{"id":5026,"date":"2018-06-19T07:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T07:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=5026"},"modified":"2025-12-28T11:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T11:07:24","slug":"forms","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/es\/tutorial\/forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Forms<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>A number of cards in the system have a place where you can add custom fields so you can store additional information of your choice.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The cards that can have custom fields added.<\/li>\n<li>After selecting a card to add a form to, click to add a field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515.jpg\" alt=\"form types\" width=\"1585\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515.jpg 1585w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515-768x264.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515-1536x527.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515-1280x439.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR515-600x206.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1585px) 100vw, 1585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The custom fields created are displayed on the Additional Information card. Here is an example showing where the custom fields for the Student Form are held on the Student Card:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0938.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5029 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0938.png\" alt=\"additional information\" width=\"947\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0938.png 947w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0938-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0938-768x235.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Searching:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One very useful thing is that you can search your students, teachers etc., using the additional field as a filter.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Filter<\/li>\n<li>Example of custom field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0950.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0950.png\" alt=\"filtering fields\" width=\"948\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0950.png 948w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0950-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0950-768x283.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Adding Custom Fields:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0956.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0956.png\" alt=\"adding custom fields\" width=\"983\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0956.png 983w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0956-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_0956-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Types of Custom Fields:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Text &#8211; one line of text.<\/li>\n<li>Big Text &#8211; multiple lines of text.<\/li>\n<li>List &#8211; holds items to select from<span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Checkbox &#8211; yes\/no button.<\/li>\n<li>Date &#8211; date selection box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Adding Custom Fields:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After you click \u00abAdd\u00bb you will need to fill in the details:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click \u00abAdd\u00bb &#8211; do this to add extra fields.<\/li>\n<li>Name the field.<\/li>\n<li>Type of field.<\/li>\n<li>Description &#8211; not essential.<\/li>\n<li>If you choose \u00abList\u00bb, you will need to add items to the list &#8211; \u00abAdd Option\u00bb.<\/li>\n<li>Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1020-1024x500.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5032 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1020-1024x500.png\" alt=\"creating a form\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1020-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1020-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1020-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1020.png 1144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is what the above looks like on the Student Additional Information Card:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1033.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1033.png\" alt=\"how it looks\" width=\"944\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1033.png 944w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1033-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-06-21_1033-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a id=\"access-settings\"><\/a>Access Settings:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fields on these cards can be filled in by teachers and students (or parents) if you allow them to. This can be useful if you want the student to choose their course preference for next year, for example. However, the information on the card might also be of a type that you do not want non-admin people to view.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have saved your custom fields three check boxes will appear:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR516.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16889 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR516.jpg\" alt=\"access settings\" width=\"863\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR516.jpg 1282w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR516-768x86.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR516-1280x143.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UKKR516-600x67.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is active &#8211; i.e. it appears on the card.<\/li>\n<li>Is viewable and editable by the student or parent.<\/li>\n<li>Is viewable and editable by the teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Is viewable when <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/en\/tutorial\/the-group-card-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">assigning students to groups<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Untick the box to remove access rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":""},"class_list":["post-5026","tutorial","type-tutorial","status-publish","hentry","tutorialcategories-settings-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial\/5026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tutorial"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolmate.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}