Pre-fill
A pre-filled field is when a field is filled on behalf of the respondent, when a form is loaded. This is done by adding the pre-filled value in a specific format to the form’s URL. Pre-filling adds convenience for the respondent when field values are known beforehand.
For example, the names of your respondents can be pre-filled if you know them in advance.
Pre-fills are currently only available on Short answer fields.
Create pre-fills
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Pre-fill Examples
Form link ? Field ID = Pre-Fill
form.gov.sg/631707fe74cd7300119bc80f?62a997e37e757400142154ad=Sr%20PM
form.gov.sg/631707fe74cd7300119bc80f?62a997e37e757400142154ad=Intern
%20 represents a space. The browser will still add this automatically when you use a space instead. (e.g. =Sr Pm)
Form link ? Field ID 1 = Pre-Fill 1 & Field ID 2 = Pre-Fill 2
form.gov.sg/631707fe74cd7300119bc80f?62a997e37e757400142154ad=Software%20Engineer&62aae6db6e99e1001289415d=Open%20Government%20Products
Text Tutorial: Pre-fill
1) Click on "Short answer" field
Go to the form builder. Look for and create the Short answer field. Click on it.
2) Enable pre-fill and create the field
Scroll down to bottom of the editor and enable pre-fill. Click on the "Create Field" button to proceed.
3) Find the Field ID
To obtain the Field ID necessary to create the pre-filled link, click on the Short answer field that you have just created. Scroll down the editor and you should find a newly generated Field ID.
4) Create the pre-fill link
Add the Field ID and pre-fill value to the back of your form link in this format: Form link ? Field ID = Pre-Fill In the URL, %20 represents a space while %23 represents a #.
To automate this process, you can create a spreadsheet to generate your pre-fill links quickly. You may also bulk create shortened links on go.gov.sg and send out the personalised links via postman.gov.sg.
Sample files to make creation of prefill links easier:
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