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As part of the SPARC service request process, Form Functionality allows Service Providers to ask their customers service-specific questions that will help them to efficiently and effectively fulfill each request. It provides a flexible and powerful form creation tool and admin interface to empower catalog managers and service providers to extend SPARC's data management to meet their unique needs.
Form Functionality as a Service Provider
When the Form Functionality has been built in SPARCCatalog at the Organization and Service levels, Service Providers are able to use the Forms to gather additional details from users.
Service Providers can create and edit their Forms and Surveys through SPARCCatalog. For further information on how to create/edit Forms and Surveys through SPARCCatalog, please click the link at the top of this page to our SPARCForms Guide for SPARCCatalog.
Utilizing the SPARCForms page
Across the top of the screen, is the toolbar with the different SPARC modules. Click SPARCForms module to access all completed forms and surveys that you have access to. A list of rights for SPARCForms and Surveys can be found here.
The table of Survey Responses shows all forms or surveys that fit the filter criteria. You can create filters and save them for future use. From the Survey Responses table, you can edit and preview form and survey submissions as well.
The search bar in the upper right corner of the table allows for users to search out specific survey entries. you can also refresh the table and change the information visible by selecting the columns.
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
 | Allows the service provider to search for specific survey/forms in the submission table |
    | Allows the service provider to refresh the submission table Allows the service provider to select what columns they can see in the submission table Allows the service provider to create a survey response report |
The Filter functionalities allow the service provider to better organize and filter through the survey/form submissions. A further breakdown of each feature can be found in the table below.
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
  | Allows the service provider to switch between surveys and forms when viewing the submission table |
  | Allows the service provider to be able to filter the submission table by active/inactive surveys/forms |
  | Allows the service provider to be able to filter the submission table by specific survey/form |
 | Allows the service provider to filter the submission table based on the completion date of the survey/form |
 | Allows the service provider to include Incomplete surveys/forms in their filter of the submission table |
 | After making the selection in the filter dropdowns, the service provider can click filter. They can also save their filter selections for future use or reset the filters for a new selection |
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
 | Each column can be sorted from ascending to descending and vice versa, allowing the service provider, along with the filter functionalities, to organize the information they look at. |
 | This is the SRID or Service Request ID for a specific service request that a survey/form is associated with. By clicking on it, the service provider is able to return to the service request. |
    | Allows the service provider to view the survey/form responses. Remains locked until response is given Allows the service provider to edit the survey/form responses. Remains locked until response is given Allows the service provider to resend the survey to the research team for a response. Once a response is given the function is locked. This function is not available for forms. |