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The Overview screen is divided into sections for each configuration element of the Form.
The top general information section sets the form 'Name', 'Short Description', 'Form template', 'System Form', 'Use Captcha' and 'Unique receipt prefix'. Expand the other sections by clicking the arrow at the end of the relevant field to set other form behaviour options.
General form information
General information field descriptions
| Field | Function/Display | |
| 1 | Name | The form name that will appear in the Form selection listings in admin |
| 2 | Short description | Information for other content authors about the form e.g. form context or the pages it is displayed on. This is only displayed in admin for content authors as part of the form settings (not in the life environment) |
| 3 | Form template | Assign a form template to determine the display form fields |
| 4 | System form | Used for Custom Control Forms to prevent changes from Users without appropriate permissions (DO NOT USE) |
| 5 | Use captcha | A security method that displays Captcha code at the end of the form which needs to be replicated by the respondent before the form can be submitted. If selected, a validation message field will appear that is used to prompt the respondent to fill in the Captcha before submission is actioned. |
| 6 | Unique receipt prefix | Unique value for the receipt of a form. Up to 4 characters can be set with the unique receipt number generated automatically e.g. ‘RECP’ XXXX |
Result processing
Determines how the submitted results are handled. Result data can be stored in a database accessed via the Reporting tab for analysis or export, and/or sent to a nominated email address. 
Field descriptions
| Field | Function/Display | |
| 1 | Store results in database | Select to have submitted results stored in the results database |
| 2 | Email form results | Nominate to email results and open the Email recipients fields |
| 3 | Email recipients | Nominate results to be emailed to the 'last editor' or 'page owner' relevant to the page the form resides on. Other email addresses can be entered to the list of recipients by inserting them in 'Add another email recipient' field and clicking '+' to generate a list of response recipients. Selecting a set address and clicking 'Remove Email' deletes the respondent from the list. |
| 4 | Attach submitted files | If an 'upload file' input type is included in the form, files uploaded to the form response are included in the email response. |
| 5 | Email template | Configure the body content of the email to the recipients. See 'Creating Email/Message Templates for Forms'. |
| 6 | External URL |
Allows the results to be sent to an external application. Note: Compatible applications need to receive the form response object as serialized as XML data. |
Authenticated user options
Determines when and how many times the the form can be filled in.
The 'Requires completion of' drop down lists all the web forms available in the form builder which can be selected as a required form for submission before the current form is available for submission. If this is applied, the 'Validation message' text area needs to be completed to advise the recipient that they need to fill in another form before the results from this form will be accepted.
The 'Can be completed' drop down determines if the form can be filled in Once or Multiple times by the respondents IP.
Submission
This section controls what action is taken after the form has been submitted by the respondent. Three options are available.
Option 1 is not mandatory, but can be configured to send an email to the respondent confirming the submission has been received.
Set the 'From email' to display the email address the response email has been sent from e.g. noreply@mycouncil.com.
The 'Email subject' can include chosen text, but should identify the name of the form submitted.
Configure the 'Autoresponder message' to include an overview of the results submitted by the respondent, and used as a record of the submission. Note: If this option is activated, a Text Box assigned as the Respondents Email address needs to be setup as a form field.
It is compulsory to select either Option 2 or Option 3 to display confirmation to the respondent that the form has been submitted.
Either choose to 'Show a Thank-you message' and setting a message to display (using a message template) or choose to redirect the respondent to another URL or thankyou page after the form has been submitted.
Once you have completed in the form 'Overview', click save and the 'Edit Form' and 'Reporting' tabs will appear.
