Forms Forms Forms

The next challenge is to get form based data capture up and running for the all staff event on Wednesday next week. It is currently Saturday. No pressure then.

I have looked at lots of form applications but most of them seem overly involved and want to tie you into server based subscriptions.

The one that I settled on to trial first is “Device Magics” forms app.

• You browse to www.devicemagic.com and create an account.
• Design your form
• Load the app on the Ipad
• Do a quick sysnc job entailing copying a code from the Browser to the app.
• Your designed forms are then available on the app.

Good Points

• Single device version is free and so good for trialling
• The form can capture all teh normal web form fields as well as Pictures, Sketches, Barcodes and a few other interesting options.
• When you design a form you add “Connectors” to it that distribute the form when submitted. Plain text is OK but a big form can look messy quite quickly. MS Word format is OK if you do not have Repeating items such as task lists etc…
• PDF seems to be the best format. You can send the form to a set address or dynamically take the address from a field in the form.

So far I have created a meeting notes form as well as a Requirements gathering form for next weeks event.

Quite impressed so far.