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How can I create my own collection field, and have it available for every form

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Updated April 13, 2017

asked on April 12, 2017 • Show version history

I would like this Address field to be available to me for every form (like it is) but with only Canadian descriptions (ie, no reference to State or Zip Code; and no Country field). Can this be done?

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replied on April 13, 2017

Perhaps you could also design a "template" base process with the form design you want, upload it to the BPL and use that for each new process you build. Of course, you could export the process and import it into different customer's systems as well.

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replied on April 13, 2017

Ooh, I like that template base process idea, as well, Sheldon!

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT RESPONDED!

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replied on April 13, 2017

Yeah! I made it work! The results are perfect! I can keep this wording to add to any other forms I need to.

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replied on April 12, 2017

Hi Connie

It is possible to edit the Address Fields to change the Field labels and even hide the ones you don't want. The instructions are in the LF Administration guide, search for Address Fields, should be the first items

Link is the article is:

https://www.laserfiche.com/support/webhelp/Laserfiche/10/en-US/administration/#../Subsystems/Forms/Content/Forms/Form-Fields/Address.htm?Highlight=address fields

Once you have completed this once, then in your next forms you just pull the Address Page onto the form and then copy the JS over from the first form. Saves the effort of having to drag all of the fields onto a page and creating a Collection each time.

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replied on April 12, 2017

That would be really great if we could save groups of fields (or bits of code) to easily be reused between forms - but I don't think that functionality currently exists.

I have a custom Notes table that I reuse on most of my forms. When I create a new form, the first thing I do is copy the table (and all its fields, variable names, and CSS class names), copy the CSS for the table, and copy the Javascript used by the table. It's a little annoying to do, having to recreate each part, but if I open two Forms windows side-by-side and make the best use of Copy/Paste, it goes smoothly enough.

In your case, using a collection, with some CSS for layout formatting, you should be able to get the structure the way you want. Then you'd just need to recreate it each time.

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replied on April 12, 2017

Okay, so, I should just go ahead and build one (Collection Field?) the way I want it, and then make notes on how I did it so I can do it more quickly for the next one.

How do you get a collection of fields like this Address one that does not have the ADD option at the bottom?

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replied on April 12, 2017

You should be able to limit the collection to one record only from the layout page (Range of sets - Min: 1 - Max: 1).

Alternately, you can hide the add button pretty easily with CSS code (I'm happy to share if you need it).

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