I'm wondering if I understood correctly at Empower, do we have offline forms yet in mobile?
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Hey Glenn,
Currently, Forms Mobile does not have an offline feature, but it is something we are looking into for a future release. It has been requested before, so our developers are aware of the need. On a related note, as of Laserfiche 9.2.1, Laserfiche Mobile now supports offline access to documents within the repository.
I was thinking that someone said in one of the classes that it was in the latest release or would be in the next release. Thank you for you reply Jason.
Hi Glenn,
I discussed offline access of documents within the repository in Coming Attractions but, as Jason notes, that's a different scenario then offline forms.
What we have seen as a workaround is to provide fillable PDFs for offline use and then build the form to allow the form to be filled out in realtime or accept file upload of pdf. Then use workflow to process the submissions.
We have had multiple requests from organization that have field reps/agents that are out in the field, who need to be able to do their work (using forms), when they do not have access to Wi-Fi. One example would be for large commercial contracting firms that have Project Managers that need to submit change orders while at a job-site, where there is no Wi-Fi. We have countless other examples for other organizations that have field reps on the front lines, and we have one that can describe their specific use case to the development if desired. I too thought I heard that offline forms was being considered for a future release of mobile - so I am just looking for a status update if possible.
Hi Donny,
It's definitely being looked into, and we're hoping to be able to provide it. We know there's a demand for it, but it's a pretty involved implementation so we don't want to say for sure until we're sure.
Hi Jason
Is there any update regarding offline form capabilities and when this can be expected?
This is available in Forms 10.1 which has been released.