About Repeating Field Groups
A repeating field group contains one or more fields and allows users to enter multiple sets of grouped data into a case folder. For example, if you wanted to capture important dates for an employee, like their hire date or birthday. The Case Type captures important dates, and the end user can elect to add as many important dates to the form as they need to by using repeating field groups.
The sample below shows how a repeating field group appears on an actual case form.
This sample form is capturing significant dates for an Employee (captured using a non-repeating field at the top of the form). Each employee can have multiple significant dates, so these are captured using the (A) Important Dates repeating group. Each group has fields to capture the Date and Significance of Date. More dates can be added by clicking (B) Insert, which inserts additional Important Dates field groups to capture each date. Groups can also be removed by clicking the (C) X beside the line to be deleted.
Adding Repeating Field Groups
Follow the steps below to add a Repeating Group to your data model.
1. Click the Add Repeating Group button. A Repeating field group appears as shown below:
2. Enter a Group Name as it should appear on the form.
3. Provide at least one (A) Field Name, (B) Field Type, and select a (C) Choice List if required by the field type selected.
Ref | Field | Description |
A | Field Name | Name of the field as it will appear in the application. |
B | Field Type | Choose one of the available Field Types from the drop-down list. Each options is described in the Field Types section. |
C | Choice List | If you select Lookup Dropdown, Lookup Search, or Lookup Multiple Values as a Field Type, the Choice List dropdown is made available and populated with the available choice lists. You are required to select a choice list for each Lookup Dropdown, Lookup Search, or Lookup Multiple Values field you create. Each Choice List contains its own set of values which are accessible under the Lookup Dropdown, Lookup Search, and Lookup Multiple Values field types. The Choice List selector is disabled for all other Field Types. |
4. Optionally, Use the button to add more fields to the group. You can add as many as needed
5. You can also use the icon to delete the entire field group.
6. You can also add more groups by clicking Add Repeating Group.