Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

Overview of Form Processing
Step For more information, see
1. Create a form ”Creating a New Form” on page 576
The Structure of Form Data
Creating a New Form
A form has the following components.
Working with HTML Forms
2. Assign it to a Web page ”Implementing a Form on a Web Page” on page 615
3. Site visitor goes to your Web site
and completes form. Form is mailed
to an email address, saved to a
database, or both.
4. View submitted form data and
download it to a spreadsheet.
”Viewing Form Reports” on page 618
• Form (title, ID number, whether the form data is sent as email,
and/or saved to a database, etc.)
• Content information (title, start and/or end date, status,
postback message, etc.)
• Form fields (text field, password field, text area, hidden text,
choices, checkbox, select list, calendar, submit button, etc.)
The screen you use to create a form follows five simple steps. After
completing the steps, you have a new form that’s ready to collect
the information you need. To make the task easier, Ektron
CMS400.NET provides sample forms that you can start with then
customize.
As explained in ”Mailto or Database Form” on page 211, form data
can be emailed and/or saved to a database. Forms created using
the procedure described below are saved to a database by default,
but not emailed. To change either setting, use the Edit Properties
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