g.

dietary-requirements

NOTE - Field Name cannot be edited after the form is saved.

d) Field Type - choose from the following options:

  • Short answer - add an optional Default Value (text that will appear if the customer doesn't enter anything), Help text (text as info that will appear underneath the label) and Placeholder (if no default value, add Placeholder text that will only show until the customer answers the question)

  • Paragraph - add an optional Default value and Help text

  • Multiple choice - add your options, plus an optional Default value and Help text. Click the up and down arrows to move options about if you need

  • Checkboxes - add your options, plus an optional Default value and Help text. Click the up and down arrows to move options about if you need

  • Dropdown - add your options, plus an optional Default value, Help text and Placeholder. Click the up and down arrows to move options about if you need

  • Number - add an optional Default value, Help text and Placeholder

  • Email address - see above

  • Telephone number - see above

  • URL - see above

e) Validation - choose when this question is required:

  • Optional

  • Always Required - customers will have to select an option in order to continue

  • Required when... - choose the options that the question will be conditionally required for. You'll commonly use this for a 2nd question, that only appears as a result of a specific answer from the 1st question. For example:

Question 2 = Please let us know this guest's dietary requirements.

Validation = "This field is required when the question Does this guest have any dietary requirements? (Question 1) - is - Yes"

f) Visibility - choose when this question is visible:

  • Always Visible

  • Visible when... - choose the options that the question will conditionally appear for

NOTE - you can choose the same options as for Validation by clicking the Copy from Validation button on the right

4. Edit and navigate Form

a) Click the the small up arrow next to the Field Name to see/amend details

b) Click the up and down arrows on the right to change the order of the Questions

c) Click the bin icon to delete a Question

5. Submit Form

6. Manage or Delete Form

a) If you need to make changes, click Manage on your Forms list

b) Click Delete if you want it removed

c) Or make any changes you need on the Form page and click Submit to save
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7. Link Form to Event

a) Go the Events page and select your Event

b) Click the Settings tab, and then the Linked Forms bar on the left

c) Click Create a new form link

d) On the pop-up:

  • Select your Form

  • Select Link method - either Once per transaction or For each guest of the event

  • Click Create

e) To un-link the Form from the Event, click the 3 dots and Remove linked form

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