{"id":95680,"date":"2025-11-25T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/?p=95680"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:33:19","slug":"types-of-fields-in-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/en\/types-of-fields-in-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of fields in forms: complete guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today’s digital environment, process automation and document digitisation are key elements in business transformation. In this context, features such as the digital forms offered by Viafirma Documents play a fundamental role. However, in order to benefit fully from them, we<\/p>\n

What are Viafirma forms?<\/h2>\n

Forms are a set of containers or labels where information entered by the user can be collected. They appear under the concept of \u2018label\u2019 or \u2018tag\u2019, represented by English terms. In other words, these forms allow you to define what data must be provided<\/strong> during the signing process.<\/p>\n

How are they inserted?<\/h2>\n

Their configuration is very simple. Once the form has been created<\/strong>, select the form field<\/strong> and access the properties panel<\/strong>. You can access it from a simple view<\/strong> or an advanced view<\/strong>. If you would like more details about this step, we recommend visiting the \u201cAdvanced form field options\u201d section in the documentation. However, we will use the simple view to enter the different labels.<\/p>\n

Once the data has been collected, we can add it to a document in an orderly manner, so that it is user-friendly and with prior verification of the data. The information can be completed by the signatory<\/strong>, the person signing the request<\/strong>, or a combination of both<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If there is integration with other systems, for example, with a CRM, these fields can be completed automatically<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Where can it be inserted?<\/h2>\n

The information collected in the fields can be inserted into the document to be signed or used later in your internal processes, even without including it in the document.<\/p>\n

Types of fields in forms<\/h2>\n

Below, we explain what types of fields you can use in forms to make the user experience as efficient and robust as possible:<\/p>\n

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  1. Email<\/li>\n
  2. Text<\/li>\n
  3. Password<\/li>\n
  4. Date<\/li>\n
  5. DateTime<\/li>\n
  6. Time<\/li>\n
  7. Number<\/li>\n
  8. Phone<\/li>\n
  9. Select<\/li>\n
  10. Radio<\/li>\n
  11. Checkbox<\/li>\n
  12. Textarea<\/li>\n
  13. Link<\/li>\n
  14. Today text<\/li>\n
  15. Label<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Email<\/h3>\n

    This type of field provides automatic format validation for emails.<\/p>\n

    Text<\/h3>\n

    This field can include alphanumeric characters<\/strong> and is the most generic field. It is perfect for collecting data such as first name, last name or address, i.e. basic information.<\/p>\n

    They can be customised with labels<\/strong>, placeholders<\/strong> (grey text that appears within the field to indicate what type of information the user is expected to enter), validations<\/strong> and specific formats<\/strong> (e.g. numbers only, capital letters, custom patterns, maximum or minimum number of characters, etc.).<\/p>\n

    If we use this field to collect the signer’s tax identification number, the following validations are also available as preconfigured options:<\/p>\n