Add Date Selector in Clappia

This article explains the features of the Date Selector block and how it can be used to design your app.

Use Cases

1. Date of Birth

2. Date of Joining/Leaving

3. Today's Date/Current Date

4. Follow up date

5. Reminder Date

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Editing the Block

Click on the block and configure it by editing on the right panel.

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Label

The label is the name of the block that the end user sees in the app.

Example: Date of Registration is written as the label and is saved. 

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Description

The description is the additional information provided to the end user which will be displayed below the input area.

Example: Enter the date manually or select from the calendar

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This is how the Date Selector block with the label and the description will look to the end user.

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‍Required

Enable this option if you want the user to compulsorily input the data. If enabled, the end user can submit if and only if the data is entered in this field.

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Advanced Options

Use this option to show the advanced options to configure the date selector text block.

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Default to the current date

Enable this option to automatically input the current date.

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Allow date to be changed by user

Enable this option to allow the user to change the default date input.

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Show current date option

Enable this option for the user to provide a current date button.

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‍Display this field if

Use this if you want to show or hide a field under certain conditions. It accepts the standard Clappia Formulae, similar to conditional sections.

1. You can type ‘@’ to get a list of all the variables in the app and select variables.
2. Using these variables you can write Excel-like formulae.

‍Example: For a Yes or No question, you can show the date field when the answer is Yes.