It would be nice to be able to choose "Contains" for a field condition. You could use this to trigger conditional screens or fields based on some string of text or numbers being present in a field instead of having to always rely on an exact match or add multiple conditions for all of the possible values.
Hey everyone! We've released the first part of "contains" for both Android and iOS. The new functionality includes the ability to do "contains," "starts with" and "ends with." The ability to do the opposite ("does not contain," etc.) will be coming soon as well. Release notes & details for this will be out tomorrow.
Hi Chris,
We do review and report on the number of votes feature requests are getting. The interest here is weighed against a lot of things, among them our overall product strategy, the level of effort required, user data, and insight from our user research (some quantitative, some qualitative).
Things from the Community do get implemented (a couple of examples: https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000175687-Hidden-or-read-only-GPS-field, https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000215048-Make-reference-data-available-as-a-dropdown-when-creating-a-dispatch). A few are in progress or on the roadmap (some examples: https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000174847-Page-numbering-in-PDF-Designer, https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000467367-Web-Version-of-Apps, https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000466907-The-ability-to-make-your-own-dashboard).
As far as this particular topic goes, I promise to keep advocating for it every chance I get. Thanks, as always, for your feedback.
Hi there!
GoCanvas is really impressive and I can see a lot of effort being put into building this platform. Now I'm looking for an alternative to switch from JotForm, which UX and UI needs a lot of improvements.
Today I found GoCanvas and it's on top 3 of my list now. However, after 30 minutes of testing I can tell there are some fundamental features missing here - one example is Field Condition.
My question is “How is that possible that you've created such an amazing app but cannot implement such a trivial feature users are asking you for 2 years?” I need CONTAINS option too. In my company we use Service Requests number to identify its type. I have to use CONTAINS condition to decide which fields should be shown and which should be hidden. Otherwise, I will have to either build multiple forms (this I can accept) and modify them as time goes by (this I cannot accept) or choose another way to get it solved with GoCanvas - for instance let user decide by choosing an option from drop-down. Second option means no-automation and leaves plenty of room for mistakes.
Another example is Field mask - why did you implement it so poorly? There is one fundamental thing missing too - this option should also allow placing specific character (alphanumerical or non-alphanumerical). Please have a look how Google implemented regular expressions in Google Forms - it gives users virtually endless possibilities - so please follow Google :-)
Your app looks really great, but you should also react better to what your users are saying. There's no better way of user satisfacion improvement. Statements like that provided by Sara Kaplow don't bring you closer to your users to be honest.
Fingers crossed!
Hi Bartosz (and others),
The contains functionality for conditions will be out in the next few weeks. I know it's been a long wait.
I do hear you on the feedback about field masking, and I'd encourage you to put your exact use case in as a feature request. This is a feature that is not widely used (perhaps because it doesn't do enough), so I'd love to be able to build a case to invest some time into it if folks are interested.
Thanks!
Howdy Bob,
You can set field or screen conditions based on user input for most field types, including Drop Down fields and Multiple Choice fields.
Could you please share more specific details on your use case and the hurdles you have encountered when trying to set up Conditions? That way, other users in the Community can provide their insight on the matter.
Alternatively, you can submit a ticket to our Support Team for direct troubleshooting with your App and any issues you may have encountered.
Howdy Mike,
Thank you for checking in on this functionality for the Windows client. COVID-19 has changed things dramatically for all businesses. We're regularly re-evaluating and re-prioritizing as we learn more each day.
At this time, we have no planned release date for 'Contains' Conditions for Windows. But this is something we want to provide and we will share any major updates directly on this Feature Request post.
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