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Submissions: System Fields

Below is an explanation of each of the system fields automatically included in submissions:
start
The UTC date and time the submission was started on the device.
end
The UTC date and time the submission was saved as complete on the device. Captured when the user taps Save and Send. This field is not updated by the Retrieve function.
today
The local date the submission was started on the device.
deviceid
IMEI number of device. Blank if submission was created on the portal.
subscriberid
IMSI number of device. Blank if submission was created on the portal.
simid
SIM card number of device. Blank if submission was created on the portal.
phonenumber
The phone number of the device as configured on the portal.
mobilekey
The unique id of the mobile device. The user name of the user if submission was created on the portal.
projectkey
The unique id of the project.
recordid
The unique id of the submission. Titled Form_Record on the portal. The first two portions of this field are the account code and form code.
recordid_Number
The auto incrementing submission number as extracted from the recordid field.
Record_Name
A combination of submission field data. This field can be configured under Build Forms on the doForms portal. Blank if no record name has been configured.
edit_datestring
The UTC date and time the record was edited on the portal or the UTC date and time the record was saved as complete after being retrieved on a device. Blank if it has not been edited. Titled Edit_Date on the portal.
timezone
The timezone offset from UTC (in number of minutes) of the device that created the submission. If the submission was created on the portal, the timezone offset configured at Account | Date:Time Settings.
Date_Created
The UTC date and time the submission was saved as complete on the device. Captured when the user taps Save and Send. This field is not updated by the Retrieve function.
Date_Created_Local
The local date and time (based on timezone setting of the machine where Sync & Save is installed) the submission was saved as complete on the device.
statusName
If the submission was created as a dispatch, the name of the status when the submission was downloaded. Available in 1.11.
statusCode
If the submission was created as a dispatch, the numeric code of the status when the submission was downloaded. Available in 1.11.
nickname
The nickname assigned to the device that created the submission. Available in 1.11.
Date_ReceivedThe UTC date and time the submission was received by the doForms portal. This is the date used when submissions are requested by date range. Available in 1.11.
Date_Received_LocalThe local date and time (based on the timezone setting of the machine where Sync & Save is installed) the submission was received by the doForms portal.
Pdf_Report
The url that can be used to download the PDF report. All PDF and Excel fields are populated with real values when the files are actually exported.
Pdf_Report_FileName
The file name of the PDF report.
Excel_Report
The url that can be used to download the Excel report.
Excel_Report_FileName
The file name of the Excel report.

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