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It has been introduced as beta in 2.21.1 - Release Notes#Version2.21.1 and as a GA in version 2.24.7 - Release Notes#Version2.24.7
As with all the "smart" fields in ConfiForms this field is about linking forms together, but with one important difference - it allows you to ADD new records into the referenced form directly and in "one go"
Here is what we mean
Consider a simple form with 2 fields named "participantsForm"
- Name (text) - required
- Mark (numeric)
And another form that we want to use as a database to store our tests - "testsForm"
This form will have 3 fields:
- Test name (text) - required
- Test document (file) - required
- Participants (smart multi-row linked to "participantsForm" form)
This will allow us to manage data in "participantsForm" by filling in the form in "testsForm". See below
Configuration of a "participantsForm" form
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<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="5a980275-b7c8-4daa-a464-2772e73126de" ac:name="confiform" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">participantsForm</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="74824740-c126-410e-a294-67ff7b66afaf" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Name</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Name</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">text</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="abffe50a-f465-4885-9620-838887290f9b" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Mark</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Mark</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">number</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="bd59ea30-96e8-4f31-aa95-df2e8567c87a" ac:name="confiform-entry-register" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<br/>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
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Configuration of a "testsForm"
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<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="7c29b98e-f2f7-4eb4-9548-792f0c424efc" ac:name="confiform" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">testsForm</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="5bb451e5-4b48-411b-bb37-b01032cb7f60" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">testName</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Test name </ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">text</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="required">true</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="e035cc8e-7ba3-490b-8aee-b54bc061d654" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">testDoc</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Test document</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">file</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="required">true</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="1165010b-7d19-4df8-8f38-096f231b262d" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">participants</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Participants</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="values">[93390017:participantsForm]Name,</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">smartmultirow</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="3c9f51d5-1f4a-45f4-9226-70ac7dd28c1d" ac:name="confiform-entry-register" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<br/>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
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With configuration of a "participants" smart multi-row field done like this
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This will built as a form as follows:
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Allowing us to add multiple rows for participants
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Which will be stored in the "participantsForm" for us automatically and also conveniently rendered for us through the "testsForm" form
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You may use ANY number of fields for your ConfiForms Smart multi-row - and any field type, except another "smart multi-row" field. (In other words - no nesting of "smart multi-row" fields is supported at the moment)