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How do I link this form with google sheet or Excel? Please advise.

Sync responses to Google Sheets Login to Neartail. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. In the Neartail Edit page, click on the form title to select it. Click on the gear icon next to the form title. Form settings will be displayed. Click Advanced. Click Launch to open Google Forms. In Google Forms, click Responses and click on the spreadsheet icon to sync responses to Google Sheets. All the fields in the form are included as columns and each row is a response. The responses will be synced in real time. Export order line items data from Neartail Reports If you used the Neartail templates to create your order form, then you will also be able export the Neartail Reports data to google sheets. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Reports > click on the sync button in the bottom right corner. This includes order status, payment status & more. When you sync the Neartail reports to Google Sheets, we create three sheets. (1) Order summary: This includes the customer contact details, amount and other fields in the form. (2) Order lineitems: This includes the order lineitems data. You can use the pivot table option on this sheet to create the aggregate reports you need. (3) Order details: This includes the quantity ordered for the products in each order. Each product will be added as a column. For products with variants, each variant will be a separate column.

Hello, I would like to send an email summary of the final order from this form to our sales email and to the customers email, with the customer unable to edit the form but cant manage to set this up, is this possible? We are using this to take orders on an exhibition stand.

You can setup email notifications directly in Neartail. For detailed instructions, please refer to the help articles below. Send confirmation email to customers when they submit their order https://neartail.com/order-form/send-confirmation-emails-to-customers.html Send notification email to your team for new orders https://neartail.com/order-form/receive-notification-emails-for-new-orders.html

Hi - I am trying to get an email notification sent to a contributor when an order is placed. I did a test order and this is the message I received. "Please contact admin. There are no payments available" At this point in time we want customers to do payment on collection.

Hi Lauren, You must setup at least one payment method when you enable payments in your form. Otherwise, the above warning message will be displayed when you submit the form. If you would like to collect payments on collection, then you should disable payments in your form. Login to Neartail. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. In the Neartail Edit page, click on the gear icon next to the Submit button. Button settings will be displayed. Click Disable payments. Click Save. Email notifications If you would like to set up email notifications, you can do it directly in Neartail. For detailed instructions, please refer to the help articles below. Send confirmation email to customers when they submit their order https://neartail.com/order-form/send-confirmation-emails-to-customers.html Send notification email to your team for new orders https://neartail.com/order-form/receive-notification-emails-for-new-orders.html

unable to configure payment option

Hi Minal, what is the issue you are facing with configuring payments in your form? Are you getting any error messages? Please share the details so that we can check and help you with this.

Hi I have a few questions 1. Is it possible to separate the answers received from a product with variants into different columns in the order table? 2. Is there an order table arranged through your software, which gives better benefits than Google Proms 3. Is it possible to limit the number of possible answers to each question? For example, I want to allow the customer to identify himself from a list I prepared in advance as a customer "Apartment 5 - Jimmy" (for example), and after completing his order, no one else will be able to see this option of "Apartment 5 - Jimmy" in the list - And so also not to identify as such. There are such plugins in Google Forms such as "choice eliminator".

Export order line items data from Neartail Reports If you used the Neartail templates to create your order form, then you will be able export the Neartail Reports data to google sheets. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Reports > click on the sync button in the bottom right corner. This includes order status, payment status & more. When you sync the Neartail reports to Google Sheets, we create three sheets. (1) Order summary: This includes the customer contact details, amount and other fields in the form. (2) Order lineitems: This includes the order lineitems data. You can use the pivot table option on this sheet to create the aggregate reports you need. (3) Order details: This includes the quantity ordered for the products in each order. Each product will be added as a column. For products with variants, each variant will be a separate column. Note: When you sync the google forms responses to google sheets, all the fields in the form are included as columns and each row is a response. If you have a product with variants, the order quantities for products variants will be included in the same column. View individual orders If you would like to view individual orders, login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, click on an order to view the details > click on the three dots more icon and click Print. Note: By default, it will show the first 10 orders in any status. You can click on the More option at the bottom of the last order to load more orders. Print consolidated orders list for delivery Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, click on the three dots more icon next to the Submitted status > click Print > select the number of orders by sliding the scale and click Print. Limit answers Neartail does not have the option to set a limit for the answers. You can only enable the inventory option for products or set up date / time slots using the appointments option. Please note that the addons such as choice eliminator that edits the google form will not work well with Neartail.

My Pink Out form is not sending email receipts. Itried my other forms and they are working. I am not sure why this one is not sending them.

The reply-to address is set automatically. If you have configured the Email respondent and Email collaborators option, then when the user replies to the confirmation email, the email will be sent to the collaborators. Similarly, when the collaborators reply to the notification email, the email will be sent to the form respondent. You have not entered the correct To email address in the Email collaborators option. That's why the confirmation emails are not being sent. Login to Neartail > click on the from to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, click on the three dots more icon next to the Submitted status > click Email collaborators > enter the correct email in the To option, click Next > if required, update the subject, click Next > if required, update the message, click Next to complete the setup. You can then submit a response to test the email notifications.

Hi - I have recently taken over a new position at my workplace and I am trying to access a form that the previous team member created. Her email address is not registering. michelle.finch@aisdubai.ae

HI Lauren, You should write to your domain administrator and request to them to update permissions / add the Formfacade addon to the allowlist. Note: Michelle was using Neartail for creating the uniform order form. Your administrator would have already added Neartail addon to the allowlist. Please try it.

i already am paying for a subscription and now cannot access my forms... please advise

Hi Christina, there is no active paid subscription linked with your email account. The subscription could not be renewed on 24-June and since the subsequent retries failed as well, the subscription was automatically cancelled on 1-July. You can use the same email account to subscribe to the paid plan to continue using your forms. Formfacade Calculate pricing https://formfacade.com/calculate/pricing.html

I would like to archive 2023 orders, have updated for 2024 orders and want the 2023 orders not to get mixed in. I have moved all 2023 orders to the trash.

Hi Angela, If you have moved the 2023 orders to the Trash status, these orders will not be included in the Neartail Reports. You can enable the Strict privacy option to permanently delete the orders in the Trash status. Enable Strict Privacy You can enable the Privacy option to delete the responses in Abandoned and Trash status permanently. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, click on the three dots next to the Abandoned or Trash status > You can enable or disable the privacy settings. When enabled, the responses in Abandoned and Trash status will be automatically deleted after 7 days. Please note that the Abandoned status will be automatically hidden when the privacy option is enabled. Google Sheets If you have exported the data from Neartail Reports to google sheets, the synced data in google sheets cannot be deleted. If you prefer to have the 2024 orders only, then you can make a copy of the form and use the share link for that form to collect responses. When you export the data from Neartail Reports, only the responses in the copied will be synced to the google sheets.

I would like to cancel so that there is no payment charge after the 7-day trial.

The free trial will automatically end after 7 days. Please note that we do not ask for card details when you install the addon/create your account. So you don't have to worry about getting charged automatically. If you have installed the addon and would like to uninstall/remove the app from your Google Forms, here's the instructions: Open your Google Forms > click on the three dots icon next to the SEND button in the top right corner > click Addons > search for Neartail > select Neartail > click on Uninstall. If you would like to delete your account, please confirm.

Situation: I have multiple store branches, i need customer to select which branch he will pickup the order. Then On Submit, the whatsapp number will need to be the corresponding whatsapp number of the store branch he selected. Can i ask for help how to do this?

You can configure your WhatsApp number in your form and allow users to submit their response to WhatsApp. When a user submits the form, Neartail composes their order as a message and opens it in WhatsApp. Users can click on the send button to send their order as a WhatsApp message to you. Please note that this is not an automated notification, but a message that the user sends manually. Instead of configuring a WhatsApp number, you can select a form field with the WhatsApp number so that order is submitted to that number. For example, if you multiple store branches, you can create a multiple choice or dropdown question with the different branches as answer choices. You can add a short answer question with the IFS formula that automatically sets the WhatsApp number based on the selected branch. You can then configure this field with the WhatsApp number for dynamic routing. Add a field for branch locations (skip if you have already added it) In the Neartail Edit page, click on the + add question icon > enter the title "Branch location", select Multiple Choice or Dropdown question type > enter the different locations as answer choices > enable the required toggle button and click Save. Question title: Branch location Answer choices: Tibag San Vicente Matatalaib San Miguel / Maligaya Capas Branch WhatsApp Number In the Neartail Edit page, click on the + add question icon > enter the title "Branch WhatsApp", select Short answer question type > click on the gear icon for this question > Question settings page will be displayed > click Answer > enter the below IFS formula in the Calculate option and click Save. IFS(Branch Location == "Tibag", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "San Vicente", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "Matatalaib", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "San Miguel / Maligaya", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "Capas", "+63XXXXXXXXXX") Note: You must type @ and select the branch location question when adding the formula in the Calculate option. Replace +63XXXXXXXXXX with the relevant WhatsApp number. Also, the answer choice (location) added in the formula must exactly match the answer choice in the question. Simply put, it is case sensitive. Configure WhatsApp number in the form In the Neartail Edit page, click on the gear icon next to the Submit button > Button settings page will be displayed > click On submit > select Submit response to WhatsApp > click Dynamic routing > Get number from this field option will be displayed > select the "Branch WhatsApp number" field from the list and click Save. This setup will allow the customer to select a branch, and based on their selection, the corresponding WhatsApp number will be used when they submit the form.

can i share the order form to a colleague but his view is only the "Orders" tab. his restrictions are: editing the form and sharing the form to others.

You can add collaborators provide access to your team, but please note that the collaborators will have to subscribe to the paid plan using their email account once their trial ends. When you add a team member as a collaborator in the Share page for a form in Neartail, they will have the same permissions as the form creator. They will be able to edit the form, manage orders, collect responses. If you would like to the team members to only view the orders, you can sync the orders to google sheets and add them as a collaborator in google sheets.

Hello I would like to create space in Google Sheets and delete some old data that belongs to the Order Forms. But I have no rights to do so here. How can I do that? or can you give me the rights? Thanks and Greetings serge

When you export the data from Neartail Reports to Google Sheets, the first column with the unique id will be locked. You will not be able to delete data rows, but you can apply filters on the other columns as required. If you have collected a large number of responses, then you can make a copy of the form and use it to collect responses going forward. When you export the data from this form to Google Sheets, only the new responses will be synced.

I can't figure out how to properly set the discount and net price fields so that they round to the "tenths" place. Right now, the numbers do not round and so they do not look like prices.

The amount values in the form will be automatically formatted to 2 decimal places. Please note that these values when synced to google sheets will have the actual value with the corresponding decimals. If the amount is not displayed properly in the form, please share the link for your form along with a sample response.

My form has several required fields. I have the form set up so that it emails the respondents a pdf of the form and then I can typically see all of the answered questions in the form. I am noticing that in two recent form submissions, I cannot find the answers to two required questions. The form was submitted, not abandoned. Can you please advise?

You should never add required fields in the home page. If you choose to do that, then you must not add category quick navigation or products in the home page or enable the search option in your form. You have added two required fields in the home page that also have the products. Users will be able to add products to the cart, click on the cart icon to view the cart page and then click on the call to action button in the Cart page to navigate to the checkout page (P.O. Form Request) without filling the answers for the two required fields in the home page. That's why users were able to submit the response without filling all the required fields. You can either move the required fields to the "P.O. Form Request" page or split the home page into two pages. The form will have the home page with the two required fields, a page with products and the P.O. Form Request page with the summary and the contact details you would like to collect.

I am trying to add a “sold as combo” product but when I do to the preview page, it’s only showing quantity. It’s not showing the configurable options. It only shows the quantity. (Ps. It’s the last product on the first page marked “shipping”)

Hi Omuwa, when the user clicks on the add to cart button for the product set up as "Sold as combo", the quantity options will be displayed. Once the user selects the preferred quantity, it will show the customization options. Please note that you will have to use the Compact or Comfortable layout for the form with customizable products.

I need to change the Stripe sign-on tied to my NearTail

Hi Jake, login to Stripe > click on the account dropdown in the top right corner and select the Neartail connected account > click on the settings gear icon > select Profile > click Edit to update the email address. For detailed instructions, refer to the link below. https://support.stripe.com/questions/change-the-email-address-associated-with-a-stripe-account

Frequently Asked Questions

Hello! Why do some say completed and others read PAID, I am not understanding the difference. Is there something I need to do?

Hi Katrina By default, there are four order status: Abandoned, Submitted, Completed, Trash. You cannot rename the default status, but you can choose to hide a default status. When you enable automated as well as manual payments in your form, the default order status will include Abandoned, Submitted, Paid, Completed, Trash. Abandoned orders If a user starts filling the form, but does not submit it, it will be displayed in the Abandoned status. These orders will be displayed only in the Neartail Orders page and it will not be included in Reports. Abandoned orders will have * prefixed to the order number in the Neartail Orders page. Submitted orders When the user chooses the automated payment option and submits the form, the order will be displayed under the Paid status. When the user chooses the manual payment option and submits the form, the order will be displayed under the submitted status. Once you verify the payment and update the payment status, it will be moved to the Paid status. These submitted orders will be recorded in Neartail and Google Forms. You can sync Google Forms responses to Google Sheets. Submitted orders will have # prefixed to the order number in the Neartail Orders page. The order numbers should be in sequential order. Trash orders You can move redundant orders to Trash. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, you can drag and drop (place the cursor on the profile image/default icon to drag) orders to the Trash status or click on an order to view the details, select the Trash status from the dropdown list for the Move to option and click Submit. Delete orders The orders in Abandoned and Trash status will not be included in the Neartail Reports. You can enable the Privacy option to delete the orders in Trash status permanently. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders> In the Orders page, click on the three dots next to the Abandoned or Trash status > You can enable or disable the privacy settings. When enabled, the orders in Abandoned and Trash status will be automatically deleted after 7 days. Please note that the Abandoned status will be hidden when the Privacy option is enabled.

Can I remove or edit my name at the bottom of my form? "Created by_______"

Hi James, You can customize the footer, header, theme, logo, but please note that this is common for all the forms you create using your account. Customize header, footer, theme Login to Formfacade. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. Click Preview. In the Preview page, theme settings will be displayed in the right pane. Click Page. Enter the required text in the Business name (header / account name), Footer option (replaces "This site belongs to...") and click Save. You can upload your logo (square image 1:1 aspect ratio) to replace the default profile picture in the footer.

Hello, I am getting two errors on my form, when fully submitted, here are two screenshots: 1. Right at submit: https://prnt.sc/C9idKb4uTbtI 2. Another error note, which also happens on submit: https://prnt.sc/d2hkzBekDrAv Thank you!

Submit failed: Not able to update in google forms https://prnt.sc/C9idKb4uTbtI When the user submits the form, the response is recorded in Formfacade and Google Forms. If there are any issues with submitting the form or recording the responses in Google Forms, we show an error message to the user and also send a notification email to the form creator. The submit can fail because there is an issue with the form, internet connectivity issue etc. The notification email will include the error message, draft id, link to the response (abandoned or submitted). If the draft id is prefixed with the *, it indicates that the response has not been submitted. If it is prefixed with a #, it indicates that the response has been submitted. If the error for response shows "Not able to update this response in Google Forms", then this indicates that the submit was successful and the response was recorded in Formfacade, but it was not updated in Google Forms. Google Forms might reject the responses if it fails any response validations (incorrect answers, missing answers for required questions) or if you have enabled any of the features that require signin such as limit to 1 response, collect email address - verified input, send response receipts, response too large etc. You might have also noticed that sometimes Google Forms throws a "Something went wrong" error without giving any additional details. Request entity too large error https://prnt.sc/d2hkzBekDrAv You have added 28 paragraph questions in your form. When the user fills the answer for these paragraph questions along with other required questions in the form, the resulting response exceeds the size limit supported by google forms. That's why you are getting the entity too large error. To fix this, you can add a response validation for these paragraph questions to restrict the max characters or you can enable the option to not record the responses in google forms. Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Formfacade Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the toggle button for "Don't submit to google forms" and click Save. When this option is enabled, the responses will be recorded only in Formfacade.

Does this add-on allow a Google Form to be embedded into a website if the file upload feature is part of the form?

Yes, you can use the Formfacade addon to embed a google form with file upload on your website. Google Forms file upload requires login. You must customize your google form using the Formfacade addon to convert this into a html file upload to allow users to upload files without login. You can subscribe to the Formfacade - Embed paid plan. This plan is suitable for occasional light use cases that require collecting files. You get a 10mb max size per file with a total file storage of 1gb. Only the form owner can access the files one at a time after they login with their google account. Formfacade - Embed https://formfacade.com/embed/pricing.html If your requirement is to collect large files and collaborate with your team, you should also subscribe to the file upload plan 10gb, 100gb or 1tb. You can increase the max file size to up to 1gb per file (depends on the plan), the number of files per file upload question, restrict file types, enable unlisted links to allow anyone to access the files, add collaborators to provide access to specific users and use our addon to sync the uploaded files to your google drive. Formfacade - File upload https://formfacade.com/file-upload/pricing.html Convert to html file upload + Sync to drive https://formfacade.com/file-upload/google-forms-file-upload-sync-to-google-drive.html