Date and time
A date and a time together.
Stores: an answer. Can go: the form page, inside a panel, inside columns, as a table column. Field key prefix: datetime.
How it looks
Section titled “How it looks”The first picture is the question’s settings panel in the builder. The second is the question as the person filling in the form sees it.


Options
Section titled “Options”| Option | What it does | Kind | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question label | The text the responder sees. On a page break it is the page title, on a panel the heading, on a button its text, on a consent its statement. Also available on a table column. | Text | Blank |
| Help text | A line of guidance under the question. On a page break it is the page description. | Long text | Blank |
| Required | The responder must answer before they can continue. Also available on a table column. | On or off | Off |
| Field key | The name expressions use: answers.<key>. Letters, numbers and underscore, not starting with a digit, unique in the form. Also available on a table column. | Text | |
| Save answer to field | A custom field on the destination share that the answer is saved to on each submission file, so it can be searched and filtered. Also available on a table column. | A choice | |
| When this answer changes | Actions that set, toggle or clear form variables when the answer changes. On a button they run on click. | Actions | None |
| Precision | How exact the answer is. A date can ask for just a month or a year (saved as its first day); a time or date and time can ask for whole hours only. Choices: Minute, Hour. Also available on a table column. | A choice |
Logic and validation
Section titled “Logic and validation”Each of these takes an expression, written by hand or with the logic builder.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Show this question when | Shows the question only while the expression is true. |
| Required when | Makes the question required only while the expression is true. |
| Valid when | Refuses the answer unless the expression is true. |
| Computed value (read-only) | A value worked out by the server from other answers; whatever is submitted is ignored. |
| Default value (editable) | Pre-fills the question; the responder can change it. |