In many cases, you might want to show a read-only confirmation of the submitted form to your users, which provides a clear indication that the form has been submitted successfully. There are two different ways to achieve this which we will explain below:
The easy, but less configurable way: Show a version of the original form with all fields set to read-only. This is the simplest way to present a confirmation to your users and can be set up in seconds!
The custom option: Redirect to a second form, which features only read-only fields. This option is extremely useful when you need to customize exactly what is shown on the confirmation screen, for example when wanting to show further instructions, or hide information presented to the user prior to submission.
If you prefer following along to a video, instead of this written article, we've got you covered, too! The video below covers both scenarios described here in detail.
Show a read-only version of the original form
You can show an exact replica of your form, but with all fields set to read-only by using the "show read-only version of record after submission" functionality. To set this up, you can go to:
Your form's configuration page
Submission Actions section
Action After Save must be Success Message
Turn on the "show read-only version of record after submission" toggle
This toggle will only show up if the login is disabled in the form.
Here's an example of what this might look like:
Before submission:
After submission:
As you can see, the confirmation screen is a 1-for-1 replica of the original form, including all descriptions etc. If you'd like more control over what is shown, check out the custom option below!
You can add more information to the confirmation shown by using formula fields. Formula fields are not shown when creating new records, but will show up in the confirmation!
Redirect to a separate, read-only form
This option is ideal for users who want full control over what is shown on the confirmation screen, or for users of a form with a login. The easiest way to achieve this is by simply duplicating your main form once you've finished setting up everything else:
Once you have created your "confirmation form", you can start customizing it by adding or removing fields, customizing descriptions etc. One important step is to set all fields to read-only, which can be done through the "Bulk Actions" button:
Once your form is ready, you need to copy its edit formula, which is used to show specific records. Get the edit formula by:
Clicking on the Open Form button
Edit Records
Use the Copy button to copy the formula
Now, go to the Airtable table used by your form and create a new formula field using the formula you just copied. You could name it "Confirmation link", for example.
As a final step, we need to go to:
The main form's configuration page
Submission Actions section
Set Action After Save to Redirect to URL (or Airtable field)
Set Redirect URL Type to Airtable Field
Set Redirect URL Field to the formula field created in the previous step (e.g. Confirmation link)
That's it! Now your setup could look something like this:
Before submission
After submission
You can also use conditions in the formula field used as the redirect URL, for example to show different sites/forms depending on what your users have chosen on the main form!