Form Builder

The Form Builder provides an easy to use UI with which we can create forms of arbitrary complexity.

When you first visit the Form Builder website (opens in a new tab), you'll see this login screen:

Choose https://dev3.openmrs.org/openmrs in the OpenMRS Server URL field and then enter your login credentials to sign in.

Once signed in, you should see this landing page.

Features of the Form Builder

• The Create a new form button. Clicking on this launches the Schema editor.
• The Forms List view dropdown. You can use it to toggle between displaying Forms and Components.
• The Forms List search bar. You can use it to search through the available forms by name.
• The Forms List filter. You can use this filter to limit your search to only forms that are published.
• The Forms List - A list of all the forms saved to the backend server. From it, you can see the form names and versions, their published status, their retired status, and a list of actions you can take. These actions include the ability to:
  • Edit a form schema. Clicking the Edit button loads the selected form's schema in the Schema editor.
  • Download a form schema by clicking the Download button.
  • Import a form schema by clicking the Import button. Useful for a when a form is missing the associated schema.
• Pagination controls - These are at the bottom of the Forms List. They allow you to navigate between the items in the Forms List.