Drop Down

Drop Down elements are used on forms as a type of field that allows your visitors to choose one option from a list of preset values.

It is often used when there are a limited set of choices, and it saves space by condensing the list into a compact format.

Add a Drop Down Element to your Form

To add a Drop Down element to your form select the orange + icon within the builder and then select "Drop Down".

Once added you can then edit the fields settings on the right hand side of the screen.

Under the drop down field settings there are various options to set.

These include:

Field Label: Value that is always visible to persons filling in your form
Field Name: The Field Name is "behind the scenes".
- The field name is not shown to persons filling in your form
Map to Field: Choose the field in Paminga you would like to map this data to when the form is submitted.
- Any drop down field types within your account will be available to map to via the drop down
Pre-Populate This Field: Checkbox. Paminga may be able to recognize the website visitor submitting your form. When this is the case, you can have Paminga pre-populate fields with values that are already known for that person

Within the options of the drop down field settings you have a few options to set.

These include:

Use a Pre-Exisiting Drop Down: When selected you will be able to choose from any already exisiting drop downs within your account
- Type to select a drop down or use the arrows to sort

Create a Custom Drop Down: If you would like to create a new drop down within the form select this option. Upon selection you can update the label and add options for the drop down

Allow Multiple Selection: Selecting this checkbox will allow your visitors to select more than one option from the drop down

Within the date field settings you can set validation rules for the persons submitting the form.

These validation rules include:

Required: Make it so that when the person is submitting the form the field is required to submit
- By default a message is set to "This is a required field." This message can be edited

Under the layout tab you have the ability to edit the layout of the field on the form.

Here you can set the fields:

Easily set these parameter using the slider, or input the value to the right of each layout option.

By default the field is set to show always. That said, you have the ability to edit the fields visibilty to conditionally display.

If you would like to edit the visibilty of the form field update the settings under the conditions tab.

You can set the field to:

Selection of the last two will prompt you to set conditions of display for this field using the Paminga segemnt builder.

The conditions available to dispaly off of are:

Account Fields (standard & custom)
Contact Field (standard & custom)
Form Fields: Set the conditons based on any field's value on your form
Language: If you leverage "Internationalization" each language you have added to the form will be available to select here

Want more information on displaying fields conditionally?

Make sure to check out our in-depth documentation here.