It would be very interesting if we could predefine some fields before the form is submitted, as in URL prefills. That way, with each form submission, the record would already be filled with the right information.
The intention is that it should serve as a URL prefill, but that it could be configured directly in the form settings, hiding the field from the viewer.
The problems with URL prefills are these: (i) it is not possible to prefill with the embed code; (ii) the link is displayed in the browser with the prefills and can be changed by users;
Therefore, my suggestion is to make it possible to prefill the fields in a hidden way without using URL prefills.
Example:
In each field, it would be able to enable “Prefill and hide” option.
In that case, if the option is selected, we could select which value we want to be filled in automatically (in the case of single or multiple selection) or even type it in (if it’s a text)
@Abdul To set a default value, the field has to be visible on the form. In this case, the user wants to hide the field. Right now whenever a field is hidden, its value is ignored and doesn’t get passed to Airtable.
At this point in time we cannot commit to a date for this unfortunately. This feature request is very much still being considered and would be a great improvement to our product! I will forward your renewed interest in this to our engineering team and will report back here when there is an update on this!
My apologies that this isn’t what you wanted to hear! We really do value your input and do our best to implement our users’ suggestions as quickly as possible!
I have some good news for you today! We have just released an update that allows you to prefill fields using your form’s configuration page. These prefills are done similarly to URL prefills, but do not appear in the URL itself. They also work for hidden fields as well as read-only fields. For read-only fields you would need to turn on “Allow URL prefills” for each field you want to prefill so that the field accepts the prefilled value.
You can access the new setting through the Prefill section.
Please let me know if you have any questions about this and I’d be happy to help!
