Form
The Form Component is used to store the fields of an item on the item page. We often use forms in the physical world. For example, we need to fill out a form when we visit a dentist for the first time. We need to complete a form to start studying at an educational institution, or to complete our tax returns at the end of the financial year.
These physical forms are simply fields of data, just like in Rapid. When you submit a form to your dentist, you are really submitting a collection of fields (e.g. Name, Private Health Insurance, Date of Birth, etc.)
While we have briefly discussed how the data in an item can be edited, in this section we will go into detail about this process.
Appearance
Forms are invisible when we view them in Explorer. However, we can see a form when viewing an item's page in Designer.
To view a form:
- The item will now open in the Designer application, where we can see how the item's page has been designed by the System Administrator. Here, we can see the form is box with a dashed border, where all of our fields are stored.
- To return to Explorer, we go back to where the Designer button was. It how now changed to the Explorer button, which is stylised as a browser with a magnifying glass. Clicking on this button will return us to Explorer.
You can read a detailed explanation of How to use Designer here.