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New Feature Announcement: Multi-Column View

  • 1.  New Feature Announcement: Multi-Column View

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    Posted 11-30-2022 11:02

    We're excited to share another new feature with you all: Multi-Column View

    Available on our Enterprise tier, Multi-Column View is a new data source option for lookup questions (e.g., dropdown, radio button, etc.). It allows a form to display up to three columns from the data source to help users select the correct answer.

    The challenge

    When field engineers needed to select an option from a lookup question in the past, they usually had to pick a choice from a list. Unfortunately, this method wasn't very user-friendly. For example, here's a list of model numbers from the Android app:

    A screen capture of a selection list displaying a column of text and a column of selection buttons from the ProntoForms Android app.

    As you can see from the screenshot above, there is not much context here. A data source can provide important information that can be vital to getting the job done efficiently, like the quantity on hand or the specific part name.

    Our solution: Multi-Column View

    Using the Multi-Column View feature, you can now select up to three columns of data to display in the app when a user opens a dropdown question. The field worker now has more context with more columns, and they can sort them as well. Here's an example of the updated feature at work in a sample data source for part numbers:

    A screen capture of a selection list displaying a column listing part numbers, a column listing part names, and a column of selection buttons from the ProntoForms Android app.

    Using this new feature, which is available to all Enterprise tier users, you'll be able to display an unlimited number of columns in the output documents. Also, this feature doesn't affect output documents.

    For more information on how to implement the Multi-Column View feature, please check out our Product Documentation here: Multi-Column View and Default Sort Options.

    #FeatureRelease



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    Pat Cooney
    Community Engineer
    ProntoForms
    community@prontoforms.com
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