Pre Filling Form Elements

In this example as recipients click through to the GDC form Email Manager already knows who they are.It may be that they have previously been to our preferences page and they are returning to update their details.

This information can be used to pre-fill the form elements, in the same way an email or landing page would be personalised.

Different form tags require different steps to prefill. We have already pre-filled the Email and First Name text boxes using the {toemail} and {toalias} account variables.

Currently checkboxes, radio buttons and drop-down form elements can only be updated in Source View.

Example

To prefill a check box, add an .IfEquals() statement to the relevant variable to add the checked keyword into the check box tag if the field value matches your required value, else leave space blank:

Note: you do not add any additional logic to the matching hidden field

To prefill a drop-downlist, once again add an .IfEquals() statement to each option tag, where if the value matches the variable value, then add the selected keyword to end of that option tag:

To prefill a radio button, once again add an .IfEquals() statement to each radio tag, where if the value matches the variable value, then add the selected keyword to the end of that radio button

To pre-fill the text area form element in Design View, double-clicking on the text area and setting the following:

Value = {OptOut_Feedback}

Once the pre-fill logic has been inserted into the GDC form the next step is to ensure the variables are created by using the Content processor then map the variables to the relevant list fields by editing the varaible(s) from the variables tab on the Overview page. For example:

These fields must then be added to the send list, using one of the following options:

• Add the field columns to your send list before you import it, and map them using the Import Wizard when you import your list

• Add fields from existing lists in Email Manager using the Edit List Fields button, as illustrated below (left to right)

Once the lists and campaign have been prepared it can then be deployed through Send a Message.

• Introduction
• Creating a GDC Form
• Variables
• GDC Form Overview
• Form Properties
• Hidden Field Properties
• Text Field Properties
• Checkbox Properties
• Selection Field Properties
• Radion Button Properties
• Textarea Properties
• Save the GDC Form
• Link the GDC Form to an Email
• Send and Data Capture Lists
• Deploying a GDC Campaign
• Pre Filling Form Elements
• Auto Send on Submission
• Anonymising Your GDC Form
• Variables and Parameters
• Tell a Friend Form