Feature button

On completion of a form, Finish would be the normal point of exit. This is highlighted in blue and so automatically selected. There are two further options, Clone section and Save. When you choose to Clone the section you can repeat a section within the form. By choosing Save you can come back to the form later. 

Underneath the Finish button you will see a checkbox giving you the option to Finish & New. By checking this box you give the responder the chance to close the form and start afresh where a new set of answers can be entered.

Here you can see the options available on the Feature button component.

This is how the Feature component will appear in the app.

Click this button to close the form and upload the data to your Web account. If you do not add this button to your form, NestForms will add it automatically for you. 

Finish & New - Clicking this button closes the form, replies are automatically saved and the same new blank form is displayed where you can then re-enter a new set of answers.

Select this feature if you want alternative answers to the same questions in your form. The selected section will automatically be cloned. (i.e. creating an empty section again).

Learn more about Cloning a section.

When you add the Save option in the Form builder, it will display the Upload data button within the app. The main difference in using the Upload data option is to allow your responders to part fill the form and come back later if they wish to do so.

In this case, the data is stored on the device and can be viewed in the cloud, but because it is unfinished, the user can still edit the response within the app. It is for viewing only in the master account and cannot be approved by the administrator until the response is Finished.

The Response chaining feature allows you to link previously entered data from one response to the next.

This means once you complete your first response, the system can automatically open a second response where you can carry over specific answers from the first response into the second, reducing repetitive data entry and ensuring consistency.  

This is particularly useful for workflows where you need to complete multiple stages, such as:

• Installation Reports and Sign-Off Forms
• Initial Inspections and Follow-Up Audits
• Work Completion Reports and Client Approval Forms

With this feature, finishing one response seamlessly transitions you into the next, saving time and effort.

Linking forms with the Response chaining feature in NestForms is simple. Here’s a quick step-by-step guide:

1. In the Form Builder, open the Finish Button details within the Feature component.
2. Click the Add button and give it a name, such as “Finish & Follow.” This would in effect guide the responder into a separate form.
3. Click on Repeating Form Items. A popup will appear where you can select the form you want to open next.
4. If you pick the “current” form, you can click to Add more and then pick the questions you want to copy data. When you then click into this finish button in the app, a new response will appear with copied data within selected questions.
5. If you pick another form, and then Add more, you will be able to map all added questions to allow you to have specific question names within the follow up form. A green button allows you to map the relevant questions using the form item names to ensure the data flows correctly.
   

Ensure the responder has access to both forms so they can complete the process smoothly.

This approach minimises manual input and makes sure all necessary information carries forward to the next step of the process.