Predefined format for data entry

Developers
1

Hi,
I would like to create a text field question but with a specific format to
be followed e.g all the entries for the field should have the format KE/
[month] 2014 / serial number / weight . Is there an option of doing this
and implementing it by adding rules when editing a form?

Thanks.

2

Geoffrey,

So we don't support input masking, but we do support the ability to use a
Regular Expession as a constraint, which you can read more about here:
https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Common+Logic+and+Calculations

In general, however, groups often find it more useful to collect each
individual value in that kind of string, and then use a hidden value to
compute the final string, as it's more straightforward and somewhat less
error prone than entering a string with a rigid structure.

-Clayton

··· On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Geoffrey Muthondu wrote:

Hi,
I would like to create a text field question but with a specific format to
be followed e.g all the entries for the field should have the format KE/
[month] 2014 / serial number / weight . Is there an option of doing this
and implementing it by adding rules when editing a form?

Thanks.

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Thanks, let me have a look at that.

··· On Monday, 16 December 2013 19:26:06 UTC+3, Clayton Sims wrote: > > Geoffrey, > > So we don't support input masking, but we do support the ability to use a > Regular Expession as a constraint, which you can read more about here: > https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Common+Logic+and+Calculations > > In general, however, groups often find it more useful to collect each > individual value in that kind of string, and then use a hidden value to > compute the final string, as it's more straightforward and somewhat less > error prone than entering a string with a rigid structure. > > -Clayton > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Geoffrey Muthondu <soyf...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi, >> I would like to create a text field question but with a specific format >> to be followed e.g all the entries for the field should have the format KE/ >> [month] 2014 / serial number / weight . Is there an option of doing this >> and implementing it by adding rules when editing a form? >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CommCare Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to commcare-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >