This article provides a visual and step-by-step guide on how to manage data forms within a contact's profile in BestNotes, including adding, managing multiple, deleting, hiding, and revealing forms.

Permissions Required

  • Manage Forms

Visual Tutorial

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Managing Data Forms

On a contact's profile page, the Forms tab can add specialized data about a contact.

Adding a Data Form

  1. Look at the Data Forms in the dropdown list.
  2. Select a form.
  3. Click Add.

Data Forms can include:

  • Text boxes
  • Screenshot showing the Forms tab with a dropdown list of data forms and an Add button.

    1. Select boxes
    2. Check boxes

NOTE: All Information in a Data Form is reportable.

  • Once you have filled out the form, click Save (Data Forms can also autosave when you click out of any text box).
  • Data Forms can also be populated in:
    • A Template
    • The Contact's Profile Demographics top half of page (Create Ticket)

Managing Multiple Data Forms

  • Click the Manage Form button.

  • Select another Data Form.
  • Screenshot showing the Manage Form button.

Screenshot showing the Manage Form window with a list of available data forms.

  • Multiple Data Forms can be opened when you click on their abbreviated name and button.

Delete / Hide Data Forms

If you decide to discontinue the use of a data form that has already been added, then click the Manage Form button.

Screenshot showing the Manage Form button.

  • Click the Trashcan to delete it entirely (NOTE: non-retrievable).
  • Screenshot showing multiple data forms open as tabs.

OR

  • Uncheck the Visible box to simply keep the data, but not show the form.

Reveal Hidden Data Forms

  • Click on the Manage Form button.
  • Screenshot showing the Manage Form window with options to delete a form or uncheck its Visible box.

Screenshot showing the Manage Form button.

  • Check the Visible box.
  • Click on the Forms tab.

  • Edit as needed.
  • Screenshot showing the Manage Form window with the Visible box checked and the Forms tab.

Next Steps

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