goapply: helpful form settings (misc.)

This guide covers various form setting options that may be useful when updating a phase of an application in GOapply (v2)
All the following scenarios can be completed through the GOmanager Form Editor, which can be reached from the akoyaGO CRM:

 

 

turn on/off numbers for each application question

 

The following settings can be changed so that the application does not show the numbers before each question (i.e., 1. Question, 2. Q , 3. Q, 4, etc..)


 

• Open the Form Settings and scroll down through the Properties
• Click the drop-down arrow next to the Question settings

 

• Turn on/off the question numbers through the drop-down

 



 

Make mapped fields invisible to applicants

 

If there are fields that you want to remain unseen by applicants, use the following steps:
 

• Click on the drop-down arrow next to Data settings
• Under the “Clear invisible values” select none
• Un-check the box for “Store ‘others’ values in separate field

 

restrict applicants from moving forward if *required questions are unanswered

 

If you are wanting to keep the applicant from moving to the next page of the application when a required question has not been answered, use the following steps.

While still on the Form properties:

• Click the drop-down menu for Validation
• Select onNextPage in the “Check errors mode” settings

 

restrict the applicant from moving forward until they enter an acceptable answer to a question

 
When there are questions that must have a very specific answer to progress through the application (i.e. screening questions) the following steps can be helpful in customizing the error message an applicant might receive.

 

 

 

From the Form properties:

• Click the drop-down from Validation settings
• Select onValueChanged from the “Check errors mode”

The next steps will be completed using the specified Question properties
(Using question1 for this example.)
 

1. Click on the Question box you want to restrict
2. Select the Properties button just above the question box
3. Open the Validation settings menu

1. Click on the + symbol
2. Add ‘expression’ as the new Validator
3. Enter the text that you want to populate when an applicant enters an unacceptable answer
4. Select the question you want the following answer to apply to
5. Enter the acceptable answer in the Value text box

 

 

By going into the Test Form of the Application, you can see that the answer “Maybe” is not accepted, since it does not match “Yes” which was designated as the correct answer.



The applicant will need to try entering in a different answer and will not be able to move forward until they enter the correct one.
 

allow comment-type questions to auto-grow

A best practice going forward with comment-type questions is to enable the “Auto-grow comment” setting. This can be done from the Form Properties—Question settings:

After clicking on the Question setting drop-down bar:

• Scroll down until you see the check box next to “Auto grow comment.”
• Check the box and Save

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

edit the message an applicant receives once application is submitted

 

From the Form Properties:

• Click the “Show on Completed” settings drop-down
• Enter/edit the message you want to have sent in the “Completed html” text box
• Customize as desired (font, spacing, url, etc.)