Create and Manage Field Sets for Activities

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You can create custom field sets for your Registration Forms in Activities. Field Sets are groups of fields that you can add to a form at one time.

Create Field Sets

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher | Author

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select Activities:

  3. Select the Field Sets tab:The back-end of the Activities module with the Field Sets tab highlighted.

  4. Click Add Field Set:The back-end of the Activities module on the Field Sets tab with the Add Field Set button highlighted.

  5. Create a name for your field set (such as Address or Phone Number):The Add Field Set screen of the Activities module with the Field Set Name field highlighted.

  6. Drag and drop fields into the field area to add them to the field set:The Add Field Set screen with a field being drag-and-dropped onto the field area.

    • Field Types

      • Short Answer: Will allow for a short answer (Character limit of 999 characters)

      • Long Answer: Will allow for a long answer (Character limit of 9,999 characters)

      • Checkboxes: Will allow you to add an unlimited number of checkbox options to choose from

      • Dropdown: This will allow you to add an unlimited number of drop-down options to choose from

      • Radio Buttons: Will allow you to add unlimited radio button options to choose from

      • Section Break: Will add a section break to the form

      • Reply Email: Will allow a reply email to be entered

      • Page Break: Will add a page break to separate the form

      • Date/Time: Will allow a date/time on the form

      • File Upload: Will allow files to be uploaded

      • Image: Will allow an image to be added

      • Link: Will allow the addition of a link

      • Text: Will allow for a text section

    • Field Sets

      • Will appear with existing field sets you can add

  7. When you add a field type, configure those properties as well:The Add Field Set screen with an added field's Properties section highlighted.

    Note:

    Properties will vary depending on the field type.

    • Label: Create a name for the field type

    • Instructions: Add instructions

    • Width: Select a width (part of the field area they take up)

    • Required: Select to make this field type a required selection

    • Max Length: Enter a maximum character length

      • Limit width to max length: Click to make the width dependent on the max character length.

    • Placeholder: Add text in the box (possibly instructions) that will go away as soon as you click into the field

    • For Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, and Dropdown

      • Options: Add an option and click + to add to the field:The Field Properties Options section for adding additional items to a Radio Button, Drop-down, or Checkbox field set.

  8. Click Save Changes:The Add Field Screen with the Field Properties Save Changes button highlighted.

  9. Click Save or Save and Make Active:The Add Field Set screen with the Save and Save and Make Active buttons highlighted.

    • Save: Saves changes, but the field set is not available for use

    • Save and Make Active: Saves changes, and the field set becomes available for use

Modify Field Sets

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher | Author

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select Activities:

  3. Select the Field Sets tab:The back-end of the Activities module with the Field Sets tab highlighted.

  4. Click Actions next to your desired field set:The Activities module on the Field Sets tab with a Field Set Actions menu button highlighted.

  5. Select Modify:The Activities module on the Field Sets tab with the Actions menu expanded and the Modify option highlighted.

  6. Modify the field set:The Activities module on the Field Sets tab with a Field Set opened for modifications.

    • Name: Edit the name of the field set

    • Field Types and Field Sets: Drag and drop into the empty space

      • Field Types

        • Short Answer: Will allow for a short answer (Character limit of 999 characters)

        • Long Answer: Will allow for a long answer (Character limit of 9,999 characters)

        • Dropdown: Will allow you to add drop-down options to choose from

        • Checkboxes: Will allow you to add checkbox options to choose from

        • Radio Buttons: Will allow you to add radio button options to choose from

        • Section Break: Will add a section break to the form

        • Reply Email: Will allow a reply email to be entered

        • Page Break: Will add a page break to separate the form

        • Date/Time: Will allow a date/time on the form

        • File Upload: Will allow files to be uploaded

        • Image: Will allow an image to be added

        • Link: Will allow the addition of a link

        • Text: Will allow for a text section

      • Field Sets: Will display existing field sets

  7. Click Save or Save and Make Active:The Add Field Set screen with the Save and Save and Make Active buttons highlighted.

    • Save: Will save the changes without making them active

    • Save and Make Active: Will save and make active (will only appear if the field set is currently inactive)

    • Save and Submit: Will save your work and submit it for approval (this option will appear for Authors only)

Delete Field Sets

You must make field sets inactive before you can delete them.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select Activities:

  3. Select the Field Sets tab:The back-end of the Activities module with the Field Sets tab highlighted.

  4. Check the field sets you want to delete:The back-end of the Activities module on the Field Sets tab with the checkboxes to select Field Sets highlighted.

    • Click the box next to Field Sets to choose all field sets

  5. Expand Bulk Actions:The Field Sets tab of the Activities module with the Bulk Actions menu button highlighted.

  6. Click Delete:The Field Sets tab of the Activities module with the Bulk Actions menu expanded and the Delete button highlighted.

  7. Respond OK to the Are you sure you want to delete the selected items? pop-up:The Activities module with the Delete Field Sets confirmation pop-up box displayed and the OK button highlighted.