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Retrieving form data

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  1. babbsela
    Member

    How is form data displayed in the back end? Is there a way to retrieve it in the same order and layout as the form?

    My issue is that my form requires 40+ fields. If the data is displayed horizontally (as with the form to db plugin for Contact Form 7) it's difficult to put it into a useable format. Exporting to Excel or CSV still gives me a wide horizontal form. I'd like to retrieve it with all the fields displayed vertically, like the form that the user filled in.

    Is this possible with gravity forms?

    Posted 11 years ago on Saturday February 2, 2013 | Permalink

  2. Chris Hajer
    Key Master

    The data export in CSV format is horizontal, just like with the db add-on for Contact Form 7.) That's just how CSV works. One record per line, horizontally, and then columns vertically. If you have 40 fields in the form, you will have 40 columns horizontally.

    With Gravity Forms you will received an email confirmation to the administrator, which is a vertical layout by default. And when viewing the entries or printing the entries from the back end, that layout is vertical as well. Only the CSV is horizontal, just due to the limitations of that file format.

    You can test this form and will receive an email notification of the information you submitted (if you use a real email address.) http://gravity.chrishajer.com/contact-us-test-of-notification/

    Here is a screenshot of an entry: http://minus.com/lXSdGva9yaLfe (backend)

    Here is a screenshot of a user notification: http://minus.com/lJTuy8Z2R1KwZ (email)

    Does that answer your question?

    Posted 11 years ago on Saturday February 2, 2013 | Permalink