Adding field to existing form and updating all records with default value

[Barry Smyth]

Hi,

I have an existing form with about 100+records. I want to add a new field to the form (3 options) and default all of the existing records to say Option 1 of the new field.

Is that possible, and how would I do it?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Barry Smyth 

You can just add the ConfiForms Field Definition into your form and make the request to update it to a certain value using the REST API

On server

• https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/ConfiForms+Server+REST+API+version+0#ConfiFormsServerRESTAPIversion0-Updatespecificfield
• https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/ConfiForms+Server+REST+API+version+1#ConfiFormsServerRESTAPIversion1-UpdateConfiFormsFieldvaluebyfilter

On cloud

• https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/FORMS/REST+API+for+ConfiForms+CLOUD#RESTAPIforConfiFormsCLOUD-Update

Alex

[Barry Smyth]

Nope, can't follow that at all. Is there a simple step by step guide for the complete beginner? Otherwise i'll just manually go into each record and update them. Thought there would have been a simpler way to save time. 

And suddenly it clicked and I was able to it simply using the URL approach. Who knew it was that easy!!!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

I am glad you find it easy... as it truly is... not really much to add than to what I have mentioned in my 1st comment

[Barry Smyth]

Thanks Alex!