Date

Selecting or dragging the Date option onto your form in the form builder places an input area where users can enter date information.

Label
The field label should typically be the information you want to gather or the question you're wanting to have answered.
Description
Provides a more detailed explanation of the field, including additional context for end users or instructions about how to complete the field.
Required?
Indicate if the field will be required for users to submit the form. Selecting the box indicates required, and clearing the box indicates not required.
Format
Choose the date format you'd like to use: MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY.
Disallow future dates?
Select this check box to disallow any future dates from being entered in this field.
Disallow past dates?
Select this check box to disallow any past dates from being entered in this field.

Validation

The Date field has built-in validation to help prevent invalid responses. When an end user submits information into a Date field, the form performs the following checks automatically before the form is submitted.
Answer validation and automatic actions for the Date field
Situation Automatic form responses
The end user submits a response with any format other than XX/XX/XXXX. The following error message appears: Value must match [format chosen in the form builder] format.
The end user attempts to submit a disallowed date.
  • If the end user selects the calendar tool, the form only presents date options within the date range specified in the form builder. For example, if future dates were disallowed, form builder would not allow the user to select a future date.
  • If the user types a disallowed date manually, the form automatically sets the date to the closest allowable date.
Parent topic: Smart fields