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Dispatch: Format


Sync & Save automatically displays the form fields that are available to populate.

The following field types are not available to pre-populate:
  • Label
  • Attachment (Photo, Signature, Audio, etc.)
  • Approval
  • System fields (start, recordid, etc.)
  • Optional Message section of an Email field. (The Email can be populated).
  • Calculation
Beginning in version 1.8.0 fields in Repeating Sections, Tables and Grids can be populated. See here for more information.

Some field types have special format requirements:
  • Time and Date Time questions
    Sync & Save can parse a wide variety of date formats, however all time values must be in UTC (GMT). 
  • Select One
    The value must be an "Underlying Value" as defined on the form.
  • Select Multiple
    The value(s) must be one or more of the "Underlying Value" as defined on the form, separated by a space.
  • Score
    The value must be the "Underlying Value" as defined on the form.
  • Location
    The value must be the Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, and Accuracy, each separated by a space. The Longitude and Latitude must be in decimal format. For example, 40°44'53.04" North 73°59'6.72" West would be entered as "40.748066 -73.9852 0.0 24.0".

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