Linking separate forms or same form on multiple pages

  • Resolved bair004

    (@bair004)


    12 years, 1 month ago

    What an amazing plugin! I have tried to search for a solution to this problem and so far I can’t find a way to break up long calculations into various sections. Please help if you can!

    I would like to create a long form (multiple-step) calculation, using more than 40 fields in a complex calculation. I would prefer to create separate forms and give the user an option to perform separate calculations or give them the option to complete multiple steps in the calculation, broken down by section, on different pages.

    This would be my preferred method for allowing users to perform calculations. For example, on one form, the user could calculate a simple calculation for Return on Investment… and then the user could have the option to proceed to the next steps (linking the first result in the calculation to subsequent steps) performing a more in depth calculation, with the ROI value automatically entered into the 2nd step (2nd form on a different page)in the calculation… the second form would return the ROI value of the first calculation and then the user would enter data in additional fields to calculate the second calculation… then they could proceed to the third step, returning the value of the second calculation as a function of the third calculation… and so on. If this operation must be completed on one page, it could be overwhelming for the user, so I would like to explore two alternatives to break up such a long calculation into multiple steps, on multiple pages:

    (1) Preference is to link multiple forms together, where subsequent forms (steps in the calculation) would utilize value(s) calculated in previous forms as a function of subsequent forms, for a more in depth calculation, should the user choose to proceed.

    (2) Alternatively (2nd preference) would be to create one long calculation (more than 40 fields in one form) and break up sections of the calculation into multiple pages… but all fields and calculations would be associated with one form. The problem with this is some users may wish to skip step 2, for example, and move on to step three of the calculation.

    Again, I have searched for a solution in the forums and have not found an answer to this problem. This is an outstanding plugin and if I get it to work properly, I will definitely support what you have developed.

    Thank you!

    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/calculated-fields-form/

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  • Plugin Author codepeople

    (@codepeople)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,

    Create a multipages form is easy with our plugin, for example suppose you want display the fields 1, 2, 3 and 4, in the first page, fields 5, 6 and 7, in a second page, and 8, 9, 10 and 11 in the third. You only should insert a “Page Break” control between the fields 4 and 5, and another one between fields 7 and 8.

    If you want that some fields must be entered before move to a different page, check the attribute “required” in the fields that must be filled.

    Best regards.

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