Send a Request for Information

Learn how to request additional information from a specific external recipient who can then add it straight to the form itself, saving time and reducing risk of error.

Interactive Guide #

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Step by Step Guide #

  1. Click the options menu (⋮).
Options menu opens beside the form, showing available actions in the side panel.

2. Select ‘Request info’.

Request Info is selected from the form options menu.

3. Select the recipient role and, if their details aren’t already in the form, add them here. Name and email address are required, you can add a message to your request to help them understand its nature.

Request Information window opens with recipient, email and message fields.

4. Click ‘Send now’ to complete the request.

Recipient details and message are entered, then Send is selected.

5. The recipient will recieve an email with a link to provide the information. This is the process they’ll go through.

Recipient email opens with a button to provide the requested information.

6. The form fields of relevance to that role will be editable, all other fields wil be locked.

Editable form fields are shown while other form sections remain locked.

7. We’ve filled out some simple contact details as the recipient.

Simple contact details are entered into the editable section of the form.

8. They click ‘Save Form’ to complete the request.

Save Form button is selected to complete the information request.

9. We’ll jump back into the platform and refresh the browser.

Success confirmation shows the request information form has been submitted.

10. The ‘Request for Information Details’ panel, on the right side of the Form Overview page, shows the timestamps and progress of any request activity.

Request Information Details panel shows recipient, email, status and submission progress.

11. Here we can see that the details have been added to the form. You’ll also receive an email notifying you of the request completion.

Completed request details appear in the form side panel for review.